COURSE UNIT TITLE

: NEUROLOGY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
NOR 4601 NEUROLOGY COMPULSORY 1

Offered By

Medicine

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR IHSAN ŞÜKRÜ ŞENGÜN

Offered to

Medicine

Course Objective

The aim of this internship is broaden the knowledge, skills and attitude that the students have gained in previous years in the fields of neurology and have the opportunity to apply these in a clinical setting.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Perform a complete neurological examination, assess pathological sign and symptoms
2   Take history, perform the physical examination, order necessary diagnostic examinations, interpret the results of diagnostic tests, discuss differential diagnosis and diagnosis
3   Perform appropriate patient management and treat frequently encountered diseases
4   Perform medical practical procedures necessary for the diagnosis and treatment of the patient
5   Develop an appropriate communication with the patient and his/her relatives
6   Assess neurological emergencies and perform relevant emergency care

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Clinical practice

Recomended or Required Reading

Nöroloji Ders e-Kitabı: http://www.itfnoroloji.org
Merritt's Neurology, (eds) Rowland LP, Pedley TA, 2009
Resimli Açıklamaları ile Nöroloji ve Nöroşirürji. Kenneth W. Lindsay, Ian Bone, Robin Callander. Türkçeleştiren ve yayına hazırlayan Mustafa Bozbuğa
Inme Tanı ve Tedavi Kılavuzu. Nevzat Uzuner, Kürşad Kutluk, Sevin Balkan. Türk Beyin Damar Hastalıkları Derneği

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Bed-side practice
Outpatient clinics applications
Ward rounds
Multidisciplinary team meetings
Consultations,
Literature and case reviews
Professional values and ethics applications,
Night shift

Assessment Methods

To be announced!


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

During the internship period the assessment are based on competency and evaluated as satisfactory/not satisfactory

DEUMF Rules and Regulations
Article 24
(4) In the 6th year the internships are evaluated as satisfactory/not satisfactory. In order to be qualified as satisfactory he/she has to attend 90% of the related clinical and laboratory applications, complete night duties and all the other responsibilities depicted in the curriculum and have all these registered in his/her log-book. In case of failure the rotation is repeated.

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Out-patient clinic practice 1 5 5
Ward rounds 1 10 10
Literature review and presentation 1 1 1
Night shift 1 8 8
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 1 5 5
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 29

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