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-4010 |
| Course Name: | Pain Medicine |
| Instructors: | Dr. Charles Argoff |
| 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 gain experience in obtaining histories, examining patients and formulating differential diagnoses and plans for evaluation of patients with chronic pain syndromes. |
| Educational Objectives: | The student will demonstrate the ability to: 1. Be able to describe and complete a pain management assessment including history, physical and ordering of appropriate diagnostic tests. 2. Be able to recognize the known etiologies of common chronic pain syndromes. 3. Be able to develop a preliminary treatment plan for a patient with chronic pain. |
| Types of Patients: | Adult and adolescent patients with chronic pain |
| Teaching Sessions /Conferences: | Didactic conferences, morning report, Grand Rounds and other conferences as appropriate. |
| Resources /Readings: | Pain Management Secrets, 3rd ed (Argoff & McCleane) |
| Evaluation Method(s): | Direct Observation, Conference Participation, Mid-Rotation Feedback |
| Contact Information: | Course Director: Dr. Charles Argoff, [email protected], 518-262-5226; Course Coordinator: Marcia Lamb, [email protected] |
| Period(s) Available: | 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 |
| Available Length: | 2 weeks 4 weeks |
| Max Students: | 1 |
| Visiting Students: | Yes |