Where do I get an ID badge?
Harborview Medical Center:
• The Clerkship Coordinator will arrange for ID badges for students rotating at HMC.
• Students scheduled to rotate at HMC who do NOT have an HMC badge will be required to obtain an ID badge prior to rotating at HMC (see below for Badging Office location and hours to pick up your badge).
• Students who already have HMC ID badges: HMC Access Control will add space specific information onto your badge. You will not need to obtain a new HMC ID badge.
• Students are required to have their ID badges showing at all times while they are at HMC
Harborview Medical Center:
• The Clerkship Coordinator will arrange for ID badges for students rotating at HMC.
• Students scheduled to rotate at HMC who do NOT have an HMC badge will be required to obtain an ID badge prior to rotating at HMC (see below for Badging Office location and hours to pick up your badge).
• Students who already have HMC ID badges: HMC Access Control will add space specific information onto your badge. You will not need to obtain a new HMC ID badge.
• Students are required to have their ID badges showing at all times while they are at HMC
University of Washington Medical Center:
• The Clerkship Coordinator will arrange for ID badges for students rotating at UWMC.
• Students scheduled to rotate at UWMC will have designated space access added to their Husky Cards
Seattle Children’s Hospital:
• Sara Fear will contact students scheduled to rotate at SCH for training at Seattle Children’s Hospital and will provide instructions regarding parking and getting badges on their first day. Please look for these instructions. This will take place on your first day of the week students rotate at SCH before the introductory orientation.
Seattle VA Medical Center:
• The VA credentialing coordinator will contact students scheduled to rotate at the VA and will work with each student to complete required credentialing documentation, online training, orientation and badging requirements.
• For badging entry issues students can go to security office at main entrance (office past the Starbucks with large reflection mirror walls)
Harborview Medical Center:
Badging Office: 1CT-153 (nearest entrance: 9th Avenue)
Monday-Friday: 7:00am-3:30pm
* Closed every day: 12:00pm-1:00pm
* Closed on weekends
(206) 744-3386
* If you have access issues with your badge, please call HMC Access Control:
Monday-Friday: 7:00am-2:30pm
(206) 744-6825
• The Clerkship Coordinator will arrange for ID badges for students rotating at UWMC.
• Students scheduled to rotate at UWMC will have designated space access added to their Husky Cards
Seattle Children’s Hospital:
• Sara Fear will contact students scheduled to rotate at SCH for training at Seattle Children’s Hospital and will provide instructions regarding parking and getting badges on their first day. Please look for these instructions. This will take place on your first day of the week students rotate at SCH before the introductory orientation.
Seattle VA Medical Center:
• The VA credentialing coordinator will contact students scheduled to rotate at the VA and will work with each student to complete required credentialing documentation, online training, orientation and badging requirements.
• For badging entry issues students can go to security office at main entrance (office past the Starbucks with large reflection mirror walls)
Harborview Medical Center:
Badging Office: 1CT-153 (nearest entrance: 9th Avenue)
Monday-Friday: 7:00am-3:30pm
* Closed every day: 12:00pm-1:00pm
* Closed on weekends
(206) 744-3386
* If you have access issues with your badge, please call HMC Access Control:
Monday-Friday: 7:00am-2:30pm
(206) 744-6825
University of Washington Medical Center:
UWMC Public Safety Office
1959 NE Pacific Street: Room BB120
(206) 598-4909
* If you have access issues with badge access, please call the UWMC Public Safety Office
UWMC Public Safety Office
1959 NE Pacific Street: Room BB120
(206) 598-4909
* If you have access issues with badge access, please call the UWMC Public Safety Office
Where can I park?
Harborview Medical Center:
• P1 / View Park Garage located on the west side of Harborview between Alder and Jefferson streets. To enter the garage, turn right at the corner of Ninth and Alder and proceed to the parking garage, which is located behind the medical center.
• P2 / Ninth and Jefferson Building Garage entrance is located on Terry Avenue between James and Jefferson Streets.
