Mar 29, 2024  
2020-2021 Academic Bulletin (July 2020 Ed) 
    
2020-2021 Academic Bulletin (July 2020 Ed) [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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NSY 45020 - Neurosurgery




Cr Hrs: 3, 6
Session Length: 2 and 4 weeks



This is a face to face clinical rotation receiving 3 or 6 credit hours. The student should function with increased autonomy in patient care and must demonstrate competency in several of the Entrustable Professional Activities required for graduation. The student will serve under the preceptorship of the faculty at The University of Tennessee Memorial Hospital and will become familiar with cranial and spinal trauma, tumors, congenital malformations, vascular disease, and benign spinal disease. The student will scrub and assist the staff with operative procedures, participate in peri- operative care, and will become familiar with neuroanatomical basis of diagnosis and treatment.

Grade Mode: Standard

Instructional Method: Clinical-Elective
Location offered: Knoxville
Hospital: University of Tennessee Medical Center-Knoxville
Prerequisites: Completion of 5 CORE Clerkships inclusive of NEU-30000 and SUR-30000

Term offered: Fall, Spring



Fall - Instructor of Record: James Killeffer - jkilleff@tennessee.edu
Spring - Instructor of Record: James Killeffer - jkilleff@tennessee.edu
Course Coordinator: Rachel Roberts - rroberts1@utmck.edu - 865-305-9294

Prior Authorization: Yes
Blocks Not Offered: None
Off-cycle timing allowed: Negotiable
Deadline for Excused Absence: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
Deadline for Cancellation: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation



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