Neurology in Detroit
I always loved the brain. It's why I chose to study psychology and neuroscience in undergrad and why I spent all my days of 2010/2011 working in a neuro lab injecting cocaine into rats. And now finally - finally! - I get to tap into that love while doing a neurology rotation. I feel like I am in my element. I love the challenge of a patient presenting with confusion and going through all the reasons behind his symptoms. There is a difference between neurology and neurosurgery. Neurologists medically manage conditions like stroke, multiple sclerosis, dementia, meningitis, epilepsy, Parkinson's disease, and headaches. Neurosurgeons do actual surgery on the brain and spinal cord. I am working with an amazing team with an attending physician, 4 residents, 1 other student, and me. I felt welcomed, respected, and valued from the very first week. The patients are divided amongst the team so I get my own patients to see and present and make a plan for and write a no