Neurology

NOT AVAILABLE FOR AY2026-2027

Department of Medicine and Medical Specialties

  • Course Information

    Course Number: RMDN619

    Prerequisites: Completion of all Phase 2 clerkships

    Length of Time: 4 weeks

    Phase Availability: Phase 3

    Credit Type: Physician Assessed Patient Facing (PAPFE) or Open

    Call: No

  • Contact Information

    Program Directors: Jeffrey Smith, MD; Shawn Wallery, MD

    Coordinators/Scheduling: Allison King (aking75@uic.edu); Kristen Abbott (kristena@uic.edu)

    Location: Various

Narrative Description: The objective of this program is to give the student clinical experience in neurology.

Learning Objectives:

By the end of this rotation, students should be able to:

  1. Perform an accurate and appropriate neurologic examination;
  2. Identify and describe the significance of key neurologic findings on examination;
  3. Describe the pathophysiology, clinical course, and management of patients with common neurologic conditions and key neurologic emergencies;
  4. Distinguish normal and abnormal CT and MRI scans of the brain;
  5. Communicate effectively about neurologic patients—in order to summarize a case to consult a neurologist or sign out to a colleague and counsel caregivers about patients with neurologic terminal illness.

Learning Activities:

The student will participate in the care of neurology patients on neurology inpatient service, consult service or outpatient clinics. Students will have the responsibility of taking the history, doing the neurological examination, and participating in the plan for care along with the resident and the attending.

Method of Assessment: Evaluation by the resident and faculty who supervised the student.

Required Reading: Readings may be assigned by preceptors.

Additional Resources: Additional resources can be found on the Neurology Clerkship Blackboard page.