• Driving directions
Seattle Children’s Hospital:
• On the day of orientation (or the day you sign-in) only, you may park on the SCH Campus in Lot 1 or 2. After the day you sign-in, you will park off-site. Medical students park for free at the Magnuson Parking Lot and use the SCH shuttle for transportation between the parking lot and the hospital. The SCH shuttle runs from Magnuson every 4-5 minutes.
• Driving directions: From Sand Point Way, NE, turn into Magnuson Park at the NE 65th St entrance. Park in the lot located across from the Western Fisheries Research Center. Here’s a map.
• If your schedule requires you to be at the hospital before 5:22AM or on a weekend day, you may park on campus in Lot 3 or Lot 4. You will need your badge to get in and out of these lots. The first shuttle leaves Magnuson at 5:14AM on weekdays.
• If your schedule requires you to be at the hospital after 9:05PM, you may park on campus in Lot 3 or Lot 4 after 1:30PM. You will need to move your car from Magnuson to SCH Lot 3 or Lot 4.
• DO NOT park in the neighborhoods around SCH. Failure to comply with the parking rules will get you ticketed or towed.
• NOTICE: You are required to turn in your SCH badge at the end of your rotation but will still be allowed to ride the shuttle to get to your car. Let the driver know that you finished your rotation and returned your badge to the GME office as required.
University of Washington Medical Center:
• Triangle Parking Garage: The Triangle Parking Garage is located on N.E. Pacific Place, across the street from UW Medical Center. From Montlake Blvd., turn left onto N.E. Pacific Street and right onto N.E. Pacific Place. There is direct access to the third floor (main UWMC entrance) via a pedestrian tunnel.
• Surgery Pavilion Parking Garage: The Surgery Pavilion Parking Garage is accessed off of N.E. Pacific Street next to the Emergency Room entrance. Take elevator and follow signs to the 3rd floor (main UWMC entrance).
• S1 Parking Garage: Proceed west on N.E. Pacific St. with hospital to your left. Turn left on 15th Ave NE and proceed to parking gate where you will get a permit for the S1 garage parking and further directions from the attendant.
• Driving directions
• UWMC parking office: 206-598-5275 or uwmcpark@uw.edu. They are open 6am-1am.
I don’t have a vehicle: what are my transit options?
Seattle public transit: King County Metro Trip Planner
• Triangle Parking Garage: The Triangle Parking Garage is located on N.E. Pacific Place, across the street from UW Medical Center. From Montlake Blvd., turn left onto N.E. Pacific Street and right onto N.E. Pacific Place. There is direct access to the third floor (main UWMC entrance) via a pedestrian tunnel.
• Surgery Pavilion Parking Garage: The Surgery Pavilion Parking Garage is accessed off of N.E. Pacific Street next to the Emergency Room entrance. Take elevator and follow signs to the 3rd floor (main UWMC entrance).
• S1 Parking Garage: Proceed west on N.E. Pacific St. with hospital to your left. Turn left on 15th Ave NE and proceed to parking gate where you will get a permit for the S1 garage parking and further directions from the attendant.
• Driving directions
• UWMC parking office: 206-598-5275 or uwmcpark@uw.edu. They are open 6am-1am.
I don’t have a vehicle: what are my transit options?
Seattle public transit: King County Metro Trip Planner
SHUTTLE OPTIONS:
Harborview Medical Center & University of Washington Medical Center-Montlake:
The Health Sciences Express (HSE) provides free transportation Monday-Friday, excluding University holidays, between UWMC and HMC, with stops at Roosevelt Clinic and UW Tower. Shuttles are equipped with wheelchair lifts and two-position bike racks.
• The shuttle stop at HMC is on 9th Avenue in front of the Research & Training building.
• The shuttle stop at UWMC is in front of the main hospital entrance on NE Pacific Street.
• Shuttles currently run every 30 minutes (please see here for schedule times)
• Masks MUST be worn at all times (regardless of vaccination status) while on waiting at the shuttle stops as well as while on the shuttles
• Since this shuttle also provides service to medical center patients and their families, please allow them to get on the bus before you, whenever possible, so they can get to their appointments on time.
