CONTACT
Site Director:
Sam Paczkowski, MD
spaczkowski@hotmail.com
(406) 794-1042
LOCATION
St. Vincent Healthcare
1233 North 30th St.
Billings, MT 59101
Site Coordinator:
Jenny Jutz
jenny.jut@riverstonehealth.org
(406) 247-3285
Montana WWAMI Administrator:
Judi Sullivan
jasulliv@uw.edu
(208) 995-6264
clerkship information
Drug Testing
Students rotating in Billings are required to complete a drug scan prior to their rotation. You can find more information on the SOM Compliance/Drug Testing webpage.
Schedule
Dr. Paczkowski will create your schedule approximately 2-3 weeks prior to your rotation and send it to you.
Orientation
You will report to Dr. Paczkowski on the first day of your rotation. He will provide a tour of the ED. Jenny Jutz will provide details on where/when to arrive, parking, etc.
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 morning of the clerkship and details 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.
Housing
Please check with Jenny Jutz regarding housing for this rotation.