Patient Care
Goals: To care for patients with neuromuscular illness at a high level use appropriate diagnostic modalities include neurophysiology and provide evidence based treatment.
Medical knowledge
Goals: Understand the neuroanatomy, pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment of neuromuscular disorders.
Interpersonal and Communication Skills
Goals: Communicate with patients, allied staff, and referring providers with empathy, professionalism, and by effective transfer of knowledge.
Practice-Based Learning and Improvement
Goals: The fellow will be involved in improving the quality of the care of neuromuscular through QI projects, scholarly activities, and/or participation in weekly multi-disciplinary clinics.
Professionalism
Goals: The fellow will be professional in verbal communications and in timely reporting of neurophysiology studies and clinic notes.
Systems-Based Practice
Goals: The fellow recognizes that he/she is part of a treatment team and participates within the treatment group effectively. The treatment groups including neurology/neurocritical care, EMG technologists, PT/OT, and social work.
Objectives and Evaluation Matrix
As with all of the individual rotations described in this section, the specific objectives of the continuity clinic are reflected in the entrustable professional activities and individual milestones. These form the basis for the fellow’s evaluation, which is completed by his or her clinic attending twice each year. (Please see the section End-of-Rotation Evaluations above for the list of milestone abbreviations).
