PEDS 668 – Pediatric Clerkship Spokane, WA – Sacred Heart Children’s Hospital
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Structure: 6 weeks inpatient and outpatient practice mix
Instructors: Hospitalists, Pediatric Specialists, Pediatricians and FM Residents
Students per rotation: 2 students
Welcome to the Spokane Pediatric WWAMI Clerkship. In the six weeks that follow, our pediatric community will work to communicate our thoughtful concern for children and their special problems in your pediatric education. In addition, we will provide you with the “core facts” of pediatrics. The time will pass all too quickly and at best we will merely whet your appetite for pediatrics.
Each University of Washington medical student is unique in his or her educational needs, and adjustments in our program are easily made to accommodate the individual student. Frequent and candid communication between the student and director must take place if we are to accomplish our mutual goals.
Credentialing
- Providence credentialing can be found on the Canvas site by using your UW Net ID, https://canvas.uw.edu/courses/1143833/pages/pediatrics-providence
- If you have any questions regarding this process, contact Kelly Juarez at kellyj13@uw.edu.
Site Director and Contact Information
Kristi Rice, MD – Site Director
ricek4@uw.edu
Clerkship Introduction
Watch the following video as an orientation to the site and helpful information over the course for the upcoming 6-weeks.
Housing
Information on the Spokane housing is found on the Spokane Clinical Experiences Canvas page found here: https://canvas.uw.edu/courses/1143833/pages/uw-housing
To submit your request for housing, fill out the form found on Canvas.
Contact the Spokane Regional Office with any questions at uwsomspk@uw.edu.
Schedule
At the Clinical Unit – The schedules will vary and will include free time and weekends off as well as study time. Providence has a clothing standard and it is expected that clothes are appropriate, clean and neat. (Use common sense). Nametags are required in all clinical areas.
Night Call – The Pediatric WWAMI program is not currently requiring medical students to do night call.
Clerkship Schedule – You will spend approximately 3 weeks on the pediatric floor with hospitalists and/or residents. 3 weeks with your preceptors in outpatient clinics and specialty clinics.
Pediatric Conferences – Sacred Heart Children’s Hospital Pediatric Grand Rounds Attendance is a must. See your pediatric schedule for dates and times.
Sacred Heart Medical Center
101 W 8th Ave.
Spokane, WA 99204
Transportation
In general, public transportation in Spokane is inadequate, so having a car is required.
Parking
Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children’s Hospital Campus. Multiple locations are available for parking:
- 6th & McClellan, Lot A
- 6th & Division, Lot C
- 7th & McClellan, Lot D
- 8th & Division, Lot K
- 9th & McClellan, Lot P
Due to limited parking, carpool is encouraged and or using public transportation. Metered parking is available along the city streets. Student badges will not access employee garages on campus. The best parking options are lots A and P (southeast of the SHDB parking). Students parking in P can enter the Medical Office Building, take the elevator to the 4th floor and walk across the skybridge into the SHDB parking lot. The west tower elevator will taek them to the SHDB lobby.
Faculty (Preceptors)
Our preceptor group in Spokane is one of the largest in the WWAMI Program at this time. You will get an opportunity to see many different ways to approach a given problem. Part of the learning process is to develop your own approach to problems. You will have a good number of models from which you can draw upon. If this becomes confusing to you, we encourage you to discuss this with the individual preceptor alone. While we encourage you to voice your thoughts and feelings about any given situation, we do ask that you respect the need for discretion.