UWSOM PEDS Explore and Focus Rotation Orientation Information
Seattle Explore & Focus Pediatric Medical Student Program
- Rebekah Burns, MD, Director, Pediatric Medical Student Program
- Esther Chung, MD, MPH, Associate Program Director for Explore & Focus Advanced Patient Care Clerkships and Sub-Internships
- Emily Myers, MD, Associate Program Director for Explore and Focus Electives
- Sara Fear is the Medical Student Program Manager
- My Linh Nguyen is the Training & Credentialing Coordinator
- We are located in OC.7.830
- Please feel free to contact us for anything!
Final Grades
- Final grades are determined by each division and are completed and submitted using the EValue system (for UWSOM students).
- The Medical Student Program works very hard to process all grades within one month of your rotation.
Survival Guide Downloadable PDF
A PDF of the Seattle Children’s Graduate Medical Education Survival Guide here: sg.uwpeds.org You can download the PDF to your smart phone or other device, though it can be viewed at the above link without downloading. The file is embedded with bookmarks to each section and clickable links to each topic in the table of contents. It works well in phone apps such as Adobe Reader and iBooks, (instructions for the latter if needed.)
Computer Problems
- You can avoid password problems by logging yourself off of computers when you are finished and always doing a fresh login when you sit down at a computer for the first time. Your login and password are set up with your specific permissions and you should never use someone else’s login information.
- For help with Network or CIS problems, please contact the Children’s Service Desk at 987-1111
Attendance
- The Department of Pediatrics follows the UWSOM Attendance Policy.
- If you are ill or otherwise unable to come in for your rotation, it is your responsibility to contact your inpatient team or clinic preceptor. In addition, YOU MUST contact the Medical Student Office at 206-987-2008 or medical.students@seattlechildrens.org.
Food Service Options at SCH
The Seattle Children’s Ocean Cafeteria is open 6:30AM to 7:30PM seven days a week. Effective 6/3/2024, overnight food service is suspended indefinitely.
Medical students attending the noon time Resident Teaching Conference are welcome to grab lunch at the conference. Please do not take food if you aren’t staying for the conference.
Medical students on overnight shifts only are welcome to grab a snack/food item from the GME Lounge (RC.2.731) or Resident ED refrigerator. Please note that GME Lounge is video monitored.
Goals, Objectives and Expectations: https://sites.uw.edu/medevalu/exploreandfocus/
Executive Resident Rounds & Regular Teaching Conferences at SCH
Executive Resident Rounds are held every Thursday, 2:00-3:00PM with one of the pediatric executive (formerly chief) residents. All students on Explore & Focus rotations at SCH are welcome to join! During the session, a sub-I will give a brief (1 minutes) case presentation, and the ResExec will lead a discussion about pertinent physical exam findings, laboratory abnormalities, and radiographic findings. The sessions will be very interactive and all students are welcome to participate. A more thorough description is here. Please feel free to contact the ResExecs if you have any questions.
You can find info about the other teaching conferences for SCH students here.