During the Patient Care Phase, University of Washington School of Medicine students can complete their required core clerkship in psychiatry at the listed sites. The combination of rural and urban locations allows for students to individualize their education.
WASHINGTON
PBSCI 649 P – Basic Psychiatry Clerkship
Clerkship Location: Eastern State Hospital
Site Coordinator: Laurel Brink atlaurel.brink@dshs.wa.gov
Site Preceptor: Dr. Fereshteh Momeni
Inpatient clinical experience at Eastern State Hospital, WA. Students will work for 3 weeks on the adult psychiatric unit and 3 weeks on the geropsychiatric unit. On the adult unit, students will be exposed to a wide range of psychopathology including psychotic disorders, mood disorders and personality disorders co-morbid with the expected high incidence of anxiety disorders and chemical dependency issues. This is an involuntary unit and thus students will learn about the WA state Involuntary Treatment Act (ITA) and both the psychopharmacology and therapeutic measures taken to stabilize acutely decompensated individuals. On-site legal proceedings will compliment and this experience. On the geropsychiatric ward students will be exposed to older individuals with cognitive and behavioral issues spanning the gamut of geriatric psychiatry. This experience would provide in-depth training for those students interested in geriatric and internal medicine, neurology and psychiatry who wished to get comprehensive experience treating dementia and co-morbid mental health disorders.
WWAMI Student Travel. As a student at the University of Washington School of Medicine, you will be expected to travel the five-state WWAMI region to complete required clerkship rotations (including the WRITE program) during your Patient Care and Explore & Focus phases of the curriculum.sites.uw.edu
PBSCI 665 P-Basic Clinical Clerkship
Site Coordinator: Margie Trenary trenam@uw.edu
Site Preceptor: Varied
A primarily inpatient experience at one of the two Seattle teaching hospitals: Harborview Medical Center, or Veterans Administration Hospital. Student will work with residents and attendings at these sites have may have the opportunity to experience psychiatric emergency services, crisis intervention and consultation to patients on the medical/surgical wards with psychiatric dysfunction. Familiarity with psychopharmacology and short-term hospitalization emphasized. The students will see patients with a wide range of mental illnesses including cognitive, mood, anxiety, psychotic, personality, and substance use disorders.
***NOTE: this site requires evening & weekend call (no overnight)
PBSCI 668 P-Psychiatry Clerkship
Clerkship Location: Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center,
Site Coordinator: Chantel Blanchard, Chantel.Blanchard@providence.org
Site Preceptor: John Wurzel III, MD
Students in Spokane will have the unique opportunity to work primarily in outpatient mental health care. This is a longitudinal outpatient rotation in which the student works in different practice settings: these include and assertive community outreach team (PACT), a residency outpatient clinic, Group Health Psychiatry, Opioid treatment program, and child and adolescence psychiatry. They have a motivational interviewing course in which they get a foundational introduction, followed by weekly skills training. Students get exposure to patients with a wide range of mental illnesses including adolescent psychiatry and integrated mental health care in the primary care setting.
WWAMI Student Travel. As a student at the University of Washington School of Medicine, you will be expected to travel the five-state WWAMI region to complete required clerkship rotations (including the WRITE program) during your Patient Care and Explore & Focus phases of the curriculum.sites.uw.edu
WYOMING
PBSCI 655 P-Basic Psychiatry Clerkship
Clerkship Location: Behavior Health Services, CRMC
Site Coordinator: Aimee Quinlivan Aimee.Quinlivan@crmcwy.org
Site Preceptor: Dr. Jason Collison at Jason.collison@crmcwy.org
Will spend time with inpatient treatment team-4 weeks, also work with crisis clinicians to get exposure to the ER evaluations. Learn about inpatient psychiatric care. Daily opportunity to work with the consultation liaison psychiatrist and see patients on the medical and surgical floor. Participate in ER evaluations with Psychiatric Assessment and Referral Team (PART). Spend time with psychiatrists doing evaluation and treatment for adult, child, geriatric, dual diagnosis, and developmentally disabled patients. Spend 2 weeks with each of the psychiatrists including child psychiatry. This is flexible and could be tailored towards the student, based on interest.
