Goals and Objectives
- Recognize and discuss the common ambulatory problems common to the surgical specialty. This includes the ability to formulate a differential diagnosis and development of a plan to establish the diagnosis.
- Identify and differentiate acute problems needing immediate attention by a surgeon and those that are more chronic in nature.
- Outline a plan of management for these patients.
- At the completion of the clerkship experience, be able to identify conditions that warrant referral to a surgeon and differentiate them from those that may be managed by the primary care physician.
- In the clinic, demonstrate and sharpen skills in basic surgical techniques such as excision of cutaneous and subcutaneous lesions, knot-tying, suturing, and limited dissection.
Important Instructions
Each of these sites have extensive and time-sensitive credentialing and onboarding and may reach out to students up to four months in advance to begin the process. Please ensure that you follow the timeline as dictated by the site to complete necessary credentialing. Do not wait for the Department of Surgery’s enrollment email that is generally sent out six week prior to the start. The timeline for credentialing set forth by the site overrides the department’s standard timeline. If the site coordinator reaches out to you to begin onboarding early, please do not wait until the last minute! Failure to complete require onboarding and credentialing will result in your elective being cancelled.
A PHOTO ID BADGE IS REQUIRED AT ALL SITES. NO EXCEPTIONS.
SURG 658: Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital – Tacoma, WA
Site Directors:
Dr. Meade Barlow | mpbarlow@multicare.org
Dr. Mauricio Escobar | Mauricio.escobar@multicare.org
Site Coordinator: Kareena Andreas | Kareena.Andreas@multicare.org | (P) 253-403-8684
Site Onboarding Tasks: No less than six weeks prior to the start of the rotation (or sooner if requested by the site), please provide the following information to the site coordinator:
- Phone/pager number
- School email address
- JPEG photo (to be used for ID badge)
- Complete Multicare’s online GME forms
- Proof of Immunizations required including Pertussis vaccine
This site requires a drug screening which must be completed through the SOM: Details on ordering drug screen
SURG 659: Madigan Army Medical Center – Tacoma, WA
Site Director: Dr. Robert Shawhan | Robert.r.shawhan.mil@health.mil
Site Coordinator: Madigan GME Office | usarmy.jblm.medcom-mamc.mbx.gme@mail.mil | (P) 253-968-1511
Site Onboarding Tasks: The GME will reach out up to four month prior to your start date to ensure there is sufficient time for processing. The background check processing time can take up to 120 days to complete. Each piece of the credentialing process is a building block – the next step can not begin until all previous steps are complete so strict adherence to the timeline that Madigan GME provides is extremely important to ensuring you are cleared to start on the first day. Please review the instructions and documents on the the SURG 671 page for further instructions. The same processes apply to SURG 659. Please note, housing is not provided for this elective course.
SURG 692: Seattle Children’s Hospital – Seattle, WA
Site Director: Dr. Caitlin Smith | Caitlin.Smith@seattlechildrens.org
Site Coordinator: Christina Parrao | christina.parrao@seattlechildrens.org | (P) 206-987-1177
Site Credentialing: My Linh Nguyen | medical.students@seattlechildrens.org| (P) 206-987-2008
Site Onboarding Tasks: No less than six week prior to the start of the rotation (or sooner if requested by the site), please provide the following information to the site coordinator AND credentialing coordinator:
- Phone/pager number
- School email address
- SSN (you may call Sara Fear with this information)
- Confirmation if you have previously completed an “Orders Online” CPOE classroom or web-based training class at SCH
Please Note: All medical students are required to complete the CPOE web-based training PRIOR to the start of their elective at SCH. Patient contact is not allowed until CPOE training and ALL required paperwork has been completed with the SCH GME office.