MED EM 659 – Anchorage, Alaska

Clerkship Information

Credentialing

You should begin your credentialing process 8 weeks before the start of your rotation. Please contact the GME coordinator, Norman Reeves at nwreeves@anthc.org to start this process.

You will be sent the Rotation Request Form via DocuSign for you to complete and submit. You’ll also be sent the Application Packet via DocuSign.

We will need a copy of the following:

• CV
• Immunization Records
• Photo
• Driver’s License
• ACLS/BLS type certifications you may have
• We will also need the following from your University:
• Letter of good standing
• Malpractice coverage

Please e-mail Dr. Larsen 2 weeks prior to your start date to check in and ask about specifics regarding the 1st day of your rotation. YOU WILL NOT be provided with a schedule in advance of your 1st day. The schedule is something that will be developed with Dr. Navitsky on the 1st day of your rotation.

Clinical Schedule

You will have 13-15 clinical shifts 8-12 hours in length. Shift times will be various hours within a 24-hour 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.

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 to you 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

Housing is provided through the Alaska WWAMI Clinical Office. Contact the Alaska WWAMI Program Coordinator, Ciera Stafford, for more details: cejstaff@uw.edu