Department of Neurology

Neurology 657

Yakima

307 S. 12th Avenue, Suite 16
Yakima, WA 98902
Site Director: Richard Sloop, MD
Clinic Manager: Debbie Rippee  
rippeetwo@gmail.com
Phone: 509-452-1234
Fax: 509-249-5831

Pre-arrival Requirements

Two hospitals are used for this rotation.  Both have their own set of paperwork.  Complete and submit the paperwork NO LATER than 4 weeks before your rotation begins.

Astria Regional Medical Center

NEW STUDENT TO ASTRIA REGIONAL.  Fill out the Student Application Part 1 and Part 2.  There are 13 total pages.

  • There are 2 signature pages for Dr. Sloop to sign.  The second page of part 1 and the final page of part 2. 
  • After finishing the paperwork send the following:
    • The 2nd and final pages for Dr. Sloop’s signature to Debbie Rippee (fax or scan/email, see above) who will then forward that to the credentialing office.
    • All pages (fax or scan/email) to the crendentialing office.
  • Letter of Good Standing (LOGS):  Required for this site.  Please go to your E*Value profile and download the LOGS to send.  Instructions if needed.

RETURN STUDENT TO ASTRIA REGIONAL.  Fill out the abbreviated Student Application.  There are 4 pages.

  • There is 1 signature page for Dr. Sloop to sign.
  • After finishing the paperwork send the following:
    • The 2nd page for Dr. Sloop’s signature to Debbie Rippee (fax or scan/email, see above) who will then forward that to the credentialing office.
    • All pages (fax or scan/email) to the cendentialing office.
  • Letter of Good Standing (LOGS):  Required for this site.  Please go to your E*Value profile and download the LOGS to send.  Instructions if needed.

Credentialing Office
Shannon Carlson, CPCS
Medical Staff Services Supervisor
Astria Regional Medical Center
110 South Ninth Ave
Yakima, WA 98902
Tel: 509.573.3490 Fax: 509.575.5040
YAK.MedStaffSvc@astria.health

Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital

Paige Atterberry
Student Experience Specialist
Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital
paigeatterberry@yvmh.orgPhone 509-249-5670

Travel & Housing

Travel: Contact Dr. Sloop’s office for driving directions. You will receive mileage reimbursement for one roundtrip to and from Yakima. Contact Scott Bailey at sgbailey@uw.edu to arrange for travel reimbursement.

Housing: Students to set up AirBnB.  For required clerkships Airbnb is covered up to $80 per night. Please contact Scott Bailey for specifics.

First Day

Contact Dr. Sloop’s office at least a week before your start to find out when to arrive your first day.

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

Course Requirements

Course requirements are listed below. Refer to the Distance Learning page for due dates.

Clerkship orientation: You will need to view the away student orientation video on the Distance Learning page. Please let the clerkship coordinator know if you have questions or any difficulties viewing the video.

Pocket syllabus: A “pocket syllabus” will be mailed to you. A printable (PDF) version is also available on the Pocket Syllabus page.

Cases: Two case write-ups are due each week. Further information is available in the orientation video and on the Cases page. Your assigned case numbers are on the Distance Learning page. Please note that your assigned case numbers are different than for the Seattle-based students. Weekly case answers and video lectures will be available on the Distance Learning page on Thursdays after 1PM.

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: Your final exam will be held in Seattle unless you tell the clerkship director otherwise.  The scheduling/notification process runs through UW Testing Services and the contact email is somtests@uw.edu. You may have the last Wednesday off for travel and studying. See the Final Exam page for more information.