NEU 40100 - Junior Internship in Neurology

Cr Hrs: 6
Session Length: 4 weeks

This is a face to face clinical rotation.The student will function as a junior intern with increased autonomy in patient care and must demonstrate competency in all of the Entrustable Professional Activities required for graduation. The student will participate as an “Acting Intern” on the Neurology service. The junior internship lasts 4 weeks. Acting student interns will be given the same scope of responsibilities as a PGY-1 resident. To become aware of the core competencies in neurology and how they will be used in the student evaluation.
Responsibilities will include inpatients and outpatients. The student will follow between 3 and 5 inpatients at any given time and will be responsible for the H&P, daily orders, daily notes, on-service notes, transfer and off-service notes, and discharge summaries and write prescriptions for your patients upon discharge. The student is expected to read about his or her patients (neurology textbooks and journal articles), discuss the case daily with the chief resident and present to the attending. The student will also see 2 or 3 outpatients in a weekly clinic, present each case to the attending and write the note that the attending reviews and co-signs. Attendance at neurology conferences is required except when dealing with a neurological emergency. The student will receive informal feedback from the attending after two weeks and formal evaluation at the completion of the clerkship with an emphasis on the neurology core competencies. A copy of the core competencies evaluation form will be provided at orientation along with other materials.

For students choosing the Neuro-Ophthalmology Opportunity and the focus is on pediatric patients. Clinic is held 3 days per week, 2 of which are full days. Clinics have between 15-30 patients and the student will be seeing all patients with the primary neuro-ophthalmologist. The student will attend the monthly neuro-ophthalmology conference held on Monday evenings.

Repeatability (The maximum credit hours a student may have for this course.): 6

Grade Mode: Standard

Instructional Method: Clinical-Required Selective
Location offered: Memphis
Hospital: Variable
Prerequisites: Completion of 5 CORE Clerkships inclusive of NEU-30000

Term offered: Fall, Spring

Fall - Instructor of Record: Katherine Nearing - knearing@uthsc.edu
Fall - Additional Instructor 1: Lauren Ditta - lditta@uthsc.edu
Spring - Instructor of Record: Katherine Nearing - knearing@uthsc.edu
Course Coordinator: Andrea Jones-Coppage - ajcoppage@uthsc.edu

Prior Authorization: No - However, contact Dr. Lauren Ditta, MD (lditta@uthsc.edu) for approval if interested in Neuro-Ophthalmology.
Blocks Not Offered: None
Off-cycle timing allowed: No
Deadline for Excused Absence: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
Deadline for Cancellation: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
Overnight Call and/or Float: No
Time off for interviews: No