SITE COORDINATOR: J. MARK BEARD, MD

GENERAL INFORMATION

The University of Washington Family Medical Center (UWMC) site includes 18 residents and 14 faculty members, divided into four teams, who staff the Family Medical Center. Supporting staff at this location include a clinical pharmacist, a mental health counselor, a liaison psychiatrist, a social worker, and a nutritionist. Students spend time at two sites: the University of Washington Family Practice Residency on Roosevelt and the University of Washington Physicians Neighborhood (UWPN) Woodinville Clinic. The on-call responsibility is with a third-year resident once a week. The student participates in emergency room and obstetrical coverage when on call. Attendence is expected at didactics and seminars every Wednesday afternoon in the Family Medicine clinic on Roosevelt. Students also participate in sit-down in-patient rounds three times a week. Students learn communication and family assessment skills and make one educational presentation to the clinical team.

You will spend two days per week at the UWPN Woodinville Clinic. It is staffed by seven family physicians. Additionally, a psychologist, nurse educator, and nutritionist work part time. Some specialists come to see patients in the clinic periodically. The UWPN Woodinville clinic uses EPIC exclusively, a state-of the-art electronic records system, that will be necessary to learn prior to seeing patients at this site. Pamela Sheffield, who coordinates the rotation at the Woodinville clinic, will provide instruction.

It is helpful to have access to a car. Travel time by car from the UWMC site to Woodinville varies with the time of day, but averages 30-45 minutes. Parking is available. If you choose to commute by bus, there is a Metro "park and ride" located next to the clinic and travel time from Seattle is usually less than an hour.

Faculty: Mark Beard, MD coordinates student activities in the Family Medical Center. Nancy Provence is responsible for the daily student schedule. The student is supervised by at least one faculty member or senior resident while seeing patients in the clinic. Please call either Nancy or Mark prior to your rotation for preliminary arrangements.