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The goal of our didactic curriculum is to supplement our residents’ clinical educational experiences. Our faculty, residents, and fellows have put together lecture series that are engaging, interactive, up-to-date, and evidence-based.
NEW!—bimonthly didactic sessions designed for residents by class
- Selected high-yield topics for clinical practice
- Two hours of protected time by class (pager/call coverage)
- Included board review
NEW!—Small group teaching during y-week, includes journal club and case-based teaching, moderated by faculty
The following lecture topics are available for residents to attend throughout the academic year:
Grand Rounds (Tuesdays at noon)—weekly event showcasing the Department of Neurology faculty members’ research (basic and clinical) as well as patient care and educational initiatives, UIHC faculty members from other departments, national and international guest speakers
Cerebrovascular/neurocritical care/neurointerventional surgery—combination of case presentations, didactic topics, journal club, updates on acute stroke trials at UIHC and Comprehensive Stroke Center parameters
Child Neurology—faculty members and fellows discuss core topics
Epilepsy—epilepsy basics, pharmacology, EEG interpretation, multidisciplinary epilepsy surgery conferences (neurology, neuropsychology, neurosurgery, EEG technicians)
Neuroanatomy- monthly lecture series covering core topics
Neuro-oncology—Tumor Board (neurosurgery, neuropathology, and neuroradiology), lecture series including case presentations and didactics
Neuro-ophthalmology—case conferences throughout the week in addition to lectures throughout the year
Neuropathology—Clinical-Pathological Case Conference (CPC) presented by both Departments of Neurology and Pathology, weekly muscle/nerve biopsy path review, weekly brain cutting
Neuroradiology—monthly meetings, interesting cases presented by neurology and radiology residents and fellows with both neurology and neuroradiology faculty discussants
Sleep Medicine—multidisciplinary lectures series (Departments of Neurology and Internal Medicine)