College of Medicine

Clerkship Contact:

Clerkship Director:

Michael Bellew, MD

UCF College of Medicine

6850 Lake Nona Blvd.

Suite 411E

Orlando, FL 32827

Office phone: 407-266-1100
Email – Michael.Bellew@ucf.edu

Clerkship Assistant Director:

Stephen Berman, MD

UCF Lake Nona Blvd.

Suite 410F

Orlando, FL 32827

Office phone: 407-266-1167

Bay Pines, VA-Site Director:

Alfred Frontera, MD

Office phone: 727-398-6661 (ext. 5587)

Neurology Clerkship Coordinator:

Celia Linton

UCF College of Medicine

Florida Hospital, Medical Plaza – North Tower

UCF-Student Office

2501 N. Orange Ave, Suite 235

Orlando, FL 32804

Office phone: 407-303-3662

Cell Phone: 407-461-7591

Fax: 407-303-3674
Email – Celia.Linton@ucf.edu

Medical Knowledge

Review basic sciences (anatomy, physiology, pathology) relevant to the diagnosis and management of common neurological conditions
Develop and demonstrate the ability to acquire, record, and interpret clinical information about patients who present with common neurological symptoms.
Develop and refine history-taking and examination skills pertinent to all patients, with a special emphasis on techniques for evaluating neurologic problems.
Develop and demonstrate proficiency in eliciting historical elements of and performing examination techniques in evaluation of the common complaints, including: dizziness, vertigo, and syncope, weakness, headache, sensory loss, memory loss, altered mental status, loss of consciousness, cognitive impairment, back pain, hyperkinesis, hypokinesis, and acute muscle weakness
Develop and demonstrate basic competencies in dealing with neurological emergencies, including: acute ischemic stroke, intracranial hemorrhage, delirium, status epilepticus, myasthenic crisis, neuromuscular respiratory failure, acute central nervous system infections, spinal cord compression, increased intracranial pressure and acute worst headache

Patient Care

Develop and demonstrate professional comportment during interactions with patients, families, and other health professionals.

Systems-Based Practice

Develop and demonstrate the ability to synthesize clinical data into a differential diagnosis and initial treatment plan for patients with common neurological problems.
Develop and demonstrate proficiency in evaluation of common neurological conditions, including: stroke/TIA, seizure, migraine, dementia, neuropathy, myopathy, motor neuron disease, neuromuscular disease, dementia, delirium, demyelinating disease, Movement disorders

Practice-Based Learning and Improvement

For patients seen in the clerkship, apply evidence based principles to compare and contrast available treatment options with regard to efficacy, risk, benefit, and cost-effectiveness.
Through reflection upon and discussion of patients seen develop increased knowledge and understanding of neurological disease processes and their diagnosis and treatment.

Ethics and Professionalism

Demonstrate respect, truthfulness and honesty; appropriate self-assessment; understanding of patients’ rights; appropriate recommendation of response to conflicts between personal convictions and patients’ choices of medical treatments; and sensitivity to cultural and ethnic diversity

Interpersonal and Communication Skills

Demonstrate the ability to inquire about family and support systems; understanding of cultural diversity in health care delivery; understanding of social, psychological, and economic factors in health care delivery; accurately assessment of patients’ expectations and assumptions; and effective engagement of patients and families in verbal communication.
Demonstrate the ability to give and receive handover of patient care responsibilities.