All students spend two weeks at Harborview Medical Center and two weeks at either Seattle Children’s Hospital or University of Washington Medical Center during their clerkship. This structure ensures exposure to both a Level 1 Trauma hospital and a more specialized care setting. The Clerkship Director assigns specific rotation sites.
Students participate in required clinical activities and teaching sessions, either in person or via Zoom, with additional opportunities available to seek out independently. Downtime during rotations should be used for studying, completing assignments, and preparing for cases by reviewing relevant texts on anatomy, disease processes, and surgical details to maximize learning.
Current schedule of required activities:
** conferences occurring via Zoom, you will be given link either by the clerkship coordinator or by the rotation site educator(s)
WEEKLY (ALL STUDENTS):
Wednesday
7:00-8:00am – Grand Rounds via Zoom (Zoom info will be sent via calendar invite)
8:00-9:00am – Resident Education Hour via Zoom (Zoom info will be sent via calendar invite)
1:00-2:30pm – SCH Tumor Board conference (via Zoom) (OPTIONAL for students not rotating at SCH)
Thursday (*weeks 1-3 only)
7:00am-12:30pm – Observe tumor surgeries at UWMC (OPTIONAL)
1:00-4:00pm – Neurology teaching sessions with Dr. Eric Kraus (Neurology Clerkship Director). Location: UWMC (*in-person only) (Dr. Kraus will email teaching session location info to students)
Thursday (*week 4 only)
7:00am-5:00pm – Observe tumor surgeries at UWMC (OPTIONAL)
FIRST DAY OF CLERKSHIP:
4:00-5:00pm – General orientation with Clerkship Coordinator and clinical orientation with Clerkship Director via Zoom (Zoom info will be sent via calendar invite)
LAST DAY OF CLERKSHIP:
8:30am – Final exam (IN-PERSON) (Clerkship Coordinator will send students location information ahead of exam day)
ROTATION SCHEDULE BY SITE
Harborview Medical Center:
Before starting each weekly rotation, students must contact the assigned intern or junior resident at that site. Contact details will be provided by the Clerkship Coordinator one week before the Harborview Medical Center rotation. The resident will help arrange a daily point of contact, review the daily schedule, and prepare students for what to expect each day.
Monday
6:00-7:30am – Rounds (Neuroradiology Reading Room: 1 West Hospital Sky Bridge) (*not including first day of clerkship)
7:30-8:00am – Huddle (2WH81: Neurocritical Care conference room) (*not including first day of clerkship)
8:00am-4:00pm – OR (check EPIC for scheduled procedures)
1:00-2:00pm – Neurocritical Care didactics (2WH81)
2:00-5:00pm – Clinic (NJB, 5th floor)
Tuesday
6:00-7:30am – Rounds (Neuroradiology Reading Room: 1 West Hospital Sky Bridge)
7:30-8:00am – Huddle (2WH81: Neurocritical Care conference room)
8:00am-4:00pm – OR (check EPIC for scheduled procedures)
1:00-2:00pm – Neurocritical Care didactics (2WH81)
Wednesday
9:00am-4:00pm – Trauma Clinic (with Dr. Steege/Dr. Wiseman) (NJB, 5th floor)
4:15-5:00pm – Weekly pre-op case conference via Zoom (Zoom info will be sent via calendar invite)
Thursday
6:00-7:30am – Rounds (Neuroradiology Reading Room: 1 West Hospital Sky Bridge)
7:30-8:00am – Huddle (2WH81: Neurocritical Care conference room)
8:00am-4:00pm – OR
Friday (excluding last Friday of clerkship)
6:00-7:30am – Rounds (Neuroradiology Reading Room: 1 West Hospital Sky Bridge)
7:30-8:00am – Huddle (2WH81: Neurocritical Care conference room)
8:00am-4:00pm – Dr. Bonow Clinic (Neurocritical Care, Neurotrauma) (NJB, 5th floor: clinic workroom at the north end of the building)
1:00-2:00pm – Neurocritical Care didactics (2WH81)
Seattle Children’s Hospital:
Students assigned to Seattle Children’s Hospital (SCH) must complete in-person onboarding and badging before starting their rotation. The SCH credentialing office will contact students in advance to schedule this process.
Before the rotation begins, the SCH site preceptor will contact students with details on where to report and who to connect with after onboarding, as well as provide an overview of what to expect during their time at SCH.
Monday
6:30-7:45am – Rounds (except for first day of clerkship) (meet in resident office)
7:45-8:00am – Weekly case conference via Zoom (Zoom info will be provided by the site preceptor or current SCH resident)
8:00am-5:00pm – OR
12:00-1:00pm – Epilepsy conference via Zoom (Zoom info will be provided by the site preceptor or current SCH resident)
Tuesday
6:30-7:30am – Rounds (meet in resident office)
7:30am-5:00pm – OR
Wednesday
6:30-7:00am – Rounds (if no Grand Rounds) (meet in resident office)
8:30-1:00pm (after REH) – OR
1:00-2:30pm– Tumor Board via Zoom (Zoom info will be provided by the site preceptor or current SCH resident)
Thursday
6:30-7:30am – Rounds (meet in resident office)
7:30am-12:00pm – OR (except last week of clerkship: OR to 5pm during last week)
Friday (excluding last Friday of clerkship)
6:30-7:30am – Rounds (meet in resident office)
7:30am-5:00pm – OR
University of Washington Medical Center – Montlake:
Students rotating at UW Medical Center (UWMC) should meet the first-year resident (R1) on their first day for orientation; contact information will be provided one week in advance.
Students should consult senior residents about which surgical cases to observe, ideally receiving case assignments the day before to prepare.
They are encouraged to attend clinic at least 1–2 times per week to practice cranial and spinal exams and aim to observe each attending at least once during the two-week rotation for broad clinical exposure.
Students should observe each of the following faculty at least 1x during their time at UWMC:
Dr. Ferreira, Dr. Ruzevick, Emerson – skull base
Dr. Ko, Dr. Grannan – functional, cranial, peripheral nerve
Dr. Amin, Dr. Karandikar – spine
Monday
6:00am Rounds, then OR (Karandikar, Ferreira ) / clinic (Ruzevick, Ko)
Tuesday
6:00am Rounds, then OR (Amin) / clinic (Ferreira)
7:00am UWMC Spine teaching conference (via Zoom)
4:00-5:00pm UWMC Resident teaching conference (via Zoom)
5:00pm UWMC Pituitary and Skull Base conference (1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month)
Wednesday
6:00am UWMC Rounds, then OR (Ko/Grannan, Ruzevick) / clinic (Amin/Emerson)
Thursday
6:00am UWMC Rounds, then OR (Ferreira, Ko, Emerson) / clinic (Karandikar)
Friday (excluding last Friday of clerkship)
6:00am UWMC Rounds, then OR (Emerson, Ruzevick) / clinic