Neurosciences Working Group Medical Education Retreat Tarvez Tucker, M.D. February 27

Commitee Dept. of Neurosciences David M.Katz, PhD, (Committee Chair) Department of Neurology Dennis Landis, MD Chair of Neurology Michael Devereaux,D Robert Ruff, MD, PhD Tom Chelimsky, MD Tarvez Tucker, MD Joseph LaManna, PhD Dept. Psychiatry Charles Schulz, MD, Chair of Psychiatry David Agle, MD Robert Ronis, MD Dept. Neurosurgery Robert Ratcheson, MD, Chair of Neurosurgery Alan Cohen, MD Dept. Physiology & Biophysics: Stephen Jones, PhD

Working Group Process  Bring together representatives of each relevant constituency  Begin with end-point learning objectives for all third-year students  Focus on content, not process

What do we want to do better than what we’re doing now Improve integration of basic and clinical sciences Improve appreciation of the role of mind/body interactions in health and disease Begin with understanding normal range of function/behavior

What do we want to do better than what we’re doing now Early introduction of clinical skills and perspective, clinical correlates to basic science teaching Begin with integrative/macro viewpoint Integrate professionalism and biomedical ethics early Integrate genetics, epidemiology and informatics (critical thinking and evaluation skills) early

GOALS: What All Physicians Should Know Normal behavior Normal anatomy Stressed behavior Pathologic behavior Normal exam Abnormal exam PROFESSIONALISM POPULATIONS

TABLE OF DEPENDENCIES NO PRE-REQUISITES Building clinical skills Understanding normal behavior Emulation/Modeling Expectations PRE-REQUISITES Cell/Molecular Biology before Neurogenetics Basic genetics and Epidemiology before Populations

PHASE I: ethics & behavior Listening to patient’s description of pain Hearing how pain affects daily function and impacts life and family Understanding ethics of pain control –Importance –Addiction –Confidentiality –Limits DIABETIC PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY

PHASE II: physiology & pharmocology Normal functional neuroanatomy Neuropharmocology Synaptic physiology and neurotransmitters Autonomic and behavioral response to stress DIABETIC PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY

PHASE III: diagnosis & management Understanding the disease process Perspective on the natural history of a disease Differential diagnosis Management plan Proper use of tests DIABETIC PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY

Will the Model Neuroscience Curriculum Fulfill Goals of the Millenium Curriculum? Can students learn “longitudinal” topics such as PAIN in a setting that crosses traditional disciplinary boundaries and encourages student-initiated learning? Have we successfully interlaced basic science teaching with clinical correlates?

Will the Model Neuroscience Curriculum Fulfill Goals of the Millenium Curriculum? Have we introduced clinical relevance in the very first week of medical school; teaching human behavior and professional ethics by clinicians comfortable with these topics to students from a wide variety of backgrounds?

Will the Model Neuroscience Curriculum Fulfill Goals of the Millenium Curriculum? Have we successfully prepared our Physicians of the Future to create and expand upon their own pathway for learning throughout their professional careers? (including Internet and long distance learning technologies)

Will the Model Neuroscience Curriculum Fulfill Goals of the Millenium Curriculum? Lastly, have we a “template” model curriculum in Neuroscience that other medical and surgical working groups can adapt to create their own plan for the year 2000 and beyond?