WWAMI Student Travel. As a student at the University of Washington School of Medicine, you will be expected to travel the five-state WWAMI region to complete required clerkship rotations (including the WRITE program) during your Patient Care and Explore & Focus phases of the curriculum.sites.uw.edu
PBSCI 652 P-Basic Psychiatry Clerkship – Sheridan
Clerkship Location: Sheridan WY at the VAMC
Site Coordinator: Virginia Wilder, Virginia.Wilder@va.gov and Melanie Grover, Melanie.Grover@va.gov
Site Preceptor: Reeba Chacko, <Reeba.Chacko@va.gov>
Sheridan is Wyoming’s emerald city. Historic downtown doors swing open to extend warm hospitality as legendary as the icons that once roamed these parts, while dramatic vistas of the Bighorn Mountains meet the serenity of wide-open spaces.
What does that mean to you during your clerkship?
It means there are endless options for you to enjoy during your time in the Cowboy State. Our Historic Sheridan Inn Hotel is a must-see as the site of Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Shows and also where author Ernest Hemingway put the finishing touches on A Farewell to Arms. Sheridan fully embraces the arts, with multiple galleries, a vibrant community arts scene and old-style theater. Just outside of Sheridan, is the Brinton Museum, located on a 620-acre historic ranch, where you can discover Native American history and Western art. Then venture outdoors to take on a multitude of activities within the surrounding Bighorn National Forest. Hike the legendary peaks of the Bighorn Mountains, relax and pitch a tent at Sibley Lake, crush fresh powder at Antelope Butte Ski Area or explore the area’s world-class snowmobile trails. Epic events, live music, remarkable ranches and hotels, wilderness hikes and more live at the base of the Bighorns in Sheridan, Wyoming.
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WWAMI Student Travel. As a student at the University of Washington School of Medicine, you will be expected to travel the five-state WWAMI region to complete required clerkship rotations (including the WRITE program) during your Patient Care and Explore & Focus phases of the curriculum.sites.uw.edu
ALASKA
PBSCI 666 P-Basic Psychiatry Clerkship – Anchorage
Clerkship Location: Alaska Psychiatric Institute (API)
Site Coordinator: Tiffany Baden, tiffany.baden@alaska.gov
Site Preceptor: Varied
Housing is mailto:janelle.laplante@alaska.govprovided – the AK WWAMI office manages 4 different apartments/condos in the UMed district, and all are less than a mile from the API campus.
For All housing info students should be directed to Ciera Stafford, AK WWAMI Program Coordinator cejstaff@uw.edu
Transportation – car rentals are reimbursed for all clerkships in AK and in winter months an all-wheel drive or 4-wheel drive vehicle is recommended. More info can be found at https://sites.uw.edu/gowwami/ or by emailing gowwami@uw.edu
WWAMI Student Travel. As a student at the University of Washington School of Medicine, you will be expected to travel the five-state WWAMI region to complete required clerkship rotations (including the WRITE program) during your Patient Care and Explore & Focus phases of the curriculum.sites.uw.edu
Onboarding
API is a state facility and will require an AK State background checks. This has a long approval time so student should begin the credentialing process 8 weeks in advance and the background check application and fingerprints should be COMPLETE 6 weeks prior to the start of the rotation.
PBSCI 634 P-Basic Psychiatry Clerkship – Fairbanks
Clerkship Location: Foundation Health Partners
Site Preceptor: Dr. Lance Dunlop
Site Coordinator: Jessie Beyer, jessie.beyer@foundationhealth.org
Housing: Ciera Stafford, cejstaff@uw.edu
Housing is provided – the AK WWAMI office
For All housing info students should be directed to Ciera Stafford, AK WWAMI Program Coordinator cejstaff@uw.edu
Transportation – car rentals are reimbursed for all clerkships in AK and in winter months an all-wheel drive or 4-wheel drive vehicle is recommended.
More info can be found at https://sites.uw.edu/gowwami/ or by emailing gowwami@uw.edu
WWAMI Student Travel. As a student at the University of Washington School of Medicine, you will be expected to travel the five-state WWAMI region to complete required clerkship rotations (including the WRITE program) during your Patient Care and Explore & Focus phases of the curriculum.sites.uw.edu
MONTANA
PBSCI 659 P-Basic Psychiatry Clerkship
Clerkship Location: Community Hospital of Anaconda – Pintler Family Medicine
Site Preceptor: Sheena Ray, D.O. sray@chofa.net
Site Coordinator: Amber Benes abenes@chofa.net
Sheena Ray, D.O. sray@chofa.net
Site Coordinator: Amber Benes abenes@chofa.net
About
Anaconda and the surrounding area are alive with possibilities for everything from business to recreation. Within the community is a growing and walkable downtown business district with a coffee shop, bakery, salons, clothing boutiques, home-goods shops and offices. Main Street is the entrance to Anaconda’s historic district, where the U.S. Post Office, the Hearst Free Library, the Deer-Lodge County Courthouse and the Washoe Theater are among buildings listed on the National Registry of Historic Places. All of those buildings are still being used. The theater is treasured by locals, and has recently upgraded to a digital sound and display to ensure the future of modern cinema in a historic setting.
