Aquifer Neurology
Development of the Aquifer Neurology course was led by Dr. Alexandra Hovaguimian, Assistant Professor of Neurology at Harvard Medical School, and Dr. Doris Kung, Associate Professor of Neurology at Baylor College of Medicine, in collaboration with Aquifer. The course helps students learn the principles of neurology and integrate these principles into the care of their patients, providing an evidence-based, patient-centered approach and supporting the development of clinical problem-solving skills.
The 15 virtual patient cases in Aquifer Neurology cover topics recommended by leading neurology clerkship directors.
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Now Available: Embedded Curricular Threads
New embedded threads provide consistent teaching on interdisciplinary Clinical Excellence topics throughout Aquifer’s core courses. Select Neurology cases include new content woven into our existing cases to highlight key principles in palliative care, trauma-informed care, social determinants of health, high value care, diagnostic excellence, and foundations of telemedicine.
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Key Features
- Created for educators, by educators, and covers topics recommended by leading neurology clerkship directors.
- Available for institutional subscription or for direct purchase by individual subscribers
- Proven pedagogy that standardizes experiences—overcoming geography, seasonality, and accessibility
- Evidence-based, peer-reviewed, and continuously updated content
- A wealth of source material—including embedded assessment questions and full references—in each case
- Delivered via the Aqueduct teaching and learning platform, which includes user management tools, easy reporting on student progress and course usage, plus tools for creating custom courses to match a specific curriculum
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Course Content & Competencies
The cases in Aquifer Neurology cover topics recommended by leading neurology clerkship directors and provides realistic patient scenarios to help health professions students on a neurology rotation develop clinical reasoning skills. Several cases also include an embedded curricular thread that covers a related clinical excellence topic.
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Curriculum Integration
Aquifer Neurology can be used by third-year medical students, PA students, and NP/DNP students as a complement to a clerkship or course on neurology. Programs may choose to assign all 15 cases or just a subset of cases for their learners.
Additionally, cases from Aquifer Neurology can be used to provide preclinical learners with exposure to this key topic, or combined with cases from our other courses into a custom course to support an elective or capstone course.
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Case List
Neurology 01: 40-year-old with progressive weakness
Neurology 02: 26-year-old found unconscious
Neurology 03: 23-year-old with episodes of confusion
Neurology 04: 9-month-old with reflux and motor delay
Neurology 05: 34-year-old with numbness and tingling
Neurology 06: 37-year-old with upper extremity weakness
Neurology 07: 68-year-old with tremor
Neurology 08: 51-year-old with ptosis
Neurology 09: 75-year-old with memory loss
Neurology 10 / Pediatrics 20: 7-year-old with headache
Neurology 11: 24-year-old with headache
Neurology 12: 70-year-old with light-headedness and numbness
Neurology 13: 28-year-old with dizziness
Neurology 14: 34-year-old with progressive facial paralysis
Neurology 15: 37-year-old with abnormal movements and weakness
Radiology 09: Neuroanatomy – Trauma
Radiology 10: 40-year-old – Neurovascular and intracranial masses
I like that these cases are real-life scenarios and very applicable to the patients I see in clinic with my mentors. I feel just by doing these cases in a few days, my experience in family medicine has improved by leaps and bounds and my mentors can see a marked improvement and change in me, even down to how I interact with patients and present myself. Thank you so much Aquifer, you're a lifesaver!
Aquifer Neurology Course Board
Alexandra Hovaguimian, MD, MBBS
Course Board: Aquifer Neurology
Role: Co-Editor-in-Chief
Former Roles: Neurology Lead, Case Author
Institution: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Institutional Title: Assistant Professor, Neurology, Harvard Medical School
Institutional Role: Harvard Medical School Neurology Clerkship Director, BIDMC Principal Clinical Experience Site Director
Doris Kung, DO, FAAN
Course Board: Aquifer Radiology
Role: Associate Editor – Adoption & Use Lead
Institution: University of Michigan
Institutional Title: Assistant Professor of Radiology
Stephanie Capucci, MD
Course Board: Aquifer Radiology
Role: Associate Editor – Assessment Lead
Former Role: Case Editor
Institution: University of Alabama at Birmingham
Institutional Title: Clinical Associate Professor
Sydni Cole, MD
Course Board: Aquifer Neurology
Role: Associate Editor, and Adoption & Use Lead
Former Role: Case Author
Institution: University of Pennsylvania
Institutional Title: Assistant Professor of Clinical Neurology
Jason Yoon, MD
Course Board: Aquifer Neurology
Role: Associate Editor, and Curriculum Lead
Former Role: Case Author
Institution: Harvard Medical School
Institutional Title: Instructor in Neurology
Brian Emmert, MD
Course Board: Aquifer Neurology
Role: Associate Editor, and Assessment Lead
Institution: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Institutional Title: Neurologist