Neurology 671

Swedish
Seattle, WA

Swedish Neuroscience Institute
James Tower - Cherry Hill Campus
550 17th Ave. E., Suite 540
Seattle, 98122

Site Director: Christyn Edmundson, MD, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Office Contact: Tom Higgins, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., 206-320-2645

Pre-arrival Paperwork

Please expect email communication coming from New Innovations to complete the Swedish Onboarding Checklist.  Warning - check your junk mail as well.

Complete the checklist as soon as you receive it, but NO LATER than 3 weeks before your proposed rotation start.  Critical pieces of information:

• SSN
• DOB
• Photo ID Information
• When you are asked for "preceptor" put in the site director Dr. Doherty.

Please communicate directly with This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if you have questions or issues.

Janice L. Getchell MSW, M.Ed.
Program Coordinator, Graduate Medical Education
Swedish Health Services | 747 Broadway Ste. 1570
Seattle, Washington 98122
Tel: 206-386-2261 | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Orientation, First Day & What To Bring

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

First day: Report to SNI.

Directions: From the South: Take I-5 northbound to the James Street Exit (164). Turn right (east) on James Street. James will become Cherry Street. Turn right (south) on 18th Avenue. Turn right on Jefferson (west). Turn right into the main entrance (north).

From the North: Take I-5 southbound to the James Street Exit (165A). Turn left (east) on James Street. James will become Cherry Street. Turn right (south) on 18th Avenue. Turn right on Jefferson (west). Turn right into the main entrance (north).

Parking: There is no free parking available for students. The hospital parking garage is on 16th Avenue between East Cherry Street and East Jefferson Street.

Bus information: Online bus trip planner: http://tripplanner.kingcounty.gov/cgi-bin/itin_page.pl

Equipment to bring: Your UW ID badge (Swedish will not issue you one), white coat and name tag, reflex hammer, tuning fork (128Hz), stethoscope, (ophthalmoscope recommended).

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 & Clinic Experience

General: Students are expected to spend four and one-half days per week at the Neurology Division of SNI. One-half day is reserved for didactics at the University of Washington.

Dress Code: Professional attire. A white coat is preferable. Ties are not required for men.

Faculty:

Clerkship Schedule: The medical student clerkship at Swedish Neuroscience Institute is composed of:

• 3 weeks of outpatient neurology clinics
• 1 weeks of inpatient consultations
• 2 key neuroscience conferences each week (attendance required)

Brain Tumor Board (SNI Large Conference Room, James Tower, 5th floor) Mondays 7:30-8:30 AM
SNI Grand Rounds (Swedish Conference Center, James Tower, 1st floor) Thursdays 7:30-8:30 AM

Inpatient Rotation: The SNI Inpatient Neurology Team (INT) is a busy admitting and consultative service. Hospitalized and emergency room patients are seen with a wide spectrum of acute neurological disorders. Over half of the patients are evaluated for cerebrovascular disease, including management of acute stroke. Students round with the team, attend neuroradiology rounds, and see new patients daily. One to three new consults are staffed with attending neurologists each day.

Outpatient Clinic Rotation: A clinic schedule is below but may vary based on provider schedules.  Confirm with Dr. Doherty at the beginning of the block.  Students will see a combination of new and follow-up patients with a wide variety of neurological illnesses.  A combination of autonomy and shadowing will be used.

Other training opportunities include neurosurgery, neuroradiology, observation of procedures including EMG, EEG, evoked potentials, and lumbar puncture.

Clinic runs from 8 AM to 5 PM. There are no weekend or night call responsibilities.