{"id":2734,"date":"2023-07-17T22:01:58","date_gmt":"2023-07-17T22:01:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/uwpeds\/wwami\/?p=2734"},"modified":"2025-07-14T20:19:27","modified_gmt":"2025-07-14T20:19:27","slug":"peds-607-pediatric-rheumatology-boise-id","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/uwpeds\/wwami\/peds-607-pediatric-rheumatology-boise-id\/","title":{"rendered":"PEDS 607 &#8211; Pediatric Rheumatology &#8211; Boise, ID"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stlukesonline.org\/communities-and-locations\/facilities\/clinics\/st-lukes-childrens-rheumatology-boise\">St. Luke\u2019s Children\u2019s Rheumatology \u2013 Boise<\/a><br>305 E Jefferson St.<br>Boise, ID 83712<br>P: (208) 381-9700<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stlukesonline.org\/communities-and-locations\/facilities\/clinics\/st-lukes-childrens-rheumatology-meridian\">St. Luke\u2019s Children\u2019s Rheumatology \u2013 Meridian<\/a><br>520 S Eagle Rd<br>Suite #3211<br>Meridian, ID 83642<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><u>Site Director<\/u><\/strong><br><br><a href=\"mailto:Sontheic@slhs.org\">Clay Sontheimer, MD<\/a><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><u>Credentialing<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Student credentialing and onboarding for clerkships that rotate through the St. Luke\u2019s Health System are now handled via myClinicalExchange, a web-based platform. The <a href=\"mailto:idwwami@uw.edu\">Idaho WWAMI Team<\/a> will add the rotation dates to myClinicalExchange, and St. Luke\u2019s Health System team will approve the rotation and review any onboarding documents within that system. Please note St. Luke&#8217;s requires students to have health insurance coverage and will only place students who meet this requirement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There is a cost to create an account to use the program. You can submit for reimbursement from <a href=\"mailto:gowwami@uw.edu\">GoWWAMI<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All scheduling will continue be completed through the UWSOM\u2019s registrar\u2019s office, so you should not be making any changes to or requesting rotations in myClinicalExchange.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><u>Housing<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Students are responsible for arranging housing during this clerkship. This can be requested from <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.uw.edu\/gowwami\/\">GoWWAMI<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><u>Schedule<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The elective is predominantly outpatient-based. Students will attend clinic on Tuesday through Friday, 8:00AM \u2013 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To find out where to meet and start your first day, please contact&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto::mailto:Sontheic@slhs.org\">Clay Sontheimer<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><u>Experience<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After participating in the pediatric rheumatology elective, trainees will be able to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Evaluate and work-up common pediatric complaints such as joint pain, fever, fatigue, etc. through thorough history-taking and physical examination.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Demonstrate appropriate use of laboratory evaluation in evaluating for rheumatologic disease.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Recognize different pathways of inflammatory conditions and general approach to treatment.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Partner with other pediatric providers in treating complex, multisystem disease in children.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>After completion of this elective the student will be able to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Gather information and conduct a patient interview in a manner appropriate to generate a consultation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Demonstrate the diagnostic approach to common childhood complaints such as:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Joint pain<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Recurrent fevers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Chronic fatigue<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Describe the diagnostic evaluation and management of common rheumatologic problems, including:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Juvenile idiopathic arthritis<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Systemic lupus<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Juvenile dermatomyositis<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Systemic vasculitis<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>St. Luke\u2019s Children\u2019s Rheumatology \u2013 Boise305 E Jefferson St.Boise, ID 83712P: (208) 381-9700 St. Luke\u2019s Children\u2019s Rheumatology \u2013 Meridian520 S Eagle RdSuite #3211Meridian, ID 83642 Site Director Clay Sontheimer, MD Credentialing Student credentialing and onboarding for clerkships that rotate through the St. Luke\u2019s Health System are now handled via myClinicalExchange, a web-based platform. 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