Vascular Neurology Curriculum
Fellows participate Vascular Neurology inpatient care at the Methodist University Hospital. The Comprehensive Stroke Center at Methodist University Hospital is complemented by four Primary Stroke Centers at the Methodist's suburban hospitals: Methodist North, Methodist South, Methodist Germantown Hospital, and Methodist Olive Branch Hospital. Centralized resources at Methodist University Hospital combine the comprehensive services of interventional neuroradiologists, a neuro intensive care, inpatient stroke unit and inpatient rehabilitation.
Training is under the direct supervision of the Vascular and Critical Care Neurology Faculty.
Stroke Service:
- Inpatient service – Fellow takes on the role of leading the stroke team that includes 2 to 3 residents, 1 nurse practitioner and medical students. Stroke service is a primary admitting service with a comprehensive support team of a dedicated stroke pharmacist, social worker, care coordinator, nursing supervisor and stroke coordinator, who round with the team every day.
- BAT (brain attack) service- fellow oversees the admitting team for stroke consults from university hospital ER. Attend phone consults from sister hospital ERs utilizing chart and imaging access available via EPIC, McKesson and Viz.ai.
Fellows participate in one month of Neurocritical Care with an in-depth learning of the interdisciplinary care of acute care patients; combined rounds with intensive care and neurosurgical teams.
Electives include Neurointervention, Neuroradiology, Cardiology and Neurorehabilitation. A month of independent study and/or research rotation is available. Stroke clinic will be two days a week while on elective services. As an elective, fellows get exposure to a unique telestroke rounding service which utilizes audio-video tele neurology service to round on stroke patients admitted to sister hospitals. Fellows take two night calls a week which are home calls from 5pm to 7am with faculty available for immediate assistance.
Methodist University Hospital - The vascular neurology training includes treatment of acute stroke with -special emphasis on stroke reperfusion. The fellow is exposed to the treatment, management and care of patients with acute stroke and non-acute stroke. There is special emphasis on neurocritical care in vascular neurology. Under the vascular neurology faculty members, the vascular neurology fellow receives hands-on training in neurointerventional decision making, vascular angiography interpretation, neurosonology, including Transcranial Doppler (TCD) ultrasound, and carotid Duplex ultrasound.
Health South Rehabilitation -The fellow participates in the treatment plan for patients' rehabilitation after a stroke under the direction of Dr. Robert Greene. Areas of rehabilitation can and most often include speech, reading, writing, walking, memory and re-learning many other normal everyday tasks.