CONTACT
Site Director:
James McCue, MD
jmccue@uw.edu
LOCATION
UWMC - Northwest
1550 N 115th St Main Hospital
Seattle, WA 98133
Washington WWAMI Program Administrator:
Stacey Erdahl
fauchald@uw.edu
CLERKSHIP INFORMATION
Please contact the Site Director to arrange your schedule, and to learn more about things that must be done prior to your first day.
Orientation Information
Please bring your Husky Card for access to the ED. Wear scrubs of choice (also available in the ED).
There is a parking garage located on Northwest’s Campus. You will need to pay to park if you’re driving. Alternatively, there are many public transportation lines nearby.
Clinical Schedule
Students will be scheduled for approximately 14 eight-hour shifts over the 4 week period.
Course Requirements
All information about this clerkship is on our website. Please study this.
IV CEX
Students are to place a peripheral IV under the supervision of a nurse-teacher during the first week of their clerkship. See these guidelines.
Bioethics Essay
There are many ethical dilemmas faced in the ED on a daily basis, such as in this clerkship bioethical reading. Pick one such situation you encountered during your EM clerkship and describe what you learned from it. You may prewrite your bioethics essay, 500 words maximum, then copy and paste into the OneDrive link sent to you by the clerkship administrator. Your bioethics essay must be posted by the 3rd Wednesday of the clerkship. You are also required to respond to two other posts/comments on the OneDrive document on others’ bioethical essays by the 4th Wednesday of the clerkship.
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.
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.