CONTACT
Site Director:
Dr. Penelope Goode
penelope.goode@providence.org
LOCATION
St. Peter Hospital Emergency Department
413 Lilly Road NE
Olympia, WA 98506
Site Coordinator:
Beverlie Chase
beverlie.chase@providence.org
Washington WWAMI Program Administrator:
Stacey Erdahl
fauchald@uw.edu
clerkship information
If you have any questions regarding your rotation, please contact Dr. Goode.
Clinical Schedule
Please contact Beverlie Chase 4 weeks prior to your rotation to arrange your schedule and orientation.
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.
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.