Conservative Management of Neurophobia – Evaluation of Effective Ways to Minimize the Fear of Neurology in Clinical Stages of Medical Education (P3-15.003)

Key Points

• The aim is to evaluate if specific changes to the neurology clerkship can alleviate anxiety related to neurology subjects among medical students.
• Third-year medical students participated in a neurology clerkship with revised components.
• Assessment focused on changes in levels of neurophobia pre- and post-intervention.
• Evaluation utilized surveys to measure fear and anxiety associated with neurology.
• Targeted revisions led to a significant decrease in neurophobia scores among participants.
• Survey results indicated improved confidence in neurology topics post-clerkship.
• Feedback highlighted the effectiveness of the revised educational strategies.