Neurologic Education Abstracts

The primary purpose of the AAN Annual Meeting is to offer educational and scientific programs to attendees.

Listed are the accepted abstracts under the topic of neurologic education from previous Annual Meetings. Abstracts are archived by year.

• Assessing Medical Students Performance of Focused Neurologic Evaluations—Does Ability Correlate with Interest in and Perception of Neurology
• Does Medical Student Neurology Knowledge Correlate with Performance on the Neurological Examination
• Effectiveness of Simulating a Cranial Nerve Examination Using a Virtual Patient and the Nintendo Wiimote®
• The Effects of Electronic Health Record Implementation on Medical Student Educators—A Survey of Clinical Faculty
• Evaluation of Medical Student Written Case Reports in the Neurology Clerkship
• Evaluator Unfamiliarity Is Common and Can Affect Medical Student Assessment
• Evidenced Based Neurology Education—A Systematic Review of Medical Education Interventions in Neurology
• Integrative Mind Brain Medicine—A 12 Week Integrated Neurology and Psychiatry Course for Third Year Medical Students
• A Multimedia Tutorial on Primitive Reflexes
• Neurology Clerkship—A Survey To Assess Educational Experience and Potential Areas of Improvement
• A Précis to Demystify Neuroanatomical Localization
• The Role of an Objective Standardized Clinical Evaluation (OSCE) in Evaluation of Student Performance in a Neurology
• A System for Rapid Peer Review of Online Materials for Neurology Education
• Teaching Neuroscience in Context Using a Clinical Presentation-Based Curriculum and Introductory Diagnostic Schemes
• Testing or Elaboration—Which One Promotes Better Retention in Neurological Education
• Why Do US Medical Students Choose Neurology as a Career—Results of a Multicenter Cross-Sectional Survey of US

2010

• Chairmen Perspective on Current State of Vascular and Interventional Neurology(pdf)
• Development Implementation and Evaluation of a Training Video To Instruct Healthcare Providers on a Formal Bedside Dysphagia Assessment for Stroke Pat(pdf)
• Effectiveness of a Web-Based Essential Neurologic Exam Video Tutorial in Combination with a Didactic Lecture vs Didactic Lecture Alone - A Randomized(pdf)
• Evaluation of a Stroke Alert Protocol Coupled with an Education Program in the Emergency Department(pdf)
• Neurology Residents as Teachers - A Medical Student Perspective(pdf)
• Review of Neurology Education Uses of Web 2 0(pdf)
• Survey of Skin Preparation Technique before Neuraxial Procedures(pdf)
• Teaching Cranial Nerve Examination Using a Virtual Patient and the Nintendo Wiimote - Preliminary Evaluation(pdf)
• What is the Effect of Logging Abnormal Clinical Signs on Medical Student Knowledge Acquisition During the Neurology Clerkship(pdf)

2009

• Actors or Real Patients-Which Is Better for Medical Student Education (pdf)
• Automated Data Mining-An Innovative and Efficient Web Based Approach to Maintain Resident Case Logs (pdf)
• Choosing a Neurology Residency Program-What Variables Are Important (pdf)
• The Clinician-Educator's Portfolio-Needs Assessment and Information Dissemination (pdf)
• Comparison of Third and Fourth Year Neurology Clerkship Experience and Its Impact on Attitudes Towards Neurology (pdf)
• Evaluating the Effectiveness of Continuum as a Teaching Tool for Medical Students (pdf)
• First-Year Outcomes for the PISCES-A Patient Centered Model for Third Year Medical Ed at UCSF (pdf)
• FrontalCortex.com-A Website for Online Learning in Neurology (pdf)
• Geriatric Neurology Web Module for Third Year Neurology Clerkship (pdf)
• Mayo Brothers on the Six Core Competencies-A Theoretical Look Back Into the Future (pdf)
• Neurological Grand Rounds-Current State of Affairs (pdf)
• Neurology Residency Training Programs in Argentina (pdf)
• Parkinson's Disease on the Internet-An Evaluation of the Readability, Quality, and Technical Content of Patient Information (pdf)
• Poor Inter-Rater Reliability Between Local Faculty and ABPN Examiners in Evaluating the Neurology Clinical Skills Exam (pdf)
• Searching for Unicorns-The Neurologist as Diagnostician for Rare Disorders (pdf)
• A Shared Solution for Delivering a Uniformed Curriculum to Neurology Residents in Geographically Distinct Locations (pdf)
• Video Review for Resident Skills Training and Assessment (pdf)

