PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Kanchan Sharma
TI  - SETTING UP AN UNDERGRADUATE NEUROLOGY TEACHING DAY: 7 STEPS
AID  - 10.1136/jnnp-2016-315106.225
DP  - 2016 Dec 01
TA  - Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry
PG  - e1--e1
VI  - 87
IP  - 12
4099  - http://jnnp.bmj.com/content/87/12/e1.141.short
4100  - http://jnnp.bmj.com/content/87/12/e1.141.full
SO  - J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry2016 Dec 01; 87
AB  - The University of Bristol medicine course has one of the shortest neurology placements nationally, just one week. This is despite stroke being the 2nd most common cause of death and neurological illness accounting for 20% of acute medical admissions. Neurology training is set to be reduced even further by GMC regulations limiting clinical placements to the first four years with the final year as a “student assistantship”. In response to this we setup an independent, neurology teaching day held annually for 90 students. This is currently in its 2nd year, oversubscribed and free to attend. The overarching aim was to eradicate neurophobia and engender neurophilia.From inception to execution in 7 steps:1. Identify there is a problem i.e. inadequate neurology teaching2. Gather evidence of “neurophobia” and negotiate improvement strategies with senior medical school educators, when this fails proceed to step 33. Identify a suitable venue and negotiate funding4. Design a course that addresses the needs of the students, both in content and style – consider a carousel of workshops in preference to lectures5. Choose a date when students are likely to attend6. Recruit enthusiastic teachers7. Run the course, gather feedback and make improvements