MEL 8690: Research in Neurology

Periods
Pre-requisite
Sites & Slots
Hours
Weeks
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11None,
Recommend: 
BCC 7110, BCC 7154
2@USFMSFT, 44 hr wk2,4

 

Drs. Charles Brock, Angell Cruz, Robert Hauser, Juan Sanchez Ramos, Maria-Carmen Wilson, Theresa Zesiewicz, Selim Benbadis, and Derrick Robertson.

 

This elective course is designed for the student who is interested in furthering his/her neurological knowledge by concentrating on an area of clinical research with the expectation of reporting the results in a paper. The student will work directly with one or more departmental faculty members in researching the literature, collecting clinical data and in approaching a particular subject. Research can be conducted in a number of areas including: Alzheimer's Disease, epilepsy and EEG, cancer and chronic pain, neuro-oncology, neurotoxicology, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s Disease, neuro-muscular disease, and stroke. The elective is offered with approval of the chairman.

Evaluation

Grades will be determined by faculty evaluation and resulting paper.