Course Description
The Residency Program of Neurology is a four-year training for qualified GPs who have passed the enterance examination. The residents will visit the patients in hospital wards, emergency departments and outpatient clinics. Their trainig will cover diagnosis and management of different neurological diseases both in elective and emergency conditions. Residents will play their roles as physicians and consultants, and they will be involved in the primary and secondry prevention of neurological diseases.
Course objectives are as follows:
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Training physicians to provide excellent patient care and management, both for admitted and outpatients;
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Enhancing medical knowledge about diagnosis and management of patients and providing knowledge regarding the etiology and pathophysiology of neurological diseases;
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Improving interpersonal and communication skills that result in the effective exchange of information and collaboration with patients, their families, and other health professionals; and,
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Expanding professionalism as manifested through a commitment to carry out professional responsibilities, and adhere to ethical principles in research, education and treatment.
Important Course Information
Method of Instruction:
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Bedside teaching;
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Problem-based learning;
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Out-patient clinic visits; and,
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Teaching classes
Course Locations: Imam Khomeini, Shariati, and Sina Hospitals
Course Duration: 4 years
Who can Attend: General Practitioners
Course Instructors:
Dr. Sanaz Ahmadi, Assistant Professor, Sina Hospital;
Dr. Roya Abolfazli, Associate Professor, Amiralam Hospital;
Dr. Siamak Abdi, Assistant Professor, Shariati Hospital;
Dr. Amir Reza Azimi, Assistant Professor, Sina Hospital;
Dr. Farzad Fatehi, Associate Professor, Shariati Hospital;
Dr. Mojhdeh Ghabaee, Associate Professor, Emam Khomeini Hospital
Dr. Majid Ghaffarpour, Full Professor, Emam Khomeini Hospital
Dr. Mohammad Reza Gheini, Assistant Professor, Sina Hospital
Dr. Hossein Ali Ghlichnia, Assistant Professor, Emam Khomeini Hospital
Dr. Askar Ghorbani, Assistant Professor, Shariati Hospital
Dr. Mohammad Hossein Harirchian, Full Professor, Emam Khomeini Hospital
Dr. Mahmood Motamedi, Full Professor, Sina Hospital
Dr. Shahriar Nafissi, Full Professor, Shariati Hospital
Dr. Ali Okhovvat, Assistant Professor, Sina Hospital
Dr. Mohammad Ali Sahraian, Associate Professor, Sina Hospital
Dr. Payam Sarraf, Assistant Professor, Emam Khomeini Hospital
Dr. Hajhir Sikaroodi, Assistant Professor, Shariati Hospital
Dr. Abbas Tafakhori, Assistant Professor, Emam Khomeini Hospital
Dr. Mansooreh Togha, Full Professor, Sina Hospital
Contact Person:
Mohammad Ali Sahraian
Email: msahrai@sina.tums.ac.ir
Tel.: (+98 21) 6634 8571