Just beyond the city limits, outdoor opportunities abound. Anaconda is surrounded by national forest land with abundant hiking, skiing and snowmobiling trails. Bountiful fisheries are only a short drive from town, including the Big Hole River and Georgetown Lake. Just beyond Georgetown Lake is Discovery Ski Area, a hill to satisfy both hard-core skiers and families. Skiers enjoy pulse-pounding vertical drops, a relaxed easy chair and everything in between. Within Anaconda, tidy parks offer entertainment for families, and the Jack Nicklaus-designed Old Works Golf Course sits atop land reclaimed from Anaconda’s copper-smelting hey-day.
Social and entertainment activities have grown in number in recent years in Anaconda. The community plays host to the Wayne Estes Basketball Tournament, Goosetown Softball Tournament, Art in the Park, a community market and more. These events not only provide activities for locals, but help maintain a tourist population that stimulates the economy.
Transportation & Housing
You are responsible to arrange your own transportation. The site will provide housing. Housing in Anaconda is a 2 bedroom, 1 bath apartment, approximately 3 minutes away from the hospital by car, and 11 minutes by foot. It is recommended to have a car, particularly during the winter months, but both local grocery stores and the hospital are nearby. Housing is not setup for family housing. No pets allowed.
Here is the Logan Health TB requirements:
Tuberculosis Received
1. Negative Quantiferon or T-Spot TB within the last 12 months
OR
2. Record of two negative TB skin tests within the last 12 months
OR
3. If you are a positive responder, you must have a chest x-ray and documentation from a provider. Please follow the most current guidelines concerning TB testing in regard to COVID-19 vaccination. Please enter the date of your most recent Tuberculosis results (TB PPD/X-ray)in the value column
WWAMI Student Travel. As a student at the University of Washington School of Medicine, you will be expected to travel the five-state WWAMI region to complete required clerkship rotations (including the WRITE program) during your Patient Care and Explore & Focus phases of the curriculum.sites.uw.edu.
PBSCI 633 P-Basic Psychiatry Clerkship
Clerkship Location: Billings Clinic
Site Preceptor: Dr. Zijie Su. zsu@billingsclinic.org
Site Coordinator: Kristina McComas, kmccomas@billingsclinic.org
Billings has one psychiatry clinical training site offered at Billings Clinic, Department of Psychiatry with Dr. Amy Schuett. You will work with the Site Director and faculty at that site. The students will see patients with a wide range of mental illnesses including cognitive, mood, anxiety, psychotic, personality, and substance use disorders
Drug testing through the SOM is required. https://www.uwmedicine.org/education/Pages/Drug-Testing-for-Select-Clerkship-Rotations.aspx
WWAMI Student Travel. As a student at the University of Washington School of Medicine, you will be expected to travel the five-state WWAMI region to complete required clerkship rotations (including the WRITE program) during your Patient Care and Explore & Focus phases of the curriculum.sites.uw.edu
PBSCI 660 P-Basic Psychiatry
Clerkship Location: Bozeman Health
Site Preceptor: Anne Thomas, MD; anne50@uw.edu; (406) 404-0619
Site Coordinator: Ali McInnis AMcInnis@bozemanhealth.org
The student will spend four days a week at Bozeman Deaconess Hospital participating in an outpatient psychiatry clinic. This will include exposure to patients with the diagnosis of mood disorders, anxiety disorders, psychotic disorders, personality disorders, substance use disorders, and cognitive disorders. The student will spend significant time with two different attendings at this site – Dr. Thomas and Brigham. This rotation allows the medical student to have significant outpatient psychiatry exposure.
Transportation & Housing
You are responsible to arrange your own transportation. The site will provide housing. Housing in Bozeman is a 3-bedroom, 2 bath condo, approximately 8 minutes away from the hospital by car, and 15 minutes by bike. It is highly recommended to have a car, particularly during the winter months. Housing will be shared with other clinical WWAMI students, so is not setup for family housing. No pets allowed.
About
Bozeman is the gem of Big Sky Country, bustling with activities for all seasons. Winter brings powder to the peaks at Bridger Bowl Ski Area and nearby Big Sky Ski Resort, while the spring brings high waters and thrilling rafting on the Gallatin River. Summer is splendid for backpacking the Gallatin Divide, and fall colors bring nearby Yellowstone Park to life as the wildlife come out to mate. The city’s cultural scene thrives with annual events like the American Indian Pow Wow and the rodeo.
