Our 4-week neurology clerkship is part of the third-year curriculum at the University of Kansas School of Medicine. We offer this exceptional educational opportunity 12 times each year.

Clinical sites

KU Medical Center partners with hospitals and clinics across the state of Kansas. Our Kansas City campus shares a campus with The University of Kansas Health System. Faculty physicians provide inpatient and outpatient care and serve as staff members at the health system, giving our students the opportunities for clinical experience.

During the clerkship, students will train at the following clinical sites:

• University of Kansas Health System (Faculty listing)
  • Neurology Ward Service
  • Neurology Consult Service
  • Neurology Stroke Service
  • Neuro ICU Service
• Kansas City VA
  • Faculty
    
    • Phaedra Dowell, M.D.
    • Karen Haas, D.O.
    • Kimberly Johnson, M.D.
    • John Seeley, M.D.
    • Yana Vaysberg, M.D.
• Children's Mercy Hospital Neurology Service (Faculty listing)

Students will be assigned to one of the clinical sites and participate in Neurology outpatient clinics under the close supervision of our faculty, where they will be responsible for patient evaluation, examination and diagnostic synthesis.

Educational opportunities

During the clerkship, our students learn how to perform neurologic and funduscopic examinations. This general neurology educational experience will be enhanced by other activities:

• Small group discussions
• Case discussions
• Web modules
• Neurology Shelf Examination review session

Lectures
Our faculty and residents also will share their expertise during in-depth lectures on a variety of topics, including:

• Neurologic emergencies
• Localization
• Altered mental status
• CNS infections
• Movement Disorders
• Neuromuscular
• Imaging review
• Neuroimmunology
• Epilepsy
• Headache
• Stroke
• Subject exam review

Grand Rounds
Students participating in the clerkship also are required to attend the department's weekly Grand Rounds lecture series, which features faculty in the departments of Neurology and Neurosurgery discussing new and evolving trends in their fields.

Fourth-year elective

We offer a fourth-year elective in Neurology to KU students and visiting students. For more information, contact Trenese Wheeler at 913-588-3548 or e-mail her at twheeler3@kumc.edu.

Clerkship leadership

Amanda Thuringer, D.O., Professor of Neurology
Clerkship Director
3599 Rainbow Blvd. 130L, SSB
Phone: (913) 588-6970
athuringer@kumc.edu

Maggie Logan, M.D., Assistant Professor of Neurology
Assistant Clerkship Director
10777 Nall Ave. STE140
mlogan8@kumc.edu

Trenese Wheeler
Clerkship Coordinator
Office: Support Services Ste. 110; 2100 W 36th Ave.
Phone: (913) 588-3548
twheeler3@kumc.edu