TEACHING  PROGRAM

Undergraduate Students:
This 4-week clerkship is given during the fourth academic year (American program) and fifth academic year (Israeli program). The clerkship is conducted in 6 Academic Hospitals affiliated to TAU. (Assaf Harofe Medical Center, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Campus, Tel Aviv Medical Center, Sapir Medical Center, Edith Wolfsohn Medical Center, Sheba Medical Center).

The clinical program teaches students to perform a systematic neurological examination, to understand the anatomo-pathological correlation of their findings and to determine the basis of modern therapeutics. During their stay they familiarize with the techniques of history taking and physical examination on the neurology service. They learn to deal with common neurological problems encountered in the daily practice of the general practitioner. The students participate in the routine department activities, outpatient clinics, and the emergency room. They receive instruction in EEG, EMG, Evoked potentials and Neuroradiology. The study requirements have been compiled in a Syllabus, which covers the most important issues in today clinical practice in Neurology.

In addition to bedside teaching and frontal lessons, the Israeli students receive 2-day course in the Faculty, which covers basic clinical Neuroanatomy and Neurophysiology at the beginning of the clerkship.

During the clerkship the students are asked also to prepare and discuss with the tutor “Case Studies” which have been compiled for them by the teachers at the web site of the Department. Also “Evidence based medicine”(EBM) selected papers have been incorporated into the web site and constitutes another adjunct tool for studying therapeutics.

One of the goals of the Department is to increase the use of the computer as and aid for teaching. For example we plan to present video- cases for discussions (Tele Medicine).

Postgraduate Education:
Residents participate in a three-year program of four hours per week. It includes the neuroscience’s and selected clinical topic such as Neuro-Radiology, Neuro-ophtalmology, Neuromuscular disease, Neuro-genetics, Neuro-pharmacology, etc. In addition we conduct a monthly Clinical meeting in which each affiliated Hospital presents difficult cases for discussion.

Neurology for foreign visitants
During the last years several students from abroad have visited the Neurological Departments of the Hospitals affiliated to the Faculty according with their specialization: EEG,EMG, Movement disorders, Headache clinic, Basic Research, etc. Usually they contact the Visitant Department of The University (TAU ) which advise them how to proceed . We advise them to spend at least 3 months in order to get benefit from their stay. All the Departments are able to teach in English. Some Departments can also communicate in French, Spanish and Russian .