III Workshop on Neuroanatomy Applied to the Clinic: An Experience Report

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Graduation and its activities are not something unidimensional, but involve a set of factors that are responsible in the process of training the future professional. Extracurricular activities are within the non-mandatory axis but, even so, they are part of the academic curriculum and are extremely important to supply content that is often not contemplated by the university. With that in mind, it was decided to run the III Workshop on Neuroanatomy Applied to the Clinic, carried out by the medical education team of the local committee (SCOME). The purpose of this event is the need expressed by students to carry out more actions aimed at teaching neuroanatomy, an important subject for the medical field because it interconnects different clinical conditions and with various macro and microscopic details. METHODS: The event took place on October 19, 2022, in person, guided by a neurosurgeon, professor at the University, at the Human Anatomy Laboratory of the  XXX University. Registration was carried out using a Google Forms and interested parties were added to a message group to receive additional information. This event had a theoretical and practical class (on cadavers), as well as resolution of a clinical case and questions. DISCUSSION: The future clinician needs to build clinical neurological knowledge of neuropathies; improve and recycle knowledge in the area of theoretical-practical neuroanatomy. In addition, it is extremely important to understand the stages of human development, also to differentiate between the normal and the pathological. CONCLUSION: The event was successful, since 100% of the participants judged it as “very relevant” for their learning. Thus, the feedback (with collaboration of 100% of the participants) of the event was positive. In addition, participation in the Workshop was satisfactory, since there was interaction between all those present in the questionnaire and with the speaker.