INTERNAL MEDICINE

NEUROLOGY

Location — Akron General Medical Center
Duration — 4 weeks
Number of Students — Flexible

Director(s) —
Christopher Sheppard, MD, Associate Professor of Clinical Internal Medicine
400 Wabash Avenue
Akron, Ohio 44307
1-330-344-6262

Teaching Faculty —
Harvey Friedman, MD, Professor of Internal Medicine
Norman Friedman, MD, Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine
Michael Leslie, MD, faculty position pending
Karla Madalin, MD, Assistant Professor of Clinical Internal Medicine
Hugh Miller, MD, Clinical Associate Professor of Internal Medicine
Jose Rafecas, MD, Assistant Professor of Clinical Internal Medicine
Howard Shapiro, MD, Associate Professor of Clinical Internal Medicine
Christopher Sheppard, MD, Associate Professor of Clinical Internal Medicine

Objectives:

• To expose the student to the neurologic patient in both inpatient and outpatient settings and gain necessary skills to assess via the history and physical examination

Description:

• Participate in daily teaching rounds with the attending and house staff, and will become familiar with arteriography, computerized tomography and MRI.
• Become proficient in the performance of the neurological examination in order to assess the acuity and prognosis of the clinical problem, and formulate a rational plan of investigation and management in conjunction with the teaching team.
• Students may elect to work with any of the faculty by notifying our Medical Education office at the time of application.