BCC 8122: Neurosurgery Acting Internship

Drs. Vale, van Loveren, Greenberg, Gaskill, Marlin Uribe, Smith and Freeman (Tampa)

Dr. P. Mark Li (LVHN)

This will be a clinical experience in which the student will work under the supervision of the Residents and Fellows in Neurological Surgery, and the attending neurosurgeons at the College of Medicine. It will be based at Tampa General Hospital. There will be a concentrated experience in the diagnosis and management of neurosurgical illness and active participation in the radiological, clinical, and teaching rounds.

On the first day of the rotation, students are to report to the Chief Neurosurgery Resident for morning rounds at 6:30 a.m., Neuroscience ICU 5th Floor at Tampa General Hospital.

Students will participate in daily ward rounds and will be integrated into the ward management team. Participating students will be required to submit neurological histories and physicals and to follow their patients from the time of admission through surgery into the post-operative period and discharge. At least one oral presentation will be expected during the rotation. Student participation in the operating room will be geared toward individual talents at the discretion of the operating surgeon.

 Evaluation

At the conclusion of the rotation, the student should be quite familiar with and have a basic appreciation of the scope of neurosurgical practice and the approach to neurological emergencies. Students will be evaluated by a consensus of the faculty and fellows based on their ward performance, conference performance, and the quality of their histories and physicals.