Goals and Objectives

ADULT NEUROLOGY GOALS & OBJECTIVES

The neurology consultation service resident rotation takes place during the PGY-I year and consists of three months. The service operates Monday through Friday 8:00am to 5:00pm. This rotation covers all of the adult inpatient units including Medicine, Surgery, ICU, OB-GYN, Psychiatry, and the Emergency Room from 8:00am to 5:00pm except ER coverage which reverts to the on call resident at 1:00pm. The Neurology resident is the first to evaluate patients as requested by the various services. The resident then rounds with the attending on the consultation service at an agreed upon time each day, and all new consults are staffed by an attending neurologist. Patients will be followed up as needed. If outpatient clinic follow up is needed, the patient will be scheduled into the continuity clinic of the consult resident.

Goals:

To expose residents to the broad array of acute and chronic neurological disorders that arise in the hospitalized general medical population.
To learn to interact and communicate effectively with colleagues in other medical disciplines.
It is the responsibility of the consult resident to see all consults called by referring services as soon as possible and provide feedback to them on disposition. As consultants we provide a clinical service to our colleagues.

Educational Objectives:

To continue refining history and physical, differential diagnosis, and management skills initially acquired in the first year.
To aid in educating other housestaff and medical students with respect to neurological diseases.
To learn to function as a consultant rather than the primary caregiver.