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Neurology 661

MultiCare Neurology
Puyallup & Tacoma, WA

Tacoma Office:
915 6th Ave, Ste 100
Tacoma, WA 98405
Site Co-Directors: Sarah Kranick, MD and Greg Bell, MD
Office 253-403-7277
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Office Manager: Kimberly Pase
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Phone: 253-697-4747
Fax: 253-697-4760

Puyallup Office:
1701 Third St SE, Suite 201
Puyallup, WA 98372

 

Pre-arrival Requirements

Student onboarding is handled via the myClinicalExchange (mCE) web based platform.  The neurology clerkship administrator Serena Wong will enter your name.  Contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if you don't see your name.  Please complete the process 6-weeks prior to the start. 

1.  Paperwork you will need to upload.

  • National background screen
  • WSP WATCH report
  • Immunizations
  • One MultiCare-specific form available on mCE
  • jpeg photo

2.  EPIC is the EMR.  Training is not required.  But, after receiving your account number, you can ask for the EPIC education class schedule by contacting This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..  Classes are offered every 2-weeks.

3.  Need for more information may come directly from Kareena Andreas or the mCE system.  You should expect to get an "all-clear" message when complete.  Experience shows that direct mCE messages may go to junk.  If you are worried that the process has stalled, please check your junk folder.


Kareena Andreas
MedAc Specialist for Puget Sound and Yakima
MultiCare Health System
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Office 253-403-8684 
PO Box 5299, MS: 1313-5-Broadway, Tacoma WA 98415

 

Orientation, First Day & What To Bring

Clerkship orientation: Online.  You will receive an email the week before you start.

Equipment to bring: White coat and name tag, reflex hammer, tuning fork (128Hz), stethoscope, (Ophthalmoscope recommended).

 

Travel & Housing

Mileage reimbursement: You will receive mileage reimbursement for one roundtrip to and from Puyallup, and for your trips back and forth to Seattle for weekly class meetings. Contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to arrange for reimbursement.

This site has two clinics: one in Tacoma and one in Puyallup. Students will spend time at both clinics, but will start in the Tacoma clinic. The clinics are 19 miles apart. Keep track of which site you are travelling from on the days you come to Seattle for class meetings. The Puyallup and Tacoma sites are not equal distance from Seattle, and so your starting point is necessary in order to reimburse you properly.

Housing: Contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to arrange.

Driving directions to the Puyallup clinic: Please contact the office manager for directions, or use one of the online map/directions websites (such as Google maps or Map Quest).  Click here for directions to MultiCare Hospitals.

 

Course Requirements

Pocket syllabus: A “pocket syllabus”, referenced in the orientation video, will be available at your site or first didactics.  A printable (PDF) version is also available on the Pocket Syllabus page.

Didactics: Didactics take place on Thursdays, 1:00-4:00PM at the UW. The room schedule and details are on the Didactics page. Room information may change at the end of each rotation, so be sure to check the table the weekend before you begin.

Cases: Two case write-ups are due each week. The clerkship director will email the assigned case numbers to you on or before the first day of the clerkship. Further information is available in the orientation video and on the Cases page. Please note that the first cases are due on the first Thursday of your clerkship by 1:00PM Pacific fime.

Patient log: You are required to log in the patients you have seen each week. The log is described in the clerkship orientation video. Additional details are on the Patient Log page.

Clinical & Bioethical CEX exercises: You are required to do both a clinical and a bioethical mini-CEX for this course. See the Mini-CEX page for details.

Presentations: Presentation requirements are described in the orientation video and are available on the Presentations page.

Final exam: The scheduling/notification process runs through UW Testing Services and the contact email is This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. See the Final Exam page for information about the exam.