INPATIENT NEURO ICU ELECTIVE
Direct supervision by Neurocritical Care attending physicians. Regularly scheduled supervisor-student meetings, which involve some or all of the following: rounding on service patients, observing procedures in the unit, presenting cases and teaching topics, and discussing patient cases. Independent activities, including reading about patient conditions and preparing for direct patient care, as needed. Other patient care related learning activities as assigned by instructors: these are dependent on the individual student and the patients under the student's care.
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: Graduate/professional standing Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Perform a hypothesis driven history and complete a targeted exam Audience: Graduate 2. Develop and present a weighted differential diagnosis Audience: Graduate 3. Using clinical evidence, adapt and justify the working diagnosis Audience: Graduate 4. Present a diagnostic plan including laboratory and imaging modalities Audience: Graduate 5. Correctly interpret imaging and laboratory findings and communicate results to patients and team members Audience: Graduate 6. Complete written documentation in a comprehensive, concise, accurate and timely manner Audience: Graduate 7. Review, interpret and present current literature to support patient care Audience: Graduate 8. Develop clinically relevant questions to advance learning Audience: Graduate 9. Communicate effectively with patients, families, physicians and non-physician team members Audience: Graduate 10. Communicate and collaborate with consultants and/or primary team and other providers to coordinate care Audience: Graduate 11. Engage patients in shared decision-making regarding tests, orders and procedures Audience: Graduate 12. Avoid medical jargon when communicating with patients and families Audience: Graduate 13. Recognize limitations and seek assistance as appropriate Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Perform a hypothesis driven history and complete a targeted exam Audience: Graduate 2. Develop and present a weighted differential diagnosis Audience: Graduate 3. Using clinical evidence, adapt and justify the working diagnosis Audience: Graduate 4. Present a diagnostic plan including laboratory and imaging modalities Audience: Graduate 5. Correctly interpret imaging and laboratory findings and communicate results to patients and team members Audience: Graduate 6. Complete written documentation in a comprehensive, concise, accurate and timely manner Audience: Graduate 7. Review, interpret and present current literature to support patient care Audience: Graduate 8. Develop clinically relevant questions to advance learning Audience: Graduate 9. Communicate effectively with patients, families, physicians and non-physician team members Audience: Graduate 10. Communicate and collaborate with consultants and/or primary team and other providers to coordinate care Audience: Graduate 11. Engage patients in shared decision-making regarding tests, orders and procedures Audience: Graduate 12. Avoid medical jargon when communicating with patients and families Audience: Graduate 13. Recognize limitations and seek assistance as appropriate Audience: Graduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027