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Objective:ThegoaloftheClinicalExplorationProgramforbioengineeringstudentsis
tointroducestudentstothemedicalfieldandidentifythroughobservationsomeofthe
problemsthatexistinthepracticeofmedicine.Participantsofthisprogramwillbe
pairedwithahealthcareprofessionaltoserveasamentorduringobservations.
Studentsaretobeactivelythinkingabouthowtheycanusetheirbackgroundinscience
andengineeringtobrainstormsolutionand/orfutureengineeringprojects.
ExpectationsforStudents:
Studentsareexpectedtoberespectfultomentorsandpatientsaswellasstrictly
adheretoHIPAApatientprivacystandards.
Studentswillbeassistedinobtainingtherequiredproofofallnecessary
vaccinationsandsecuritybadges.Itisthestudentsresponsibilitytohavethese
thingsreadyduringtheirfirstdayofobservation.
Duringobservations,studentsareexpectedtodressappropriatelyandrepresent
theBioengineeringDepartmentwiththeirbestbehavior.
Studentsshouldshowuptomeetingsontimeandrespondtoemailsandcallsin
apromptmanner.
Attheendoftheprogram,studentswillbeexpectedtowriteathoughtful
reflectionontheirexperience.
RequiredVaccinations:
AcompletedimmunizationhistorymustbeprovidedandreviewedbyEmployeeHealth
aspartoftheapplicationpacket.Thisincludes:
TwoMMRvaccinesspacedatleast30daysapartandafter1yearofage.
Positiveantibodytitersmaybeacceptedinlieuofvaccinations.
Twovaricellavaccinesspacedatleast30daysapartandafter1yearofage,or
historyofdisease.Positiveantibodytitersmaybeacceptedinlieuof
vaccinations.
DTP,DTaP,orTdarenotinterchangeableorequivalenttotheTdapvaccine,
andrecordofadministrationmustbeprovided.AcurrentTdapboosteris
requiredinadditiontotheinitialimmunization.
Recordofacurrentfluvaccinationmustbeprovided,oronemustbe
administeredbyEmployeeHealth.Thiswillbeprovidedfreeofchargefrom
EmployeeHealth.
Twotuberculosis(TB)skintestsplacedatleastoneweekapart.Themostrecent
TBtestmustbeplacedwithin30daysofobservationstartdate.Thiswillbe
providedfreeofchargefromEmployeeHealth.
ApplicantsforObservationalPrivilegeswhohaveapositiveTBskintestmust
alsosubmittheresultsofasubsequentchestxray.Thiswillneedtobeprovided
bytheapplicant.
ExpectationsforMentors:
Mentorsshouldbewillingtocommitatleastoneobservationexperienceper
weektoallowstudentstoobservethemduringtheirdailyduties.
Inadditiontoprovidinginformationonthemedicalside,mentorsshouldalso
explaindevices,tools,andmaterialswhenpossible.Thiswillallowthestudents
togainthemostfromtheexperienceonboththemedicalandengineeringsides.
Timeline(subjecttochange):
Firstmeeting:January5th10th
Paperworkdue:January30th
Beginmentorships:February16th
ContactInformation(ProgramCoordinators):
CJMowry
mowrycj@uw.edu(425)4635243
JessicaWang
jessiw12@uw.edu(425)2833536
KevinMun
kmuney@uw.edu(425)7498080
LinhchiPham
chipham@uw.edu(425)4490743
WinnieLeung
winnie03@uw.edu(425)7726049
LinktoUWMCobservingapplication:
http://www.uwmedicine.org/uwmedicalcenter/Documents/ApplicationandAgreementf
orObservationalActivities.pdf
SignupSurvey:
https://catalyst.uw.edu/webq/survey/jessiw12/251545