Medical Student Rotations at Seattle Children's

Welcome to child abuse pediatrics and the Safe Child and Adolescent Network (SCAN)! We look forward to meeting you and hope that you enjoy your time with the SCAN team.

Objectives

1. To learn the signs and symptoms of child maltreatment and understand the medical evaluation and differential diagnosis of physical abuse, sexual abuse, neglect, and medical child abuse.
2. To recognize the role of a multidisciplinary team in the assessment of child maltreatment, including medical professionals, CPS, law enforcement, and the courts.
3. To understand the physician’s legal responsibilities as a mandated reporter.
4. To recognize issues of bias and disproportionality in child protection and identify strategies to mitigate them.

Schedule

After badging/sign-in, students can report to their elective based on the calendar which will be developed for them by the team. In general, the day will run from 9:00 to 4:30, Monday through Friday. There are no weekend or after-hours responsibilities. Options for self-directed and/or remote learning can be provided if needed. The student will also be scheduled to join the team at the Harborview Abuse and Trauma Center (HATC) depending on clinical volume.

Education

Teaching will be a combination of clinical/case-based learnings, didactic sessions, multidisciplinary meetings, weekly radiology conference, readings, and informal “chalk talks.” Students will spend time with fellows, attendings, nurses, and social workers to gain an appreciation for the multidisciplinary approach to child maltreatment. When possible, students will have the opportunity to observe court testimony. Supplemental readings are available on the SCAN Team Sharepoint on CHILD.

Expectations and Self-Care

In the final week of the rotation, students will be required to give a short presentation or journal club on a topic of interest, which will be determined within the first week of the rotation. We also recognize that child maltreatment is a sensitive subject, and we will not require learners to participate in any clinical scenarios that they find triggering.

Network & EMR Access at SCH, Remote Access Info & WiFi at SCH

Network and EMR Access at SCH: Students on this rotation are required to be up-to-date with any required SCH web-based EMR and safety training modules. You will receive information from the Medical Student Office on how to complete any required modules. Once you have completed the modules and the required sign-in and badging process, you will be given network and EMR access. To log into the Network at SCH, use the username provided by the Medical Student Office and password you set when you completed the web-based training.  You wil be prompted to change your password. SCH passwords must be at least 10 characters and include at least three of the following: one uppercase letter, one lowercase letter, one number, one special character. This is the same username and password you will use to login to the EMR.

Remote Network and EMR Access: In addition to access at SCH, medical students on this rotation have remote network and EMR access through the Okta Verify system. Follow the steps on the Remote Access Help Page to register with Okta Verify.

WiFi Access at SCH: Students can connect to WiFi at SCH through the Personal Device Network (CHILD).

Accessing Epic on your phone

The Epic Haiku app allows providers to access a limited version of EpicCare. To get Haiku on your phone, download Microsoft Intune, Children’s mobile device management system app, by following the instructions (Steps 1 & 2) here. There’s info for Android and iPhones and a handy FAQ.