Intermediate Clinical Neurosurgery

Description from DukeHub

This elective is intended as an intermediate experience that focuses on the clinical presentation of common neurosurgical disorders, radiographic evaluation, and therapeutic options including the indications and contraindications for surgical intervention. The student sees patients each morning with the neurosurgical team and chooses one or two patients to evaluate in more detail. The student attends one of the neurosurgery clinics or participates in the OR each morning after rounds, and attends the Wednesday academic day neurosurgical conferences. Most students attend Monday - Friday for half days beginning at 5:45 am. For more information, please contact Sherolyn Patterson at (contact listed in DukeHub) or via email, (contact listed in DukeHub). First Day of Classes: Students are to meet the residents in the neurosurgery work room at 5:45 am, 8th floor conference room 8A90 of Duke Central Tower (DCT). Credit: 2. Enrollment max: 4. Course Director: Amanda Jenson, MD; Steven Cook, MD; Gerald Grant, MD (Chairman), Muhammad Abd-El-Barr, MD, PhD; Deb Bhowmick, MD; Kristen Jones, MD; Paras Quist, MD; David Huie, MD; Allan Friedman, MD; John Barr, MD; Alexa Bramall, MD, PhD; Patrick Codd, MD; Andrew Cutler, MD; Herbert Fuchs, MD, PhD; Rory Goodwin, MD, PhD; Robert Kellogg, MD; Stephanie Greene, MD; Oren Gottfried, MD; David Hasan, MD; Stephen Harward, MD, PhD; Erik Hauck, MD; Jordan Komisarow, MD; Nandan Lad, MD, PhD; Anoop Patel, MD; Christopher Shaffrey, MD; Derek Southwell, MD,PhD; Khoi Than, MD; Dennis Turner, MD; and Ali Zomorodi, MD

Skills

• clinicalSchool of Medicine clinical course

AI-resilient: 3 of 5 3/5

• ✓Yes: Physical, lab or field work · clinical rotation
• ✓Yes: Live work with people · "intermediate"
• No: Judgment someone is accountable for
• ✓Yes: A craft you practice with your hands or body · "neurosurgery"
• No: Small, in-person format

The checks lean on Microsoft Research, Working with AI (2025), which found generative AI applies least to physical work and hands-on work with people. A signal, not a promise. How the score works

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