CONTACT
Site Director:
Emilie Fowlkes, MD, MME
emilie.fowlkes@providence.org
LOCATION
Providence St. Patrick Hospital
500 W. Broadway
Missoula, Montana 59802
Site Coordinator:
Elizabeth Kelsey
elizabeth.kelsey@providence.org
Montana WWAMI Administrator:
Judi Sullivan
jasulliv@uw.edu
(208) 995-6264
Before You Arrive
Credentialing
Students should contact Elizabeth Kelsey 4 weeks prior to their rotation to complete the credentialing process. Students rotating at Providence St. Patrick Hospital are required to provide documentation of a TB test within the past year.
Orientation & Schedule
Dr. Fowlkes will create your schedule 1-2 weeks prior to the start of your rotation and will email it to you.
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.
Housing
Kari Schubarth will provide you with details on student housing about a week before your rotation via email. Please be sure to follow the apartment rules and complete the check out process, failure to do so may affect your grade.