CONTACT
Site Director:
Adrianne Soo, MD
Adrianne.Soo@Swedish.org
LOCATION
Swedish Medical Center
Cherry Hill Campus
540 16th Ave
Seattle, WA 98122
Site Coordinator:
Swedish GME Office
GMEonboarding@swedish.org
(206) 320-5301
Washington WWAMI Program Administrator:
Stacey Erdahl
fauchald@uw.edu
clerkship information
Credentialing Forms
Swedish GME will send you an onboarding checklist of requirements to complete prior to your rotation. You may contact the GME office for any questions regarding credentialing, GMEOnboarding@swedish.org (206) 320-5301. Please complete all credentialing items 3-4 weeks in advance of your start, in order to be badged in time to start your rotation.
Clinical Schedule
Students will be scheduled for approximately 15 eight-hour shifts over the 4 week period.
Didactics and Skills Lab
On the first & second (usually) Wednesdays of the clerkship, you will attend the didactics and skills lab at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. These run from 8 am-12 pm. You will not be scheduled clinically these mornings and the proceeding evening. A lecture schedule will be emailed to you prior to your first day.
Final Exam
You will take the NBME “shelf” exam for EM. The exam will be on the final Friday of the clerkship, more information will be emailed prior to the test.
- The exam is online and consists of 110 questions. You will have 2 hours and 45 minutes to complete it.
- We recommend the “Case Files for EM” book to prepare for the exam.
- The CDEM curriculum is also helpful in preparation.
Absentee Policy
Familiarize yourself with our absentee guidelines posted on our website. Absences (other than illness and emergencies) will affect your grade if they occur unannounced or without permission.