Course Catalog
35-205 STROKE NEUROLOGY
Department
NEUROLOGY
Campus
Birmingham
Course Type(s)
Elective, Critical Care AI
Facility
UAB Medical Center
Course Director
JOHN R RINKER, MD
Enrollment Limit
2
Contact
SHIRLEY GIBBS
Enrollment Minimum
1
Email
sgibbs@uabmc.edu
Address
Faculty Office Tower 1020
510 20th Street South
Birmingham, AL 352943410
Phone
(205) 975-0447
Fax
(205) 996-4150
Weeks
Normally Offered
See Offering Dates
1-4, 5-8, 9-12, 13-16, 18-21, 22-25, 28-31, 32-35, 36-39, 40-43, 45-48, 49-52
Prerequisites
Successful completion of neurology clerkship. Completion of internal medicine clerkship is strongly recommended but not required.
Specific Clerkship Prerequisites: Neurology, Family Medicine, Obstetrics/Gynecology, Pediatrics, Psychiatry, Surgery, Medicine
Visiting Students
Accepts students from US LCME accredited schools.
Accepts students from osteopathic schools.
Course Description
This is an elective rotation concentrating on the diagnosis and management of stroke and other neurological diseases requiring critical care management. Students are actively involved in patient care under the supervision of resident and attending physicians at the University Hospital on the Vascular and Critical Care Neurology Service. Opportunities exist for oupatient experience and observation in the cath lab.
Where To Report
Course Contact will send an email before course rotation starts providing the first day reporting instructions.
Requirements
Neurology Clerkship is required to take this course. For Non-LCME students, sponsorship is required by a faculty member in the Department of Neurology before enrollment.
Evaluation
100% attending and resident evaluations.
Notes
Associate Course Director: William Meador, MD
