Clerkship Coordinator: Dorrie Quirante
Phone: 206.685.1969
Email:
dorrieq@u.washington.edu
Block Calendar:
Your clerkship dates must correspond with our
Clinical Elective Schedule . You must start at the beginning of the block(s) and finish at the end of the block(s).
To Apply:
- Please contact the Clerkship Coordinator for availability.
- Applications must be received at least 6 weeks prior to the start of the requested clerkship date.
- You must meet all eligibility requirements of the Visiting Student Clinical Elective Program.
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Complete the VSAS application and upload all supplemental materials to VSAS. No action will be taken on your application until it is complete. Departments may not "pre-enroll" or hold spaces for potential visiting students, regardless of their intent or qualifications.
Cancelations:
You must withdraw at least 6 weeks before your starting date. Fees are non-refundable. All cancelations and changes must be made in writing to the Clerkship Coordinator.
Course # OPHTH 681 – HMC/UW Eye Institute
Offered A, W, Sp, S – 2-4 Weeks, 4-8 Credits
Instructor: Wu/Kinyoun/Amadi
Prerequisites: Completion of basic science curriculum, third or fourth year medical student standing
The student will participate in the diagnosis and management of commonly-seen eye diseases; sub-specialty clinics will include cornea, retina, neuro-ophthalmology, glaucoma, contact lenses, and strabismus. Student attends regularly scheduled grand rounds, didactic lectures, conferences in ophthalmic basic and clinical science. Students also gain experience in the diagnosis and treatment of common ocular disorders. Basic examination techniques include tonometry, ophthalmoscopy, and biomicroscopy (slit lamp).
Enrollment: 3 students
Course # OPHTH 683 – Children’s-Seattle
Offered A, W, Sp, S – 2 Weeks, 4 Credits
Instructors: Weiss/Baran
Prerequisites: Departmental permission, completion of basic science curriculum, third or fourth year medical student standing
The student will examine and observe treatment of children with ocular diseases and will learn to differentiate trivial from potentially blinding disorders.
Enrollment: 1 student (by department permission only)
Course # OPHTH 685 – VAPSHCS
Offered A, W, Sp, S – 2 Weeks, 4 Credits
Instructor: Orcutt
Prerequisites: Completion of basic science curriculum, third or fourth year medical student standing
The student will participate in the diagnosis and treatment of medical and surgical ocular disease. This clerkship includes outpatient examinations, inpatient surgery, as well as neuro-ophthalmological, retinal and glaucoma consultations. Student learns basic techniques involved in tonometry, ophthalmoscopy, and biomicroscopy of the eye.
Enrollment: 1 student
Course # OPHTH 686 – GHC
Offered A, W, Sp – 2 Weeks, 4 Credits
Instructors: Gorman/Brandt
Prerequisites: Completion of basic science curriculum, third or fourth year medical student standing
The student will work with clinical faculty in the diagnosis and treatment of ocular diseases commonly seen in outpatients. Each week the student will be assigned to the Group Health Cooperative ophthalmologist responsible for the care of walk-in and urgent patients (most likely to demonstrate findings pertinent to the future practice of primary care physicians). There will be an opportunity to learn examination techniques including tonometry, ophthalmoscopy, and biomicroscopy.
Enrollment: 1 student