 A doctor who specializes in disorders of the brain and central nervous system

 Diagnostic Skills: › Must be able to diagnose patients › Understand test results from CT scans and MRIs  Communication Skills: › Listen to the patients › Link to what the patients are feeling › Explain medical procedures

 Research Skills › Medical advancements are trying to be made all the time › Neurology is an expanding field  Memory Skills: › Must remember each patient › Remember all the details of everything they have learned

 4 years for bachelor’s degree › Biology › Chemistry › Psychology  4 years at medical school for MD  1 year internship  3 years of residency  To become board certified: › Pass exam set by American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN) or a similar board › Obtain license from state

 Requirements for med school: › GPA of 3.5 or higher › MCAT average is about 24 out of 45 › Competitive MCAT score is 30  Top 5 schools: 1. DAVID GEFFEN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT UCLA 2. COLUMBIA UNIVERSITYCOLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS & SURGEONS 3. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE 4. JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE 5. UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE & DENTISTRY

 NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL  UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO PRITZKER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE  LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO STRITCH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE

 Loyola University Chicago  $45,000 a year (including room and board)  Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine  $47,000 a year (including room and board)

 Neurologist: $236,000  Neurosurgeon: $548,000  5 best states are Minnesota, Georgia, Indiana, New Hampshire, Nevada

 Cook Co Hospital: 8 people in neurology division  Sherman Hospital: 7 people in neurology division  Neurologist in Illinois:  Neurologist in California: ca  Australia: about 400 specialist working in neurology

 Robert Aiken – Rush Hospital  Cathy Helgason – U of I Hospital  Mark Alberts – Northwestern Memorial Hospital  University of Chicago – Pediatric Neurologist  Loyola University Chicago – Pediatric Neurologist  Enterprise Medical Service – Neurologist

 Insurance does cover costs to see neurologist  American Neurological Association  Society for Neuroscience  Child Neurology Society

 Career Flexibility: › Can specialize within neurology field such as specializing with children or senior citizens only  Non-Surgical Role: › Do not perform surgery which avoids a lot of stress  Occupational Challenges: › Always facing new challenges and different patients  Salary

 Many long hours spent in the hospital  Frustration when not able to solve a problem  Amount of years spent studying

 Test patient’s balance, strength, and flexibility  If neurologist cannot find physical problem, the patient is sent to a psychiatrist

 The human brain is 75% water  Human brain has 100 billion neurons › Octopus has 300,000 › Bee has 950,000  If all neurons in the brain lined up, it would stretch 600 miles

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