Neurology 668

Northwest Campus - UW Medicine

Clinic
11011 Meridian Ave N., Suite 201
Seattle, WA 98133
Site Director: Marc Kirschner, MD
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Office Contact:
Tawan Henderson
UWMC/NW Neurology
PH: 206-668-4009  
Fax: 206-668-1182
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Hospital
1550 N 115th St.
Seattle,WA98133

Northwest Campus Map

Student Information

Clerkship orientation: You will receive an email directing you to watch an orientation and computer training video online from the medical staff coordinator. 

Badging:  Any UMMC badge can be used for doorway access and parking access.  The Northwest Campus Public Safety office is located near the Checkers Café in B-120 on the Main Northwest Campus (hospital address above). Their hours are 7:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Monday – Friday, and you may call their office at 206-668-1200 or by email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

After Badging:  Report to Tawan or Dr. Kirschner at Neurology Clinic between 0800-0900.

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

Driving & parking: Minimal street parking is available on N 115th for the hospital. Parking at the hospital is $78.00 per month or $10.00 per day. When you arrive at the Public Safety Office (Also the parking office), they will be able to assist with both the ID badge and parking set up if needed.  Remember to specify that you also need parking options at the clinic (address above).

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.

Site Expectations

General: Students will be dividing their time between the inpatient and outpatient Neurology services.  Half of the day will be outpatient, while the other half will be inpatient. The attending on service will let you know which half of the day will be allotted for each. Friday’s will be a full inpatient day, since the outpatient clinic is closed on Friday’s.

Wear your badge at all times. 

The dress code for the site is professional; white coats should be worn; ties are optional for men.

Faculty: During the 4-weeks you will interact with several of the faculty.

Clinical Experience

Inpatient experience:  During your inpatient time, you will have hands-on clinical experience and also are expected to follow your patients on service. The inpatient neurology team sees a wide range of acute neurologic disorders. There is a neurohospitalist that covers the service weekly, and you will be working with each neurohospitalist closely. Students are expected to see 2-5 inpatients per week on average. The student is expected to follow their assigned patient from time of consultation until discharge or the resolution of the consult issue. A reasonable guideline is to follow 1-3 patients at any time. There are no weekend or night call responsibilities.

Clinic experience:  During your outpatient time, you will be shadowing the neurologists in the private practice clinic. Each day, you will have the opportunity to shadow a different neurologist in clinic. This experience is valuable for understanding what types of neurologic problems are seen on an outpatient basis. You may have the opportunity to see EMG/NCS performed and also some EEG’s read by the outpatient physicians. It would benefit you to pay attention to how each different neurologist has their unique ability to ascertain the localization and diagnosis of each neurologic problem.