Department Preceptorship Coordinators

Preceptorship Contact Information and Course Descriptions 2011-2012

Anesthesiology ANEST 501P (1 credit) AWSp 
Kim Mabee, kmabee@uw.edu 
206.543.2474 
Box 356540 
BB1415
An opportunity for first- and second-year medical students to gain experience with medical practice situations by observing clinical faculty members in their offices. 

Emergency Medicine MED EM 501P (1 credit) AWSp
Kari Rood, karirood@uw.edu
206.744.4049
Box 359702 
Provides opportunities for first- and second-year medical students to gain experience working in an emergency setting. Students shadow faculty in Emergency Medicine during their shifts. Includes learning about common conditions seen in the emergency department and the opportunity to work on history taking and physical exam skills. 

Family Medicine FAMED 501P(2 credits) AWSp
Amanda Kost, akost@uw.edu
206.543.9425 
Box 356390 
E304 
Please note: During Autumn Quarter, the Family Medicine Preceptorship participation dates cannot be changed to accommodate Anatomy.
The Family Medicine 501preceptorship introduces students to Family Medicine, including comprehensive care, biopsychosocial aspects of care and continuity of care. Students are matched with community preceptors in a variety of family medicine settings.

Family Medicine FAMED 502P(1-8 credits) AWSpS
Preclinical Continuity Preceptorship in Family Medicine
Amanda Kost, akost@uw.edu
206.543.9425 
Box 356390 
E304 
Exposes first year medical students to continuity of care in primary care settings and allows students to explore skills needed to successfully care for and improve the health of patients. Students must enroll for at least two consecutive quarters.

Medicine MED 505P (1 credit) AWSpS
Yvonne Horner, yvonne11@uw.edu
206.543.3237 
Box 356420 
BB527
Includes: allergy & infectious disease, cardiology, dermatology, gastroenterology, gerontology & geriatric medicine, hematology, medical genetics, metabolism endocrinology & nutrition, nephrology, oncology, pulmonary & critical care, and rheumatology.
To provide an opportunity for first- and second-year medical students to gain personal experience with medical practice situations by being stationed with carefully selected clinical faculty members in their offices.
 
Medicine MED 507P (1 credit) AWSp
9:00AM to 12:00PM Thursdays
Christian B. Ramers, ramers@uw.edu
206.685.0599
Students shadow an HIV specialist at the Madison Clinic seeing a largely Spanish-speaking patient population for routine primary care, specialized HIV care, and acute outpatient issues.
Prerequisite: Spanish proficiency; preference given to 2nd year medical students in Hispanic Health, Global Health, and Underserved Pathways

Neurological Surgery NEUR S 505P (1 credit) AWSp 
Kelly Jain, kgjain@uw.edu
206.744.9316
14th floor, Ninth & Jefferson Building
Provides an opportunity for first- and second-year medical students to observe the research, teaching, and patient-care activities of academic neurosurgery. 

Neurology NEURL 505P (1credit) AWSpS 
Goldie Pontrelli, neural@uw.edu
206.616.6992
Box 356465
RR650
Provides an opportunity for first- and second-year medical students to gain personal experience with neurology practice situations by being stationed with carefully selected clinical faculty members in their offices. 

Obstetrics & Gynecology OB GYN 505P (1credit) 
Whitney Hiatt, whiatt11@uw.edu
206.543.3891
Provides an opportunity for first- and second-year medical students to gain direct obstetrics and gynecology experience with a variety of clinical faculty members in diverse patient care settings. This experience includes opportunities to observe different facets of the practice including labor and delivery, gynecologic surgery in the operating room, ambulatory obstetrics and gynecology in clinic, and family planning.  Students will be paired with general OB/GYNs as well as subspecialists.  They will also have an opportunity to shadow resident physicians on the labor floor.  

