Neurology 665
UWMC - University of Washington Medical Center
1959 NE Pacific
Seattle, WA 98195
Site Director: Eric Kraus, MD
Ph: 206-598-0216
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Pre-arrival Requirements
None
Orientation, First Day & What To Bring
Clerkship orientation: Online. You will receive an email the week before you start.
First day: Report to 4 NE Nurses Station. Check in with the residents. The clerkship coordinator will email the residents' names and pager numbers to you.
Equipment to bring: White coat and name tag, reflex hammer, tuning fork (128Hz), stethoscope, (Ophthalmoscope recommended).
Course Requirements
Pocket syllabus: A “pocket syllabus”, referenced in the orientation video, will be available at your site or first didactics. A printable (PDF) version is also available on the Pocket Syllabus page.
Didactics: Didactics take place on Thursdays, 1:00-4:00PM at the UW. The room schedule and details are on the Didactics page. Room information may change at the end of each rotation, so be sure to check the table the weekend before you begin.
Cases: Two case write-ups are due each week. The clerkship director will email the assigned case numbers to you on or before the first day of the clerkship. Further information is available in the orientation video and on the Cases page. Please note that the first cases are due on the first Thursday of your clerkship by 1:00PM Pacific fime.
Patient log: You are required to log in the patients you have seen each week. The log is described in the clerkship orientation video. Additional details are on the Patient Log page.
Clinical & Bioethical CEX exercises: You are required to do both a clinical and a bioethical mini-CEX for this course. See the Mini-CEX page for details.
Presentations: Presentation requirements are described in the orientation video and are available on the Presentations page.
Final exam: The scheduling/notification process runs through UW Testing Services and the contact email is This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. See the Final Exam page for information about the exam.
Site Expectations
General: Students are expected to spend four and one-half days per week in the University Hospital and Clinics. One-half day is reserved for Thursday didactics at UW.
The dress code for men is a pressed shirt and slacks. Ties are frequent, but not universal. No jeans, T-shirts or tennis shoes. The dress code for women is pants, skirt or dress. Tops should be dressy. Avoid low-cut shirts and dresses, or showing your stomach.
Wear your ID badge at all times.
Faculty: During the 4-weeks you will interact with several of the faculty.
| Name | Subspecialty |
| Ami Cuneo, MD | Headache |
| Jane Distad, MD | Neuromuscular |
| Jerome Graber, MD | Neuro-oncology |
| Eric Kraus, MD | General |
| Anny Lin, MD | Movement d/o, General |
| Natalia Murinova, MD | Headache |
| Priyank Patel, MD | Neuromuscular |
| Michael Persenaire, MD | MS, Dementia |
| Matt Preston, MD | Neuromuscular |
| Meghan Romba, MD | MS |
| Ali Samii, MD | Movement disorder |
| Tara Sharma, DO | Headache, General |
| Phil Swanson, MD, PhD | General |
| Lynne Taylor, MD | Neuro-oncology |
| Gloria Von Geldern, MD | MS |
| Leo Wang, MD | Neuromuscular |
| Yujie Wang, MD | MS |
| Mike Weiss, MD | Neuromuscular |
| Michael Williams, MD | Hydrocephalus |
Dr. Kraus is the clerkship site director. The clinical mini-CEX can be performed with any of the above faculty. Please tell the ward attending if you have any specific goals for the month so that your experience is as good as possible.
Clinical Experience
Inpatient experience: The majority of your time will be spent on the inpatient service either as the ward student or consult student. The student is expected to follow their assigned patients from time of admission/consultation until discharge or the resolution of the consult issue, write daily progress notes, and be involved in writing medication, laboratory and diagnostic testing orders. A reasonable guideline is to follow 1-3 patients at any time. There are no weekend or night call responsibilities. Documenting in the EMR for medical students is handled differently at every hospital, in every department and on every service.
Clinic experience: In most instances, the student will be given autonomy to work up new patients in clinic, and shadow the preceptor for return patients. However, be open for variation. The goal is two ½-day clinics per week. Other opportunities include observing/reading EMGs, EEGs, and evoked potentials. Clinics run from 8AM to noon, or 1PM to 5PM. There are no weekend or night clinic responsibilities.