title: Incorporating simulation technology into a neurology clerkship.
abstract: Simulation-based medical education is growing in use and popularity in various settings and specialties. A literature review yields scant information about the use of simulation-based medical education in neurology, however. The specialty of neurology presents an interesting challenge to the field of simulation-based medical education because of the inability of even the most advanced mannequins to mimic a focal neurologic deficit. The authors present simulator protocols for status epilepticus and acute stroke that use a high-fidelity mannequin despite its inability to mimic a focal neurologic deficit. These protocols are used in the training of third- and fourth-year medical students during their neurology clerkship at Penn State College of Medicine. The authors also provide a review of the pertinent literature.
authors.affiliation: Penn State Hershey Medical Center, 30 Hope Dr, Hershey, PA 17033-2036, USA. dermak@hmc.psu.edu
authors.forename: David Matthew
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Ermak
authors.forename: Douglas W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Bower
authors.forename: Jody
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wood
authors.forename: Elizabeth H
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Sinz
authors.forename: Milind J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Kothari
mesh_terms: D002982:Clinical Clerkship / Q000458:organization & administration; D003479:Curriculum; D006801:Humans; D008348:Manikins; D009462:Neurology / Q000193:education*; D016544:Patient Simulation; D013226:Status Epilepticus; D020521:Stroke; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods*