The Neuroscience Clerkship is a cooperative effort involving five departments: Neurology, Neurosurgery, Neuroradiology, Ophthalmology, and Rehabilitation Medicine.

The clerkship expands the traditional scope of clinical neurosciences beyond neurology and ophthalmology with the intention of preparing future primary care physicians to help manage neuroclinical problems that, in the past, were largely managed by specialists.

Students enrolled in the six week course will focus on five interrelated clinical disciplines, each requiring knowledge of neuroanatomic principles and the neurologic exam. Students will discover how these specialties collaborate, which clinical problems each discipline handles best, and when referral for specialty care is appropriate.

Students will spend three weeks in Neurology, one week each in Neurosurgery and Ophthalmology, and one week split between Rehabilitation Medicine and the Neuroradiology.

Students enrolled in the course will be contacted by the clerkship coordinator about a month before their start date, with details about their rotation.