The Unofficial Guide to First Year - University of Oklahoma Health ...

UNOFFICIAL GUIDE
• Dr. Prodan presents material on Myasthenia Gravis and is a good lecturer
in my opinion (not to mention he has a sweet accent because he is from
Transylvania!).
o Know that Myasthenia is a disease of fluctuating weakness, know
it is a post-synaptic disorder, know it responds best to ACh
esterase inhibitors, know the main age groups afflicted, and know
the differences and causes of small and large fiber neuropathies.
• Last year’s class didn’t have the spinal cord correlation with Dr. Shelton
because he had an emergency during our lecture period, and as far as I
recall, we didn’t have him either, but he may pop up for you guys. From
former students though, we’ve heard that he is a good lecturer but a very
fast talker!
• Dr. Herman Jones is a stud…there is no other way to explain it. The guy
puts things into terms that are easy to understand and remember and
shows some of the best videos of the semester, not to mention he is
hilarious. He mainly talks about frontal lobe lesions and seizures, and
the many physical and neurological signs that follow.
o Know how seizure or lesions of BA 8 will affect the eyes, know
the main problem with lesions of the three behavioral circuits of
the frontal lobe (i.e. dorsolateral = dysexecutive), and know the
deficits and signs associated with frontal lobe problems (he gives
very good mnemonics to use!)
• Dr. Gordon is the Chairmen of the Neurology Department, so this man
knows his neuro who taught us specifically about strokes. He is an
incredibly enthusiastic lecturer, and although he has the tendency to
condescend and “shhhhh!” the class, Dr. Gordon is a very bright man
and you can learn a lot from him. He is also very approachable one-onone,
and it is obvious teaching is a passion for him, even if he seems to
believe that first year medical students are all a bit dim. Much of his
information has already taught by Dr. Blair, but the final exam will be
over-loaded with lesion questions (strokes being the most likely cause of a
lesion), so his lectures are a great review for the final.
• Dr. Blair sometimes writes the questions for these lecturers so if he is
there and starts scribbling frantically during a certain section – quit the
daydreaming and LISTEN!
• To go or not to go? I would suggest going, as these guys are all very
experienced clinicians in their respective fields and all do a great job
relaying their information to students. If you don’t feel like you have the
time, the note groups and syllabus are ample, but these are seriously
some of the more interesting lectures of the year.
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