{"id":1206,"date":"2019-08-12T20:56:29","date_gmt":"2019-08-12T20:56:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/uwpeds\/wwami\/?p=1206"},"modified":"2024-08-12T20:13:20","modified_gmt":"2024-08-12T20:13:20","slug":"peds-624-pediatric-emergency-medicine-spokane","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/uwpeds\/wwami\/peds-624-pediatric-emergency-medicine-spokane\/","title":{"rendered":"PEDS 624 &#8211; Pediatric Emergency Medicine &#8211; Spokane, WA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Spokane<\/strong> is the economic and cultural center of the&nbsp;Spokane metropolitan area, the&nbsp;Spokane Coeur d&#8217;Alene combined statistical area, and the&nbsp;Inland Northwest. It is known as the birthplace of&nbsp;Father&#8217;s Day, and locally by the nickname of &#8220;Lilac City&#8221;. Officially, Spokane goes by the nickname of&nbsp;Hooptown USA, due to Spokane&#8217;s annual hosting of the&nbsp;Spokane Hoopfest, the world&#8217;s largest basketball tournament.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The city and the wider Inland Northwest area are served by&nbsp;Spokane International Airport, 5 miles west of&nbsp;Downtown Spokane, which is located near another airfield at&nbsp;Fairchild Air Force Base. According to the&nbsp;2010 census, Spokane had a population of 208,916,&nbsp;making it the&nbsp;second-most populous city in Washington, and the&nbsp;97th-largest city in the United States<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.providence.org\/locations\/wa\/sacred-heart-childrens-hospital\">Sacred Heart Children\u2019s Hospital<\/a><br><\/strong>101 W 8<sup>th<\/sup> Ave<br>Spokane, WA 99204<br>P: (509) 474-3131<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Site Director<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"mailto:starango@sepspokane.com\">Stacy Tarango, MD<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><u>Regional Support<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"mailto:kellyj13@uw.edu\">Kelly Juarez<\/a><br>P: (509) 313-7917<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><u>Credentialing<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Spokane Regional Office will contact you via email 6-8 weeks prior to the start of your elective to compete required forms. If you need additional regional assistance, or have questions about your rotation, please contact <a href=\"mailto:kellyj13@uw.edu\">Kelly Juarez<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><u>Housing<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Housing will be coordinated on your behalf by&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:kellyj13@uw.edu\">Kelly Juarez<\/a>. For travel reimbursements, please contact&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/sites.uw.edu\/gowwami\/\">GoWWAMI<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><u>Transportation<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In general, public transportation in Spokane is inadequate, so having a car is required.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><u>Schedule<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prior to the start of your rotation, please contact <a href=\"mailto:starango@sepspokane.com\">Stacy Tarango, MD<\/a> to determine your start time and place.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spokane is the economic and cultural center of the&nbsp;Spokane metropolitan area, the&nbsp;Spokane Coeur d&#8217;Alene combined statistical area, and the&nbsp;Inland Northwest. It is known as the birthplace of&nbsp;Father&#8217;s Day, and locally by the nickname of &#8220;Lilac City&#8221;. 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