2008

• Are Neurology Residents Adequately Preparing Graduates for Stroke Emergencies (pdf)
• Evaluating Acute Altered Mental Status What is Learned During Internship (pdf)
• Evaluating the Effectiveness of Continuum as a Teaching Tool for Residents and Medical Students (pdf)
• Faculty and Housestaff Reliably Differentiate Knowledge Base from Other Aspects of Students Clinical Performance (pdf)
• General Neurologists and Clinician Educators in Academic Neurology An Analysis of 10 Years of Classified Ads in Neurology (pdf)
• Impact of a Neurology Clerkship Experience on Student Perception of Their Clinical Skills and Career Choice (pdf)
• Implementing a Problem-Based Learning (PBS) Inpatient Neurology Rotation for Medical Students (pdf)
• The Impact of a Stroke Education Program on the Knowledge and Treatment of Stroke Patients by Emergency Medicine Residents (pdf)
• Neurology Clinical Skills in Internal Medicine Interns-The Diagnosis of Parkinson's Disease (pdf)
• Neurology Continuity Clinic-Improving the Timing of the Experience (pdf)
• Neurology in Gaborone Botswana-The US Neurology Resident's Perspective (pdf)
• The Neurology Morning Report Patient Safety Study (pdf)
• Parnassus Integrated Student Clinical Experiences-A Model for 3rd Year Medical Ed at UCSF (pdf)
• Prospective Trial of a Template Driven Educational Intervention with Direct Feedback in Billing and Coding (pdf)
• The Relationship of Medical Student Patient Encounter Logs and Clinical and Exam Performance in a Neurology Clerkship (pdf)
• The Script Concordance Test-A New Tool for Assessing Clinical Judgment in Neurology (pdf)
• Structured Didactic Teaching Sessions Improve Neurology Clerkship Test Scores (pdf)
• Use of High-Fidelty Simulation Center for Education and Assessment of Non-Technical Skills in Neurology Residency Education (pdf)
• Using Neuromuscular Disease Cases to Bridge the Intellectual Cultures of Graduate and Medical Students (pdf)
• Using Outcome Measures to Assess Resident Education in Neuropsychiatry (pdf)
• USMLE Step 1 and Step 2 Scores Correlate With Neurology RITE Scores (pdf)

2007

• A Poll of Neurology Clinics in Rural Illinois Regarding the Evaluation of Alzheimer Disease (pdf)
• Applicability of NINDS-Sponsored Studies to Community-Based Physician Involvement (pdf)
• Assessment of Medical Student Clinical Competencies in the Neurology Clinic (pdf)
• Attitudes Toward Neurology in Undergraduate Students (pdf)
• Continuum for Neurology Resident Journal Club (pdf)
• Diagnostic Accuracy of Neurological Problems by Primary Care and Emergency Physicians (pdf)
• Evaluating Acute Altered Mental Status (pdf)
• Evaluation of a Novel Educational Strategy for Integrating Evidence Based Neurology in Clinical Practice (pdf)
• Evaluation of Assessment Methods and Grading of Medical Students (pdf)
• Implementation of the 2006 AAN Parkinson Disease Practice Guidelines (pdf)
• Improved Educational Outcomes With an Extended Clinically Based Electromyography Elective (pdf)
• Incentives and Barriers of Patients and Physicians for Participating in the NINDS Clinical Research Collaboration (pdf)
• Interim Analysis of American Headache Society Objective Simulated Clinical Computer Encounters (pdf)
• Performance on the National Board of Medical Examiners Clinical Neurology Exam (pdf)
• Reliability of Self Assessment of Cardiovascular Risk (pdf)
• Should There Be a Required Neurology Clerkship During Medical School (pdf)
• The 2006 RITE - Additions, Deletions, and Question Analysis (pdf)
• The Challenge of Diagnostic Uncertainty (pdf)
• The Role of Research in Neurology Training in the UK (pdf)

