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Course Requirements

The course requirements coincide with medical school courses and consist of the following:

Preclinical Course Requirements

1. Completion of two credits of approved non-clinical selectives that focus on underserved issues.
2. Completion of a Rural Underserved Opportunities Program (R/UOP) and/or a preclinical preceptorship in an underserved setting.

Clinical Course Requirements

1. Completion of twelve credits of clinical courses, which may include clerkships, sub-internships, advanced preceptorships, and special electives, in approved underserved settings. Pathway students are encouraged to complete required clerkships in underserved settings. If you are able to do so, the credits from those required clerkships would count towards fulfilling the pathway clinical course requirements.

Selecting and Tracking Courses

Below is a list of pathway-approved courses that you may select from.

If you are interested in a course not listed here, speak with a UP advisor to request approval of the course for fulfilling pathway requirements.

To keep track of your completed course requirements, log in to your Pathway Tracker.

Courses that Satisfy Pathway Requirements

Approved Non-Clinical Selectives—Seattle Campus (Please see below for WWAMI offerings)

Epidemiology

EPI/MED 530, G H 562: AIDS: A Multidisciplinary Approach (2)

Family Medicine

FAMED 556: Spanish for Health Professionals (1)
FAMED 557: Hispanic Health & Health Care Disparities (1)
FAMED 560: Indian Health Problem-Based Learning Cases (1)
FAMED 545: Preclinical Geriatric Elective (2)

Medical History and Ethics

MHE 511: Medical Ethics (2)

Global Health

G H 501, G H 502: International Health (1); G H 501 is available via video conference to WWAMI sites (Fall quarter only)
G H 505/MED 560: Advanced Topics in International Health (2)
G H 561/MED561: Topical Medicine (1)
G H 511: Problems in International Health (4)
G H 555/NUTR 555: Nutrition in Developing Countries (3)
G H 562, EPI/MED 530: AIDS: A Multidisciplinary Approach (2)
G H 571: Essentials of Clinical Care and Capacity Building in Low Income Countries (3)

Medicine

MED 510: Health Issues of Sexual Minorities (1)
MED 530/G H 562: AIDS: A Multidisciplinary Approach (2)
MED 560/G H 505: Advanced Topics in Global Health (2)
MED 561/G H 561: Tropical Medicine (1)

Nutrition

NUTR/G H 555: Nutrition in Developing Countries (3)

Pediatrics

PEDS 530: Homeless Youth and Their Medical Care (1)
(this course is also referred to as Pioneer Square Adolescent Seminar)

Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences

PBSCI 560: Psychological Interventions for Primary care Physicians (1)

University Conjoint

UCONJ 444: Interdisciplinary Collaborative Teams in Health Care (1-5, 10 max)
UCONJ 450: Healthcare in the Underserved Community (1)
UCONJ 530: Issues in Indian Health (3)
UCONJ 548: Current Issues in First Nations Behavioral Health: Mental Health and Substance Abuse (3)
UCONJ 555: Principles of STD/HIV Research (3)

Conjoint

CONJ 515: Interdisciplinary Health and Human Services Delivery in Rural Communities (1)
CONJ 516: What Every Physician Should Know About Oral Health (1)
CONJ 553: Clinical Management of HIV & STIs (3)

Please refer to the UW online Time Schedule for information about when these courses are offered.

WWAMI Campus Non-Clinical Selectives

Rural Health Care Delivery; MSU (1)
Spanish for Health Care Professionals; MSU, WSU/UI (1)
GH 501: Introduction to Global Health; MSU, WSU Spokane, UWYO (1cr; video-conferenced from Seattle campus)

Preclinical Preceptorships

Preclinical preceptorships may be completed in any department, and will be approved for Underserved Pathway credit as long as they are completed in an underserved setting. Check with each department for more information on their preceptorship options in underserved settings. To be approved by UP advisor.

Approved Clinical Courses

Clerkships in underserved settings:

Department of Family Medicine

From pool of required clerkships:
FAMED 648 P Valley Medical Center Renton (12)
FAMED 658 P Sea Mar Seattle (12)
FAMED 659 P Country Doctor (12)
FAMED 660 P Central Washington Family Medicine Yakima (12)

Department of Family Medicine

From pool of elective clerkships
FAMED 670 Advanced Underserved Preceptorship in WWAMI Area
FAMED 671 Advanced Underserved Preceptorship in The United States
FAMED 680 Traditional Indian Medicine Clerkship
FAMED 681 Indian Health Clerkship

Department of Medicine

MED 694 Harborview Evening Clinic (4 quarters, one evening per week)
MED 644 Management of Sexually Transmitted Diseases (2)
MED 655 Clinical HIV Care (8)

Pediatrics

PEDS 611 City Doc Free Teen Clinic
PEDS 665 P Pediatric General Clerkship (Harborview Clinic and Odessa Brown Clinic)

Conjoint

CONJ 680 Introduction to Detoxification and Rehabilitation
Programs for Alcoholism and Drug Abuse