PEDS 607 – Pediatric Rheumatology – Boise, ID
Boise is the capital and most populous city in the state of Idaho. Boise is situated in southwestern Idaho, on the Boise River, and is 41 miles east of the Oregon border and 110 miles north of the Nevada border. Boise, nicknamed the City of Trees, has relatively mild winters, and well as hot, dry summers. National Geographic named Boise, Idaho one of the top mountain biking towns in the entire country.
Downtown Boise is the cultural center and home to many small businesses alongside high-rise buildings. Centrally, 8th street contacts a pedestrian zone, with sidewalk cafes, hops, restaurants, and boutiques. Boise is also home to Boise State University, and its infamous blue football field, dubbed “The Smurf Turf”.
St. Luke’s Children’s Rheumatology – Boise
305 E Jefferson St.
Boise, ID 83712
Phone (208) 381-9700
St. Luke’s Children’s Rheumatology – Meridian
520 S Eagle Rd
Suite #3211
Meridian, ID 83642
Site Director
Clay Sontheimer, MD
Phone: (314) 974-6773
Medical Education Coordinator
Krista Schuster
Phone: (208) 814-0410
Credentialing
All student credentialing and onboarding for clerkships at St. Luke’s Health System are handled via myClinicalExchange, a web-based platform, and there is a small cost for use of the program.
The Idaho WWAMI office will add your rotation dates to myClinicalExchange, and the St. Luke’s Health System team will approve your rotation and review any onboarding documents. Please be sure to respond to all requests in a timely manner. All scheduling will continue be completed through the UWSOM’s registrar’s office, so do not make any changes or request rotations via myClinicalExchange.
Housing
Students are responsible for arranging their own housing during this clerkship, which you will request through UW SOM WWAMI Student Travel. Please contact GoWWAMI with any questions.
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