Orientation
Scheduled the first Monday of your rotation. Attendance is mandatory. Four weeks prior to the start of your clerkship you will be emailed site-specific instructions.
Clinical
As the ED is open 24/7, students can expect to work weekends, holidays, and night shifts.
Please review the Work Hours Policy for Required Clerkships for guidelines on medical student staffing in the ED.
In order to best accommodate shift trades and stay within UW School of Medicine's work hours policy you must request approval for any shift trades 2 business days before the day of the scheduled shift you want to trade out of. Our office is closed on the weekends and holidays, so please keep this in mind when requesting a shift exchange. In an emergency situation where you cannot reach our office, please email the Clerkship Director.
HMC/UWMC (MED EM 606)
Fourteen shifts total:
- 4 x 8-hour shifts at UWMC. Shift times will be 6 am-2 pm, 2 pm-10 pm, and 10 pm-6 am.
- 10 x 8-hour shifts at HMC, comprising 3 trauma and 7 medicine shifts. Shift times will be 6 am-2 pm, 2 pm-10 pm, and 10 pm-6 am.
WWAMI
Please contact your site administrator for details.
Required Labs
HMC/UWMC, Swedish, NWH & VA Puget Sound
Skills/Case Labs: Held the first and second week of the clerkship from 8 am-12 pm at the Harborview campus. Meet at HMC WISH, the 3rd floor of the Ninth and Jefferson Building (NJB).
Attendance and participation in the above is mandatory. Failure to attend labs without an excused absence, watch lectures, or participate in discussion boards will result in a "fail" for a final grade. We do not allow absences from labs or lectures for residency interviews.