PEDS 607 – Pediatric Rheumatology – Boise, ID
St. Luke’s Children’s Rheumatology – Boise
305 E Jefferson St.
Boise, ID 83712
P: (208) 381-9700
St. Luke’s Children’s Rheumatology – Meridian
520 S Eagle Rd
Suite #3211
Meridian, ID 83642
Site Director
Clay Sontheimer, MD
Credentialing
Student credentialing and onboarding for clerkships that rotate through the St. Luke’s Health System are now handled via myClinicalExchange, a web-based platform. The Idaho WWAMI Team will add the rotation dates to myClinicalExchange, and St. Luke’s Health System team will approve the rotation and review any onboarding documents within that system. Please note St. Luke’s requires students to have health insurance coverage and will only place students who meet this requirement.
There is a cost to create an account to use the program. You can submit for reimbursement from GoWWAMI.
All scheduling will continue be completed through the UWSOM’s registrar’s office, so you should not be making any changes to or requesting rotations in myClinicalExchange.
Housing
Students are responsible for arranging housing during this clerkship. This can be requested from GoWWAMI.
Schedule
The elective is predominantly outpatient-based. Students will attend clinic on Tuesday through Friday, 8:00AM – 5:00PM. Students will help follow rheumatology consults and existing rheumatology patients admitted to the hospital as cases arise. Monday is generally left open for self-directed study. Students will present one interesting case or subject review, including relevant literature, during rotation. The student will have no night or weekend responsibilities.
To find out where to meet and start your first day, please contact Clay Sontheimer.
Experience
This rotation is a 2-week elective for fourth-year medical students who will see clinical pediatric rheumatologic problems under close faculty supervision. They will participate in inpatient rheumatology consultations, outpatient clinic evaluations for new and follow-up patients, and (observe) therapeutic joint injections.
After participating in the pediatric rheumatology elective, trainees will be able to:
- Evaluate and work-up common pediatric complaints such as joint pain, fever, fatigue, etc. through thorough history-taking and physical examination.
- Demonstrate appropriate use of laboratory evaluation in evaluating for rheumatologic disease.
- Recognize different pathways of inflammatory conditions and general approach to treatment.
- Partner with other pediatric providers in treating complex, multisystem disease in children.
After completion of this elective the student will be able to:
- Gather information and conduct a patient interview in a manner appropriate to generate a consultation.
- Demonstrate the diagnostic approach to common childhood complaints such as:
- Joint pain
- Recurrent fevers
- Chronic fatigue
- Describe the diagnostic evaluation and management of common rheumatologic problems, including:
- Juvenile idiopathic arthritis
- Systemic lupus
- Juvenile dermatomyositis
- Systemic vasculitis
- Fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome