May 29th - June 1st 2012
Course Chairs:
Dr. Karen McDonough, kmcdonou@uw.edu
Dr. Genevieve Pagalilauan, jadepag@uw.edu
Course description
Capstone is a required, one week course taught primarily in small group and workshop format. It is designed as a “Continuing Medical Education” course, in which students choose which sessions to attend. Grading is pass/fail, and is based on attendance, which will be tracked via evaluations. Attendance at 90% of sessions is required for a passing grade.
Course Objectives
At the completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Give and receive signout
- Evaluate and initiate management of common cross cover problems and medical issues appropriate to their planned specialties.
- Write appropriate orders for fluid and electrolyte replacement.
- Describe the indications for and the steps in performing procedures appropriate to their planned specialties.
- Order and interpret common radiographic studies appropriate to their planned specialty.
Eligibility to Take HuBio 600 Capstone: Transition to Residency
All fourth year students, including anyone who will be graduating in June 2012, need to register through MyUW for HuBio600 - Capstone: Transition to Residency for the Spring Quarter.
Course Time and Location
The 2012 Capstone course will run from May 29 through June 1, 2012. Classes will be held from 8:30-5:20 pm each day in various rooms throughout Health Sciences and the medical center (T5wing, 4th floor lecture halls and labs, South Campus Center and ISIS).
Directions to ISIS Lab
Go to the main lobby of UWMC on the third floor. Keep walking (south) past the gift shop and the Cascade elevators, over the sky bridge to the Surgery Pavilion. Take the spiral staircase or the elevators down to the first floor of the surgery pavilion. The ISIS Lab is behind (south of) the staircase, on the first floor.
Course Materials
Materials for lectures will be available on our web site and can easily be downloaded. Some lecturers will have Word documents, PDF, and/or Power Point Slides. Materials will be continuously updated so please check the web site prior to presentations.
Grades
The course is Credit/No Credit. Your grade is solely dependent on your attendance, which is tracked by the evaluations you submit for each session.
Helpful Contact Information
Capstone inquiries: Julie McNalley, jmcnalle@uw.edu
Registration: Scott Park, sypark@uw.edu
Financial Aid: Diane Noecker, somfao@u.washington.edu