Bozeman has a population of approximately 50,000 people, making it the fourth largest city in Montana. It is a very active community surrounded by mountains with an abundance of recreational activities, including skiing, mountain biking, kayaking, fishing, and hiking. Bozeman is also home to Montana State University.
WWAMI Student Travel. As a student at the University of Washington School of Medicine, you will be expected to travel the five-state WWAMI region to complete required clerkship rotations (including the WRITE program) during your Patient Care and Explore & Focus phases of the curriculum.sites.uw.edu
PBSCI 661 P-Basic Psychiatry Clerkship
erkship Location: Big Sky Psychiatry/Shodair Children’s Hospital
Contacts:
Big Sky Psychiatry: Leonard Lantz MD, lenlantz@gmail.com
Shodair Children’s Hospital: Thomas Hoffman, MD, thoffman@shodair.org
Housing (Helena med student condo managed by Partners in Pediatrics):
Chris Kiser, ckiser@piphelena.com; 406-447-2886
In this 6-week clerkship, students will spend 3 weeks at Shodair Children’s Hospital, an independent psychiatric hospital for children and adolescents and 3 weeks in an outpatient private clinic setting that is approximately 50% adult and 50% child/family.
At Shodair, the student will work with psychiatric attendings across a variety of settings, including Acute, Residential and Outpatient. Students also may have the opportunity to work with the Shodair genetics department. Students will be encouraged to ask questions about the field of psychiatry, see what psychiatric practice is like in a non-university setting, and have a meaningful and useful experience that will be helpful regardless of their future medical specialty. Throughout this clerkship, students will work directly with psychiatric attendings with the goal of working with a limited overall number of attendings during the clerkship to promote: 1) continuity of care – following the same patients over the duration of the clerkship, 2) increased opportunities – the student will be able to demonstrate competency in core areas of psychiatric care and advance in performing interviews and documenting patient encounters, and 3) mentorship – students will be encouraged to ask questions about the field of psychiatry, see what psychiatric practice is like in a non-university setting, and have a meaningful and useful experience that will be helpful regardless of their future medical specialty. This outpatient clinic experience will have a greater focus on working with children and families but also will include adult psychiatry patients.
Here is the Logan Health TB requirements:
Tuberculosis Received
1. Negative Quantiferon or T-Spot TB within the last 12 months
OR
2. Record of two negative TB skin tests within the last 12 months
OR
3. If you are a positive responder, you must have a chest x-ray and documentation from a provider. Please follow the most current guidelines concerning TB testing in regard to COVID-19 vaccination. Please enter the date of your most recent Tuberculosis results (TB PPD/X-ray)in the value column
PBSCI 662 P-Basic Psychiatry Clerkship
Provident St. Patrick Hospital
Site Preceptor: Rob Munjal, MD Robert.Munjal@providence.org
Site Coordinator: Elizabeth Kelsey, Elizabeth.Kelsey@providence.org
Students work at St. Patrick Hospital with adult and adolescent inpatients and in the emergency room for emergent-care exposure. Students may also have outpatient experience through the faculty outpatient practices. The students will see patients with a wide range of mental illnesses including cognitive, mood, anxiety, psychotic, personality, and substance use disorders.
WWAMI Student Travel. As a student at the University of Washington School of Medicine, you will be expected to travel the five-state WWAMI region to complete required clerkship rotations (including the WRITE program) during your Patient Care and Explore & Focus phases of the curriculum.sites.uw.edu
Here is the Logan Health TB requirements:
Tuberculosis Received
1. Negative Quantiferon or T-Spot TB within the last 12 months
OR
2. Record of two negative TB skin tests within the last 12 months
OR
3. If you are a positive responder, you must have a chest x-ray and documentation from a provider. Please follow the most current guidelines concerning TB testing in regard to COVID-19 vaccination. Please enter the date of your most recent Tuberculosis results (TB PPD/X-ray)in the value column
PBSCI 635 – P-Basic Psychiatry Clerkship
Clerkship Location: Logan Health,
Site Director: Todd Shumard; tshumard@krmc.org
Administrative Contact: MaKenna Eisenzimer meisenzimer@logan.org
Each medical student will spend 2 weeks in outpatient clinic setting including both child and adolescent psychiatry. Students will learn about wrap around services, care coordination, team-based care, and how to work with multi professionals in our community. Students will work directly with the psychiatric provider with the goal of working with a limited overall number of attendings during the clerkship to promote 1) continuity of care: following the same patient over the duration of their clerkship 2) increased opportunities- the student will be able to perform competency in the core areas of psychiatric care and advanced in performing interviews and dictating/documenting Patient encounters, and 3) mentorship-students will be encouraged to ask hard questions about the field of psychiatry, see psychiatric practice in non-university type setting, and have meaningful and useful experience that will be helpful regardless of their future medical specialty.
