On April 28, 2025, Jasmine Thum, M.D., assistant professor in the University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Neurosurgery, hosted a peripheral nerve education course for trainees at UAB. The event offered residents an in-depth look at peripheral nerve anatomy, pathology, diagnostic techniques and surgical approaches.

The session, held at the Wallace Tumor Institute, featured a series of presentations led by experts across UAB. Department of Neurology Associate Professor Roci Vazquez do Campo, M.D., began with an overview of electromyography and nerve conduction studies (EMG/NCS) diagnostic techniques, followed by Thum’s lecture on peripheral nerve anatomy and entrapments. Department of Neurology Associate Professor Rebecca Brown, M.D., continued the lecture with a presentation on peripheral nerve tumors and their genetic associations. Thum returned to present on brachial plexus anatomy, and Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Assistant Professor Mohamed Morsy, M.D., concluded the session with a presentation on complex cases and surgical management in peripheral nerve surgery.

The course offered residents critical skills and perspectives they will carry forward into their neurosurgical training and careers.