2006

• A Pilot Study of the Use of Standardized Patients for Mock Oral Board Exams in Neurology (pdf)
• A Resident-Run Ambulatory Neurology Conference (pdf)
• An Innovative Method for Simultaneous Interactive Evidence-Based Neurology Instruction (pdf)
• Attitudes of Allopathic and Osteopathic Medical Students Toward Adult Neurology (pdf)
• Domestic Violence Education and Practice Improvement (pdf)
• Evaluating a Formal Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Curriculum (pdf)
• Focused Teaching Intervention Improves Diagnosis, Management, and Neuroimaing Utilization (pdf)
• How to Learn a Lumbar Puncture (pdf)
• Impact of an Educational Intervention on RITE Performance in Neurophysiology (pdf)
• Maintenance of Certification for Diplomates of the ABPN (pdf)
• Neuroimaging in Neurology Training Programs (pdf)
• Testing Visual Fields (pdf)
• The Effect of Implementing a Minimum Passing Score on an Objective Measure of Student Performance (pdf)
• There is MERIT in Evidence Based Neurology Training in Residency (pdf)
• Web-Based Neuroscience Clerkship Curriculum (pdf)
• What Went Wrong With the Case Log System (pdf)
• Willingness to Deceive in a Neurology Residency (pdf)

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2005

• A Cognitive Dynamics and Cybernetic Analysis of Entrophy (pdf)
• A Prospective Study of Two Educational Interventions in Neurology Residents (pdf)
• Brain Stains - A Study of Accuracy and Stigmatizing Language in Neurology Coverage (pdf)
• Developing a Neurology Curriculum for Emergency Medicine Residents (pdf)
• Documentation of Code Status or Advance Directive in Patients Hospitalized in the Neurology Service (pdf)
• Impact of the ACGME Resident Work Hour Requirements (pdf)
• Incorporating Intimate Partner Violence Education in Neurology Residency Programs (pdf)
• Neurologic Education in Emergency Medicine Training Programs (pdf)
• Restructuring the Neurology Outpatient Experience to Education and Assess Residents in the ACGME Core Competencies (pdf)
• Successful Integration of an End of Life Course in a Neurology Residency Program (pdf)
• Teaching the Teachers (pdf)
• The ABPN's Maintenance of Certification Program (pdf)

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2004

• Are Neurology Residents in the USA Being Taught Defensive Medicine (pdf)
• Designing the Ideal Movement Disorders Fellowship Training Program (pdf)
• Educating for Patient Safety (pdf)
• Graders Have No Learning Curve (pdf)
• Impact of Residency Hours Limits on Sharing Residents Between Two Hospitals (pdf)
• Lumbar Puncture Experience Among Medical School Graduates (pdf)
• Neurology Resident Ethics Curriculum (pdf)
• Performance on the ABPN Part II Exam in Neurology and Child Neurology (pdf)
• The Breaking of Bad News of a Neurological Nature (pdf)
• The Failed Lumbar Puncture (pdf)

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2003

• Applications of Tissue Microarrays in Neurologic Education (pdf)
• Comparison of NBME Subject Examination Scores in Clinical Neurology (pdf)
• Correlation of Standardized Patient Evaluation with Clinical and Objective Assessment in a Neurology Clerkship (pdf)
• Directing the Neurology Residency - A Sustainable Career Choice (pdf)
• Effectiveness of a Training Course in Digital Medical Information Retrieval for First Year Neurology Trainees (pdf)
• End of Life Care Education in US Neurology Residency Programs (pdf)
• Impact of Interactive, Practical, Sequential Migraine Educational Workships on the Performance of Primary Care Clinicians (pdf)
• Improving Recognition of Epileptiform Discharges Among Different Neurological Caregivers (pdf)
• The Long and the Short of Memory (pdf)
• The Neurology Residency in 2002 (pdf)
• The Relationship Between Neurologic Education and Primary Care Management of Neurologic Disease (pdf)
• The Use of Feedback to Reduce Variability in Faculty Evaluations of Students (pdf)
• You Can Be in Two Places at Once (pdf)

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2002

• A PDA Solution for Neurology Residency Training and Academic Research (pdf)
• Bioterrorism Preparedness in the Neurology Curriculum (pdf)
• Clinical Evaluations of Students Are Not Seasonal (pdf)
• Learning to Localize - Changing Educational Priorities in the Imaging Era (pdf)
• Neurologic Malpractice Claims - Can Trends Guide Education (pdf)
• Performance of Third and Fourth Year Medical Students during the Neurology Clerkship (pdf)
• Performance on the Patient Component of the ABPN Certification Examination in Neurology and Child Neurology (pdf)
• Relationships between Resident Inservice Training Examination and Neurology Board Examination Performance (pdf)

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