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Welcome to theWelcome to theFamily Medicine ClerkshipFamily Medicine Clerkship

I. Course Operations

II. Grading

III. Site Information

IV. Scheduling

V. Questions

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Family Medicine ClerkshipFamily Medicine Clerkship

6-Week clerkshipAmbulatory focusLimited in-patient exposure varies by site27 training sites in WWAMI regionOne student at most sites during each

rotation. Maximum two students per rotation.

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Goal and ObjectivesGoal and Objectives

Our Goal: Students will learn and apply the Family Medicine approach to health care

Students will achieve this goal by meeting four objectives outlined on our web site

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CurriculumCurriculum

Daily interactions with patients working one-on-one with preceptors and senior residents

Family Medicine Clerkship Web Site See Requirements section on our web site LCME tracking of your experience is required

No required textbook.

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Working One-On-One with Faculty in Yakima

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Course OperationsCourse OperationsCourse OperationsCourse Operations

Our web site gives detailsTake your computerElectronic communications required

Email reminder prior to clerkship start sent to your UW address.

Notify School of Medicine of E-mail address changes Physical address changes Name changes

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Family Medicine Family Medicine Clerkship Web SiteClerkship Web SiteFamily Medicine Family Medicine Clerkship Web SiteClerkship Web Site

URL: http://www.fammed.washington.edu/predoctoral/clerkship

Or

Google: UW Family Medicine Clerkship

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RequirementsRequirements

Clerkships are managed experiences with requirements.

Ignoring the requirements will impact your grade.

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GradingGrading

Criteria for Honors, High Pass, Pass on web siteYou will receive a separate professionalism

grade (as in all clerkships)Clerkship exam

Pass/Fail - if you pass it does not change your grade Repeat allowed after first failure with no possibility of

Honors Second exam failure: repeat clerkship

Grades are posted online through the “Assignment Tracker” on our website.

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Grading

Mid/End of Clerkship Review meetings required

Weekly completion of Assignment Tracker required for these review meetings

Failure to meet this requirement means No possibility of honors

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SchedulingScheduling

Site SelectionHousingThird Year Track Selection

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Site SelectionSite Selection

Same core experiences at each siteEach site has distinguishing

characteristicsChoose a site that fits your interests and

needs

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Site SelectionSite Selection

Geographic diversityRural, Urban, Suburban, UnderservedCommunity and Residency sitesDiverse patient populations

