We offer many elective courses during the senior year to best serve each student’s individual needs and goals. Students with well-defined career goals and those who are still in the process of choosing a specific area to focus on have a wide assortment of electives to choose from. Most courses are two or four weeks in duration.
Students are also encouraged to approach faculty members for the development of unique courses.
| Department: | Neurology |
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| Course Number: | NEU-4008 |
| Course Name: | Epilepsy |
| Instructors: | Drs. Lynch, Bunch, Spanaki & Lansing |
| Course Description: | Prerequisite: Successful completion of 3rd year. AMC students must have successfully completed the 4th year required clerkship in Neurology. Visiting students may choose to take this as allowed by their own institution's policy and subject to availability and course director approval Course Description: The student will be a member of the Epilepsy team, attending daily rounds on the Epilepsy Monitoring Unit with the faculty and neurology housestaff, reading routine EEGs and seeing outpatients with the epilepsy faculty. |
| Educational Objectives: | The student will demonstrate the ability to: 1. To distinguish among different seizure types and syndromes. 2. To become familiar with medical treatment options for epilepsy. 3. To become familiar with the use and common complications of anticonvulsant therapy. 4. To learn about emerging medical, surgical and alternate treatment options for intractable epilepsy. |
| Types of Patients: | Adult and adolescent patients with epilepsy and other seizure disorders. |
| Teaching Sessions /Conferences: | Didactic conferences, morning report, Grand Rounds and other conferences as appropriate. |
| Resources /Readings: | Epilepsy 101 - The Ultimate Guide for Patients and Families By The National Epilepsy Educational Alliance Website: www.medicuspress.com Paperback (ISBN 13: 978-0-9787727-3-4) |
| Evaluation Method(s): | Direct Observation |
| Contact Information: | Course Director: Dr. Timothy Lynch, [email protected], 518-262-5226; Course Director: Marcia Lamb, [email protected] |
| Period(s) Available: | 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 |
| Available Length: | 2 weeks 4 weeks |
| Max Students: | 1 |
| Visiting Students: | Yes |