PEDS 689 – APC Rural Advanced Pediatrics
Getting Ready for your Rural Advanced Pediatrics in Lander, WY
The Pediatric WWAMI Medical Student Program will contact you via email approximately 6 weeks prior to the start of your rotation. The email will link to this page, and have you contact Dr. Shalini Forbis, MD at 307-332-2941 or by e-mail at shalinif@ameritech.net to determine start time and place and any to begin requirements that may be needed in advance of your rotation.
Clinic Locations
Lander Medical Clinic
745 Buena Vista Drive
Lander, WY 82520
Physicians: Dr.’s Shalini Forbis and Ryan Firth
Wind River Family and Community Health Care
14 Great Plains Road
Riverton, WY 82501
Physician: Dr. Louisa Mook
Credentialing
Contact Dr. Shalini Forbis, MD at 307-332-2941 or by e-mail at shalinif@ameritech.net to determine start time and place and any requirements that may be needed in advance of your rotation.
Rotation Information
Student will split outpatient time between Lander Medical Clinic which is a private multidisciplinary practice and the Wind River Care Clinic which serves a Native American population from the Wind River Reservation, home to the Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho tribes.
Student will round with Dr. Forbis on her call days as well as her weekend on call during the rotation, this includes newborn nursery (including responding to high-risk deliveries) and admissions from the ER.
Housing Information
Students will contact to ask, or students will need to e-mail gowwami@uw.edu for housing funding information.