ENGLISH DIVISION

NEUROLOGY

·      Duration of the neurology course: 3 weeks (from  Monday to Friday)

•    During the course it is possible to be absent only once .The student makes up for this absence in the form determined by the assistant  (presence on duty, writing a paper etc.)

•    If a student has 2-3 absences, he/she must make up for them with another group or in the form determined by the assistant. Only then, the student can take  the colloquium, which he/she passes with another group.

·      More than 3 absences result in failure to complete a block of classes.

SEMINARS

The seminars are conducted live by assistants. Seminar outlines and additional self-study materials are available on the e-learning platform.

PRACTICAL TRAINING

The first week of classes is devoted to teaching neurological examination and demonstrations of clinical cases. In the following weeks, students are divided into subgroups and examine patients under the supervision of designated assistants. In the last week of classes, a practical test of neurological examination skills is carried out.

PRELIMINARY TEST

The preliminary test takes place on the first day of the course. The test consists of 5 questions and covers the basic knowledge of the anatomy and physiology of the nervous system. The test questions are on the web site: neurologia1.wum. edu.pl

 In the event of a negative result of the test, the student must take it again at the end of the first week of classes.

PRACTICAL SKILLS EXAMINATION

In the last week of the classes, students are checked for their practical skills in neurological examination

FINAL COLLOQUIUM

On the last day of the course students take the final colloquium consisting of 50 open and multiple choice questions. At least 30 correct answers are required to pass the test. The colloquium can be re-passed only twice. If the results of the repetitive tests are negative, the student must repeat  the entire course of neurology.

To credit the neurology course, the student must be present at all classes (with the exception of 1 allowed absence) and have at least a satisfactory (3.0) grade with:

•            preliminary test

•            practical skills examination

•            final colloquium