Seattle Children’s Hospital:
• SCH has shuttles that run from the University District (Purple Line) and the UW Light Rail Station (Gold Line). Here is a link to those SCH shuttle schedules.
• Medical students can ride these shuttles free of charge after they have been issued an SCH badge by the Medical Student Office.
• Other shuttle options include the UW Health Sciences Express Shuttle, Seattle Cancer Care Alliance (SCCA) Shuttle and the UW/Fred Hutch South Lake Union Shuttle. You can find all of those shuttle schedules and information here.
• Finally, the hospital is served directly by five King Country Metro bus routes: #25, #31, #32, #65, and #75 (schedules can be found on the King County Metro Trip Planner above).
• SCH has shuttles that run from the University District (Purple Line) and the UW Light Rail Station (Gold Line). Here is a link to those SCH shuttle schedules.
• Medical students can ride these shuttles free of charge after they have been issued an SCH badge by the Medical Student Office.
• Other shuttle options include the UW Health Sciences Express Shuttle, Seattle Cancer Care Alliance (SCCA) Shuttle and the UW/Fred Hutch South Lake Union Shuttle. You can find all of those shuttle schedules and information here.
• Finally, the hospital is served directly by five King Country Metro bus routes: #25, #31, #32, #65, and #75 (schedules can be found on the King County Metro Trip Planner above).
Seattle VA Medical Center:
• There are no shuttles that travel to/from the VA from HMC, UWMC nor SCH.
• Students scheduled to rotate at the VA will need to either drive or take King County Metro (see Trip Planner link above)
How can I find out what surgeries are scheduled each day?
• Harborview Medical Center: Students wanting general access to the OR whiteboards will need to email UW Medicine IT (mcsos@uw.edu) to request access to the HMC whiteboard.
• Seattle Children’s Hospital: There is an electronic OR whiteboard down in the OR that students should be able to view.
• Seattle VA Medical Center: The VA does not have online whiteboard yet. Cases are discussed in advance.
• There are no shuttles that travel to/from the VA from HMC, UWMC nor SCH.
• Students scheduled to rotate at the VA will need to either drive or take King County Metro (see Trip Planner link above)
How can I find out what surgeries are scheduled each day?
• Harborview Medical Center: Students wanting general access to the OR whiteboards will need to email UW Medicine IT (mcsos@uw.edu) to request access to the HMC whiteboard.
• Seattle Children’s Hospital: There is an electronic OR whiteboard down in the OR that students should be able to view.
• Seattle VA Medical Center: The VA does not have online whiteboard yet. Cases are discussed in advance.
• University of Washington Medical Center: Students wanting general access to the OR whiteboards will need to email UW Medicine IT (mcsos@uw.edu) to request access to the UWMC whiteboard.
Where can I get a face shield and/or N95 mask?
As you are aware, UW Medicine facilities have begun requiring eye protection when doing patient facing work. We have a small stash of shields but no good way to get them to students at this time. (Goggles are fine too, if you have them). If a student doesn’t already have an N95 mask, they can request one through one of these links:
1. Halyard N95 Request – for those who have been fitted on the Halyard models – we will send you 5 N95s per each 4-week clerkship
2. Halyard N95 Fit Testing Request – for those who have not yet been fitted on the Halyards – we will send you 2 sizes for fit testing
3. 3M and other Non-Halyard N95 Request – for those who were fitted on 3M models – we will send you 5 N95s per each 4-week clerkship
4. 3M and other Non-Halyard Fit test Request – for those who failed on the Halyards – we will send you a variety of 3M models for fit testing
Where do I get scrubs?
• Harborview Medical Center: Scrubs can be found in the locker rooms
• Seattle Children’s Hospital: Scrubs can be found right outside of the locker rooms.
