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• Did observership with Dr. Hirsch for two weeks in general neurology unit inpatient service.
• Followed the residents and attending closely on history taking, physical exam, and assessment plan.
• Assisted chief resident in L.P (Lumber puncture) procedure.
• Reviewed cases of the personally assigned patients with the attending and presented case updates during morning rounds.
• Participated in pre-round assessment, resident morning reports, and noon conferences, and attended neurology conferences, grand rounds, neurology research seminars.
• Delivered presentation on “One and Half

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