Each medical student will spend 3 weeks in the acute in-patient setting working with either adolescent and or adult populations. The student will experience multidisciplinary teams on an acute psychiatric unit. Each student will experience voluntary and involuntary patients, they will have the opportunity to work with addictions and other medical specialties and have the array of all medical specialists available. Students will work with attending psychiatrists with a focus on acute stabilization and transition to lower levels of care and or the state hospital. Students will have opportunities to interact with schools, agencies, state facilities, court systems, families, and primary care providers in multiple communities.
Students will spend another week in the main KRMC hospital with Consult Liaison Psychiatry. The student will experience Psychiatry as a consultive service for multiple medical specialties, the emergency room, and hospital-based service. They will experience the integration and application of psychiatry interventions in complicated medical and surgical cases.
Credentialing
For all clinical placement – Logan Health uses the myClincalExchange web based platform. This platform is for rotation requests, compliance and scheduling clinical experiences. To visit myClincalExchange – please go to: https://www.myclinicalexchange.com/
All onboarding paperwork needs to be returned 60 days prior to start. If paperwork is submitted late; your start may be delayed!
Here is the Logan Health TB requirements:
Tuberculosis Received
- Negative Quantiferon or T-Spot TB within the last 12 months
OR
- Record of two negative TB skin tests within the last 12 months
OR
- If you are a positive responder, you must have a chest x-ray and documentation from a provider. Please follow the most current guidelines concerning TB testing in regard to COVID-19 vaccination. Please enter the date of your most recent Tuberculosis results (TB PPD/X-ray)in the value column
WWAMI Student Travel. As a student at the University of Washington School of Medicine, you will be expected to travel the five-state WWAMI region to complete required clerkship rotations (including the WRITE program) during your Patient Care and Explore & Focus phases of the curriculum.sites.uw.edu
IDAHO
PBSCI 667 – P-Basic Psychiatry Clerkship – Boise
Clerkship Location: VA Medical Center
Site Preceptor: Caroline Gass, MD caroline.gass@va.gov
Site Coordinator: Lydia Carbis lydia.carbis@va.gov
Credentialing: Cody McGee, Cody.mcgee@va.gov
Credentialing
Please reach out to Cody McGee 8 weeks prior to the start of your clerkship to begin onboarding and provide him with the following information:
• First, Middle, Last Name
• Clerkship dates
• Current location to schedule for fingerprinting (if you have a current VA ID badge, let Cody know)
• How long you will be there
• Your availability M-F 0800-1600
The Veteran’s Administration will require all Health Professions Trainees to provide proof of vaccination using the VA Light Electronic Action Framework (LEAF) System. Health Professions Trainees will be asked to individually enter their vaccination information into the LEAF System. If you are currently doing a rotation at a VA site, you may be asked to upload your proof of vaccination in the next week. If you will be doing a rotation at a VA site in the future, please be prepared to upload your proof of vaccination when you begin your rotation.
WWAMI Student Travel. As a student at the University of Washington School of Medicine, you will be expected to travel the five-state WWAMI region to complete required clerkship rotations (including the WRITE program) during your Patient Care and Explore & Focus phases of the curriculum.sites.uw.edu
PBSCI 642 – P-Basic Psychiatry Clerkship – Blackfoot
Clerkship Location: State Hospital South
Site Preceptor: Dr. Eunice Stallman, MD Eunice.Stallman@dhw.idaho.gov
Administrator/Credentialing: Victoria Galaviz, Victoria.Galaviz@dhw.idaho.gov
Housing Coordinator: Renée Thompson, thomrene@isu.edu
Credentialing
Credentialing documents should be received by the site no earlier than 8 weeks before the rotation starts. If documents are dated more than 2 months before the rotation starts, you will need to resubmit the documents with a date that is closer to the rotation start date.
WWAMI Student Travel. As a student at the University of Washington School of Medicine, you will be expected to travel the five-state WWAMI region to complete required clerkship rotations (including the WRITE program) during your Patient Care and Explore & Focus phases of the curriculum.sites.uw.edu
State Hospital South requires that each student receive an initial and annual screening for tuberculosis.