• Seattle VA Medical Center: Scrubs can be found in the OR and accessed via the scrubs machine. Students will be provided ScrubEx USER #’s and PIN #’s prior to the start of each rotation
• Harborview Medical Center: Scrubs can be found in the locker rooms
• Seattle Children’s Hospital: Scrubs can be found right outside of the locker rooms.
• Seattle VA Medical Center: Scrubs can be found in the OR and accessed via the scrubs machine. Students will be provided ScrubEx USER #’s and PIN #’s prior to the start of each rotation
• University of Washington Medical Center: Scrubs cab be found in the locker rooms
Where are the OR locker rooms?
• Harborview Medical Center: The locker rooms are in the Ground East Hospital (Ground/basement level of the hospital) located on the Right side of the hallway after the OR Lounge.
o The women’s locker room is room # GEH08.
o The men’s locker room is room #GEH06.
o Students will need badge access to get into the main doors to the lounge and then separately to the respective locker rooms.
Where are the OR locker rooms?
• Harborview Medical Center: The locker rooms are in the Ground East Hospital (Ground/basement level of the hospital) located on the Right side of the hallway after the OR Lounge.
o The women’s locker room is room # GEH08.
o The men’s locker room is room #GEH06.
o Students will need badge access to get into the main doors to the lounge and then separately to the respective locker rooms.
• Seattle Children’s Hospital: Locker rooms are in the Mountain part of the building, Level 6.
o Women’s OR locker room: MB.6.620
o Men’s OR locker room: MB.6.619
o Badge access is required to get into the locker rooms
o Women’s OR locker room: MB.6.620
o Men’s OR locker room: MB.6.619
o Badge access is required to get into the locker rooms
• Seattle VA Medical Center: Locker rooms can be found on 3rd floor
o Locker rooms are attached to the ORs
o OR and locker rooms are by the “D elevators in addition to it being located on the 3rd floor
o Lockers may not be available. There is a spacious resident room that students should coordinate with resident in terms of its usage
o Access to OR will arranged through VA onboarding
o Locker rooms are attached to the ORs
o OR and locker rooms are by the “D elevators in addition to it being located on the 3rd floor
o Lockers may not be available. There is a spacious resident room that students should coordinate with resident in terms of its usage
o Access to OR will arranged through VA onboarding
• University of Washington Medical Center:
The women’s locker room is located in the Main OR EC236; the men’s locker room is located in Pav OR SP1110
OR orientations
• Harborview Medical Center & University of Washington Medical Center: Students will not have a formal OR orientation for HMC. However, the HMC OR Educator has provided brief recorded videos of OR training/procedures that students are to review prior to rotating at HMC.
o https://youtu.be/OVKTG0GkqMo
o https://youtu.be/Or4wUvx604I
o https://youtu.be/NfUj8dSa_2M
o https://youtu.be/kCp6zskFM3M
OR orientations
• Harborview Medical Center & University of Washington Medical Center: Students will not have a formal OR orientation for HMC. However, the HMC OR Educator has provided brief recorded videos of OR training/procedures that students are to review prior to rotating at HMC.
o https://youtu.be/OVKTG0GkqMo
o https://youtu.be/Or4wUvx604I
o https://youtu.be/NfUj8dSa_2M
o https://youtu.be/kCp6zskFM3M
• Seattle VA Medical Center: The VA credentialing coordinator will contact students scheduled to rotate at the VA and will work with each student to complete required credentialing documentation, online training, orientation and badging requirements.
Clerkship Orientations
On the first Monday of the clerkship, students will have a brief administrative and clinical orientation (via ZOOM) with the Clerkship Coordinator, Director of Education, and clerkship Directorship at 7:00am. Afterwards students will connect with the residents at the locations they are scheduled to rotate at for the first week. Students will be sent a calendar invite (with the ZOOM info) for the orientation that will include the Zoom information the week prior to the start of the clerkship rotation.
* Seattle VA Medical Center Specific Clinical Orientation:
On the first Monday of the clerkship students will have a short clinical orientation specific to the VA portion of the rotation with Dr. Ravanpay.