Objective-structured teaching of undergraduate neurology

Medical students at two teaching institutions were given an objective list containing information thought to be of maximum neurological teaching value. The usefulness of the objective list was assessed by giving the students pre- and post-tests containing questions that were derived from the objective list. Irrespective of the disparity in the clinical teaching programme, there was no significant difference between test scores of students who rotated at the two institutions. Comparison of pre- and post-test scores showed a highly significant improvement (P less than 0.005) in test scores. An objective list should be part of an effective undergraduate teaching programme in neurology.