Neurosurgery
SU 509M.5A
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Course Information
Description
The goal of this course is to immerse the student in the world of neurosurgery. This course will provide exposure to neurosurgical conditions of the brain and spine, and teach about their diagnostic work-up, treatment, and prognosis.
The students will spend time in the operating room and endovascular suite. As clinical decision-making is equally important as the surgical procedure, time also will be spent in the emergency room working up neurotrauma and spine trauma patients and in the outpatient setting in various specialty clinics that are tailored to the student's interest.
Students will participate in clinical care conferences such as trauma, spine, neuro-oncology, neurovascular care, and neuropathology.
During this course the students will be assigned mentors based on their subspecialty interests and will be asked to perform a literature review in a clinical topic related to a case the student observed during rotation. The results will be presented to the faculty in written or oral form.
Not Available for Cross Registration
Open to International Visiting Students
