OU Neurosurgery Sub-Internship Overview
The OU Neurosurgery sub-internship provides deep exposure to visiting medical students who endeavor to learn the fundamentals of clinical neurosurgery with our team. Broadly, the clinical rotation is centered on a large volume of operative and hospital-based learning opportunities, which are designed to help senior-level medical students develop their neurosurgical knowledge base and decision-making abilities, advance their basic technical and operative skills, and master the fundamentals of routine neurosurgical care in settings such as bedside rounds, clinical consultations, and emergency management.
Students will work closely with residents, faculty, and advanced practice providers throughout the rotation, in order to learn from numerous members of our multidisciplinary team and develop all aspects of their neurosurgical acumen. Additional opportunities will include attending outpatient clinic with our chair and other staff neurosurgeons, participating in operative and bedside procedures, formal one-on-one meetings with faculty, and social engagements with the resident team. Taken together, these activities are intended to provide insight regarding the opportunities and lifestyle that characterize our neurosurgery residency training program, as well an occasion to get to know our team and its culture on a personal level.
Sub-internship last four weeks: three weeks are spend on the adult neurosurgery teams at OU Medical Center, while the fourth week is spent at Oklahoma Children’s Hospital with the pediatric neurosurgeons. Standard features of the rotation include an introductory session and a debriefing with the Medical Student Director, Dr. Michael Feldman. Responsibilities include rounding with the residents, attending case-based daily didactics lead, and participation in weekly conferences such as Grand Rounds on Friday morning. Call responsibilities are determined by the Chief Resident, with students recommended to take at least 1 overnight call per week. Each rotating sub-intern will present on a topic of their choosing during Grand Rounds prior to the end of the rotation, and feedback will be provided and solicited by Dr. Feldman as well as neurosurgery residency program leadership.
Fourth-year medical students interested in participating in the OU Neurosurgery Sub-internship must apply through the Visiting Student Learning Opportunities (VSLO) portal. Interested students whose academic institution does not participate in VSLO may be eligible to apply for observership opportunities. For additional information please contact our residency coordinator, Loretta Davis.