Electives - Neurosurgery

ACE - A. I. in Neurosurgery

Elective Number: (Oasis E50a) 1801

Rotation Supervisor: Dr. John A. Jane, Sr.

Designated Signer: Karen Saulle, 982-3244, 3rd Floor Outpatient Clinic, Room 3522

Evaluation should be given to: Dr. Jane

Duration: Maximum 4 weeks, Minimum 2 weeks

Report to: Chief Resident

Time to Report: 6:00 am

Place to Report: NNICU - 6th floor Hospital East

Attendance: A student may not take time off during an ACE.

Attendance at elective activities is mandatory.

• Anyone who is ill or has a personal or family emergency must contact Student Affairs and the Attending on Service.
• Students are allowed to take off up to 1 day per week to interview between November 1 and February 1.
  • Specific days missed must be approved by the Attending on Service.

Number of students per rotation: 2 - 4

Course Description: An elective is offered on Neurosurgery for two - four students at a time for any period up to one month. Each student is assigned to the prime care of several patients and assumes major responsibility for their care. In addition to participation in daily clinical rounds, the student assists in the operating room and in the outpatient clinic. Informal teaching sessions focusing on the most common neurosurgical diseases are conducted three times a week. At the end of this rotation, the student will be able to discuss clinical presentation, radiological findings, surgical indications and basic surgical approaches to the most common neurosurgical diseases such as degenerative brain and pituitary tumors, intracranial aneurysms, carotid stenosis, spinal disease and hydrocephalus. There is night call once a week, weekend call and weekend rounds.

Visiting students must submit a letter of recommendation from their Department of Neurosurgery and a CV with their application. Visiting students are required to complete a minimum of one week. Visiting students should follow the directions in their acceptance email to schedule MIS and CARECAST training.