MEDICAL NEUROSCIENCE D525
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Updated 12/19/2006
Michael Lannoo, Ph.D., Course Director
COURSE OBJECTIVES
This course is designed to provide a core of neuroscience knowledge necessary for:
- the understanding of the neurological examination.
- the prediction of symptoms in neurological lesions and disorders.
- the prediction of the site and nature of the lesions based upon the symptomatology.
- the understanding of functionally integrated neurological components such as the motor, somatosensory and other systems.
- and the understanding of the basic mechanisms of neurological disorders.
SCHEDULE
Tuesday 8:00 AM to 10 AM
Thursday 8:00 AM to 12 PM until Spring Break, 8 AM to 4:00 PM after
Click here for attached schedule of lectures and reading assigments.
TEXTS:
Required texts:
Blumenfeld, Hal; Neuroanatomy through Clinical Cases; 2002, Sinauer; ISBN # 0-87893-060-4
Supplemental texts:
Goldberg, Stephen; The Four-Minute Neurological Exam; 1992; MedMaster, Inc.; ISBN #0-940780-05-4.
EXAMINATIONS:
There will be 4 semester examinations and a final examination, consisting of a USMLE Neuroscience Subject Examination purchased from and graded by the National Board of Medical Examiners.
The final grade will be determined as follows:
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3 written examinations |
80% |
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Final examination |
20% |
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Point Percentage |
Grade |
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95 - 100% |
Honors |
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90 - 95% |
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75 - 90% |
Pass |
LABORATORY SUPPLIES
Students are required to wear:
- Laboratory coats
- Gloves
- And eye protection
at ALL times in the laboratory.
The text Duane E Haines; Neuroanatomy, An Atlas of Structures, Sections, and Systems will be required at ALL times in the laboratory.
COMPETENCIES
Competency I: Effective communication
The students will be evaluated by short oral presentations throughout the semester.
Competency II: Basic clinical skills
The students will be evaluated on their basic knowledge of imaging techniques (X-rays, CAT and MR scans) and their ability to derive data from these scans at an introductory level.
The students will also be evaluated on their ability to perform the Neurological Examination.
Competency III: Using Science to Guide Diagnosis, Management, Therapeutics and Prevention.
To achieve level 1, students must:
- attain a grade of Pass or better
- and a Pass score on the USMLE Step 1.
Assessment tools will be:
- 3 semester examinations,
- the final examination, which will be the Subject Examination in Neuroscience purchased from the National Board of Medical Examiners
- and the USMLE Step 1.
Competency IV - Lifelong Learning
The level 1 student will meet the criteria for lifelong learning by exhibiting the following skills within the structured setting of Medical Neuroscience: framing a question, utilizing modern information searching modalities, organizing data, compiling and using the information. These skills will be assessed by relevant topics of clinical correlations in Medical Neuroscience.
Competency VIII: Problem solving
The level 1 student will display competence in the basic problem solving skills necessary to acquire a passing grade in written and practical examination questions emphasizing clinical correlations for Medical Neuroscience.