NEU 701 Core Clerkship: Neurology
The clerkship in Neurology is designed to introduce students to the care of patients with neurological illness. Through an exposure to patients with a variety of illnesses, the students will develop their neurological examination and history-taking skills, as well as an understanding of the work-up, diagnosis, and management of patients with neurological symptoms and diseases. At both Rush and Stroger Hospitals, the student has extensive interaction with both attending staff and residents, and participates in daily attending rounds. Didactic teaching during the rotation includes a formal lecture series on topics in clinical neurology. In addition, there are weekly departmental conferences including Neurology Grand Rounds. Students participate in the diagnostic workup of assigned patients. At Rush, the student is a member of the general neurology floor service and the stroke/critical care service for two weeks each. At Stroger Hospital, students are members of the neurology team that sees neurology in-patients and consultation patients, as well as attending two outpatient clinics per week. All students are expected to be in attendance and prepared for daily work rounds and daily attending rounds. They are responsible for performing a history and physical examination on their assigned patients and presenting their patients. Students are expected to be involved closely in the initial and daily follow-up care of their patients, including writing daily notes. In addition, students are expected to attend all assigned lectures and conferences. There is rotating call for medical students. Students are required to participate in clinical activities the Thursday morning before the mini-board examination. Prerequisite: None. FA WI SP SU [4 weeks]

NEU 781 Research in Neurology
Students may arrange research rotations individually with faculty at Rush. In order to receive credit for such a rotation, the person to whom the student will be responsible must write a letter describing the student's activities, responsibilities, amount of supervision, and the specific dates of the rotation. Students must submit a proposal to the Office of Clinical Curriculum for approval at least eight weeks before the rotation and must have written approval from the Office of Clinical Curriculum before beginning the rotation. Research rotations are scheduled for a minimum of four weeks of credit with the expectation that the full project will extend beyond the formal course duration. Depending on the proposal, the weeks of credit may or may not apply to the rule of 8-weeks’ maximum credit for coursework in a single subspecialty. This decision is at the discretion of the Office of Medical Student Programs. Prerequisites: NEU 701. FA WI SP SU [4 or 8 weeks]

NEU 792 Advanced Neurology
Students are expected to be present Monday-Friday. Dr. Soni should be notified as soon as possible of any illnesses or medical emergencies that arise. These will be addressed on an individual basis. Prerequisite: NEU 701. FA WI SP SU [2 or 4 weeks]