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WWAMI Program Site Map

Indicates presence of both Family Medicine Clerkship & Residency

Sandpoint

St. Maries

Moscow

Grangeville

Salmon

Driggs

Shoshone Blackfoot

Emmett

Nampa

Boise

Orofino

X

AMcCallW

HaileyW

Plummer

Bozeman

Ronan

Libby

Whitefish

Cut Bank

Havre

Helena

Dillon Sheridan

Livingston

Red Lodge

Columbus

Lewistown

Glasgow

Baker

Wolf Point

Miles City

Billings

ABelgrade

Butte

Kalispell

LaramieCheyenne

Newcastle

Sheridan

Torrington

Green River

Montpelier

FerndaleBellingham

Anacortes

Darrington

Everett

Shelton

Bremerton

Cathlamet

Vancouver

Toppenish

Wenatchee

Othello

Odessa

Ellensburg

Yakima

Grandview

TonasketOmak

Chewelah

OlympiaMadiganUS Army

Tacoma

Spokane

Pullman

X

A

Seattle*

Moses Lake

South Bend

Cle Elum

Colville

Colfax

White Salmon

Renton

Goldendale Pasco

A

Jackson

Buffalo

Afton

Lander

Saratoga

Ob/G

Rock SpringsJuneau

Kodiak Island

Metlakatla

Seward

Wasilla

Soldotna

Anchorage

DillinghamHomer

ABethel

W

Stevensville

W

Gillette

Cottonwood

Wrangell

09/05/08

W

W

Cody

Kemmerer

Coeur d’Alene

Klawock

White Sulphur Springs

Sundance

Malad City

Wheatland

Polson

Fort Benton

Walla Walla

Westport

Auburn

KettleFalls

Great Falls

Heart Butte

EurekaBonnersFerry

W

Kirkland

Redmond

Davenport

Unalaska

Unalakleet

Dayton

W

Leavenworth

Hamilton

La Conner

Idaho Falls

IntMdMontesano

Enumclaw

Rexburg

IntMdFam Ob/G

Neuro

PedsPsych

Fam

FamIntMd

FamIntMd

EMd

PsychSurgOb/GFam

Neuro

Neuro

Pocatello

PedsFam Fam

IntMd

IntMd

Fam

Ob/G

Fam

NeuroIntMdOb/G

Fam

FamIntMd

Ob/GPeds

Psych

IntMd

Psych

Fam

Fam

IntMd

Ob/G

Ob/GOb/GFa m

Ob/GPeds

Ob/G

Fam

Peds

Fam

Neuro

Peds

CC

Neuro

Neuro

Neuro

Neuro

NeuroCC

CC

Surg

Neuro

Ob/G

X

Fam

Peds

Psych

Fam

Kent/DesMoinesIntMd

Ob/G

Fam

mFa

mFa

mFa

Fam

PsychSurg

Missoula

Ob/GIntMd

PsychSurg

A

Ob/G

Lewiston

Cascade

Weiser

IM

A

Post Falls

Caldwell

MaltaConrad

Big Timber

Lame DeerCrow Agency

Ennis

Hardin

Ketchikan

Eastsound

MarysvilleBrewster

Buckley

Chelan

Grand Coulee

X

NewportOkanogan

RitzvilleW

F

F

F

Twin Falls

Sun Valley

Fam

WWAMI track location

MammothHot Springs

F

F

F

F

IM

IM

Ps

Ps

IM

F

FF Shelby

F Big Sky

FBrowning

F

IM

IM

IM

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IM

F

IM

Pd

Ps

Ps

Fairbanks

Ob/GSurg AIM Ps

Pd

Pd

IM

IM

FRupert

F

F

DowneyF

F

F

F

AmericanFalls

X

Fam

Powell

Fam

IntMdIM

Ob/GFam

Fam

NeuroPeds

IntMd

F

FF

F Nome

F Dutch Harbor

F

Cordova

Pt. Angeles

Neuro

Fa m

F

F

F

F

F

*Seattle

Surg

CCPedsPsychPsych

Ob/G

Fam

NeuroEMdIntMd

FamIntMd

FF

F

F

F

WWAMI Clinical Medical Education Office

F

F

F

Douglas

F

F

F

Rathdrum

F

F

F

F

F

FF

F

F

FStevenson

F

Davenport

Cheney

F

F

F

W

Ob/G

Ob/G

Peds(Multiple locations for each dept.)

F

Pd

Residency Programs

IntMd

Peds

Fam

Psych

SurgFam

IntMd

Ob/G

1st Year sites(University Phase)

Rural / Underserved Opportunities Program (R/UOP)

Area HealthEducation Center (AHEC)A

LEGEND

WWAMI Rural Integrated Training Experience (WRITE)W

EMd

CC Peds

WWAMI Rural Residency Rotations

F: Family Medicine IM: Internal Medicine Ob/G: Ob/GynecologyPd: Pediatrics Ps: Psychiatry

WWAMI Track location

Neuro

Fam Med

Internal Med

Ob/Gyn

Pediatrics

PsychiatryPsych

Ob/G

Chron Care

Emerg Med

Fam Med

Internal Med

Neurology

Ob/Gyn

Pediatrics

Psychiatry

Surgery

Req. Clerkship Sites

WWAMI Clinical Medical Education Office

Casper

FamPsych

PsSurg

F

F

CCBellevue

IM

2008-09

F

FKotzebue

Barrow

North Pole

F Delta Junction

F

F

Prince of Wales Is.

F Petersburg

FF

HainesF

F Valdez

Sidney

Anaconda

DeerPark

Ilwaco

Mt. Vernon

Tacoma

WW

Lapwai

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Washington SitesWashington Sites

AnacortesBremertonCountry DoctorG.H. ResidencyMadiganOlympiaOmakRenton Valley

Sea MarSpokane ResidencySpokane ValleySwedish-Cherry HillSwedish-First HillTacomaUWMCYakima

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Near Petersburg, Alaska

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Other WWAMI SitesOther WWAMI Sites

Wyoming Buffalo Torrington

Alaska Anchorage Petersburg Nome

Montana Billings Missoula Havre Whitefish

Idaho Boise Pocatello

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HousingHousing

Housing accommodations vary across sites.Housing Needs Survey

Complete as part of your 3rd year registration Critical to know:

If you are bringing anyone with you.If you are willing to share housing with person of opposite

sex.

Notify the School of Medicine immediately if your needs change.

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Scenes from SE Alaska

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Call & PagersCall & Pagers

Call varies from site to siteAs often as every third night though less in

many sitesIf this is of concern, contact the site

coordinator for updated informationBring your pager and/or cell phone if it will

work; this is NOT requiredSites often provide pagers when needed

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Duty Hours / Absence Policy

Duty Hours and Absence Policy are similar to all other third-year clerkships

Details are on our web siteCommunicate time off needs before the start of

the clerkship, after reading policyFew exceptions made except for personal

emergenciesExpect to be in clinic the entire last weekSites determine whether you work on UW

holidays (as with all clerkships).

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Family Medicine Clerkship-Whitefish, MT

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Site Selection InformationSite Selection Information

Site descriptions on our web site

Visit us in E 304

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Flying into Nome, Alaska - our newest clerkship site

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Third Year Track SelectionThird Year Track Selection

Choose from one of eight options

Consider the clerkship order that best suits your needs.

Everyone has to take some clerkship first.

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Schedule with CareSchedule with Care

Prioritize your own personal interests and needs when scheduling.

Consider excellent sites all over WWAMI region.

Changes later in the year will be difficult.All requests for scheduling changes go

through the registrar, Ms. Connie Lamb and not through Family Medicine

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Family Medicine UW Clerkship TeamFamily Medicine UW Clerkship Team

Visit us at Health Sciences E-304Visit our web siteE-mail us (info on web site)Call us at 543.9425 Toby Keys Program Coordinator

Amanda Keerbs, MD Faculty Co-director

Tom Greer, MD Faculty Co-director

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Questions?Questions?

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Family Medicine Clerkship Second Year Scheduling

Tom Greer MD, MPH Last revised 11/18/2008