Ophthalmology OPHTH 501P (1 credit) AWSp 
Dorrie Quirante, dorrieq@uw.edu 
206.685.1969 
Box 356485 
RR801
Individualized experiences with one or more of the full-time faculty members of the department covering research, teaching, and patient care. Student observes activities in the clinic, hospital ward, operating room, and research laboratories. 

Orthopaedics ORTHP 505P (1 credit) AWSpS 
Amanda Schwanz, amands4@uw.edu 
206.744.4927 
Box 354743 
Roosevelt Clinic 
Opportunity for first- and second-year medical students to gain experience with faculty members at UWMC, HMC, Seattle Children’s and the VA or clinical faculty members in the community. Students observe general aspects of private practice from a longitudinal perspective.

Otolaryngology OTOHN 501P (1 credit) AWSpS 
Allison Comer, acomer@uw.edu
206.616.4328
Box 356515
BB1165
One morning a week for a total of 30 hours per quarter spent observing patient care in either inpatient or outpatient settings at the University of Washington Medical Center; associated readings. 

Pain Clinic CONJ 505P (1 credit) AWSp 
Kim Mabee, kmabee@uw.edu 
206.543.2474 
Box 356540 
BB1415 
One morning a week for a total of 30 hours per quarter spent observing patient care in either inpatient or outpatient settings at University of Washington Medical Center; associated readings. 

Pediatrics PEDS 505P (1 credit) AWSp 
Sara Fear, sara.fear@seattlechildrens.org 
206.987.2008 
Box 359300/G0068 
Seattle Children's Hospital 
To provide an opportunity for first- and second-year medical students to gain personal experience with medical practice situations for pediatricians by being stationed with carefully selected clinical faculty members in their offices. 

Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences PBSCI 505P (1 credit) AWSp 
Heidi Combs, MD, hcombs@uw.edu
206.744.2945 
Box 359896 
HMC
Opportunity for first- and second-year medical students to gain direct experience with clinical faculty members in psychiatry. Includes opportunities to observe different areas of psychiatry including addiction, child, geriatrics, community, crisis, and consultation.

Radiation Oncology R ONC 505P (1 credit) AWSp
Wednesday Mornings Only
Erin Van Antwerp, etwerp@uw.edu
206.598.4121
Box 356043
UWMC
Students choose to either follow an attending physician through all aspects of radiation oncology including consults, follow up, and treatment planning; or follow an small cohort of patients throughout their treatment course to learn about the experience of a cancer patient undergoing treatment for life-threatening disease.

Radiology RADGY 505P (Nuclear Medicine) (1 credit) AWSpS 
Second Year Students Only 
Karen Amundson, assterad@ uw.edu 
Opportunity for first- and second-year medical students to gain experience with faculty in clinical and academic environments. Students observe general aspects of the Nuclear Medicine Division, including clinical problems, the different relationships in the clinic between physician and patient, and several research aspects of the division.

Rehabilitation Medicine REHAB 519P (1 credit) AWSpS 
Teresa Jewell, tejewell@uw.edu
206.616.6345
Box 356490
BB928
Explores the field of physical medicine and rehabilitation. Students observe a physiatrist one half day each week, and gain understanding of the management of acute injuries, chronic disease, and disabilities. Opportunities are available focusing on pediatric rehabilitation, sports medicine, multiple sclerosis and general adult rehabilitation.

Surgery SURG 505P (1 credit) AWSpS
Anna Nonis, ashten@uw.edu
206.685.0975 
Box 356410 
BB427A 
Opportunity for first- and second-year medical students to gain personal experience with clinical faculty members in the community. Students observe general aspects of private practice, including clinical problems seen; practice limitation; doctor-doctor, doctor-patient, and doctor-nurse relationships in the office and hospital.

Urology UROL 501P (1 credit) AWSp 
Leo Calipusan, leowill@uw.edu
206.744.6384 
Box 359868 
HMC 
Individual experiences with one or more of the full-time department faculty members covering research, teaching, and patient care. Students observe activities in the clinic, hospital ward, operating room, and research laboratories.