Medical Student Education

Dr. Tarek Ali

Dr. Tarek Ali

MD 832: Clerkship in Neurology

Course Director: Tarek Ali, MBBS, MEd

The neurology clerkship is a four-week course for third-year medical students. This clinical clerkship is designed to provide students with foundational knowledge in neurology. Through a variety of clinical experiences, students participate in the care of neurology patients. Students develop and refine their clinical skills (e.g. interviewing, physical examination, differential diagnosis, and formulating diagnostic and treatment plans) for patient problems under the direct supervision of faculty preceptors.

Students spend three weeks on inpatient neurology services at UK Hospital under the tutelage of resident and faculty physicians. The remaining week is spent in our clinical faculty’s outpatient sub-specialty clinics.

Adopting the flipped classroom model of instruction, students review lecture content independently and at their own pace. Classroom sessions are used to discuss cases and conditions related to common topics in neurology. Students attend case discussion sessions and weekly departmental didactics throughout each week.

Acting Internship Courses

The UK College of Medicine Department of Neurology offers primary acting internships in adult and child neurology. As part of the fourth-year course offerings in the College of Medicine, this primary acting internship is designed to provide students with an advanced level of direct patient care responsibility greater than that required during a third-year clerkship or fourth-year elective. During this course, the student will assume direct responsibility for management of patient care, and with the appropriate oversight of supervising physicians, assume the responsibilities of a first-year intern. Activities include (but are not limited to) performing the initial evaluation of patients, developing diagnostic and therapeutic plans, entering patient care orders, providing cross-coverage, and communicating with patients, families, and members of the healthcare team.

Julie Youssefi, MD

Dr. Julie Youssefi

Acting Internship in Neurology, NEU-850

Course Director: Julie Youssefi, MD
Students gain clinical experience in adult neurology under the supervision of residents and attending physicians. Clinical duties consist of inpatient ward and consult service, weekend rounds, day call, and overnight call. Students attend regular departmental didactic series, complete assigned readings, perform lumbar puncture and hand-offs with direct supervision, and take a brief oral exam with the course director at the end of the rotation. The goal is to prepare students to take on responsibilities of a resident in Neurology or related disciplines where neurologic disorders are often seen. Students considering a career in Neurology, Neurosurgery, or Emergency Medicine are encouraged to take this course.

Kimberly Jones, MD

Dr. Kimberly Jones

Acting Internship in Child Neurology, NEU-851

Course Director: Kimberly Jones, MD
Students gain clinical experience in child neurology under the supervision of residents and attending physicians. Clinical duties consist of participating in ward rounds on inpatient child neurology wards and consult services. Students attend regular departmental didactic series, perform hand-offs with direct supervision, and submit a case report to the course director at the end of the rotation. The goal is to prepare students to take on responsibilities of a resident in Child Neurology or related disciplines where neurologic disorders of childhood are often seen. Students considering a career in Neurology, Child Neurology, or Pediatrics are encouraged to take this course.

Stephen Ryan, MD, MA

Dr. Stephen Ryan

Clinical Neurophysiology, NEU-854

Course Director: Stephen Ryan, MD, MA
This course is designed to provide experience for medical students in the interpretation of clinical electrophysiological studies in neurology. These studies include Electroencephalograms (EEG), Sensory Evoked Potentials (EP), Electromyograms (EMG) and Nerve Conduction Velocity (NCV) studies, and Intraoperative Monitoring. Students gain direct experience both in the performance of such studies and their interpretation with emphasis on clinical correlation. Students may choose to spend time in the Epilepsy Monitoring Unit learning to interpret long-term video EEG studies. If circumstances allow and an epilepsy surgery or Vagus Nerve Stimulator (VNS) placement occurs during the student's elective, the student is invited to accompany the attending to the operating room to observe these unique procedures.

Course List and Application Process

Course List

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Visiting Student Application Process

The UK College of Medicine is a host institution under the AAMC Visiting Student Learning Opportunities (VSLO) program. If you are enrolled as a fourth-year medical student at a school that is accredited by the United States Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) or the American Osteopathic Association (AOA), we invite you to apply for an elective at the College of Medicine-Lexington Campus through VSLO. Our department cannot accept your application materials directly. For more information:

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