Scheduling your core pediatrics clerkship:

During your second year of medical school is a great time to explore whether you like caring for children. You can do this through a preceptorship or participation in the Pediatric Interest Group.

The practice of Pediatrics involves addressing the health needs of children. Every child should have the opportunity to grow and develop to achieve his or her maximum potential; the job of the Pediatrician is to assist in that process by treating and preventing illness, guiding children and their families toward good health choices, and offering information and interventions that support the overall well-being of the child.

Goals of the core pediatric clerkship: Provide foundational skills and knowledge about the fundamental issues of health and illness relevant to the care of children.

You may view a detailed description of the current requirements and clerkship materials.

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Seattle, WA
  • 2 wks. inpatient at Seattle Children’s Hospital
  • 2 wks. outpatient at a Seattle-area primary care clinic
  • 2 wks. ED/Newborn Nursery shifts
residents, fellows, subspecialists, hospitalists10-12 students
Mary Bridge, Tacoma, WA
  • 4 wks. inpatient at Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital
  • 2 wks. outpatient practices, subspecialty clinics
FM residents, subspecialists, hospitalists3—4 students
Madigan Army Medical Center, Fort Lewis, WA6 wks. inpatient/outpatient clinics mixPediatric residents, fellows, subspecialists2 students (none Summer Quarter)
Spokane, WA (Kaiser)6 wks. inpatient/outpatient practices mixresidents, fellows, subspecialists, hospitalists1 student
Spokane, WA (Sacred Heart)6 wks. inpatient/outpatient practices mixFM residents, subspecialists, hospitalists1 student
Anchorage, AK6 wks. inpatient/outpatient practices mixFM residents, subspecialists2 students
Wasilla, AK6 wks. inpatient/outpatient practices mixFM residents, subspecialists3 students
Pocatello, ID6 wks. inpatient/outpatient single practicePediatric resident1 student
Great Falls, MT6 wks. inpatient/outpatient single practicesubspecialists1 student
Gillette, WY6 wks. inpatient/outpatient single practiceFM residents, subspecialists1 student
Cheyenne, WY6 wks. inpatient/outpatient single practiceFM residents, subspecialists1 student
Billings, MT6 wks. inpatient/outpatient practices mixFM residents, subspecialists1 student
Boise, ID6 wks. inpatient/outpatient practices mixFM residents, subspecialists1 student
Missoula, MT6 wks. inpatient/outpatient practices mixsubspecialists, hospitalists1 student
Kalispell, MT6 wks. inpatient/outpatient practices mixsubspecialists, hospitalists1 student
Walla Walla, WA6 wks. inpatient/outpatient practices mixsubspecialists, hospitalists1 student
Wenatchee, WA6 wks. inpatient/outpatient single practicesubspecialists1 student
Jackson, WY6 wks. inpatient/outpatient single practicesubspecialists1 student
Sheridan, WY6 wks. inpatient/outpatient single practicesubspecialists1 student
Moses Lake, WA6 wks. inpatient/outpatient mixed practiceSubspecialists, Family Medicine1 student
Centralia/Olympia, WALongitudinal Integrated Clerkship (LIC)FM residents, subspecialists1 student
Helena, MT6 wks. inpatient/outpatient single practicesubspecialists1 student
Bozeman, MTwks. inpatient/outpatient single practicesubspecialists1 student
Idaho Falls, ID6 wks. inpatient/outpatient single practiceresidents, subspecialists1 student
Lewiston, MT6wks. inpatient/outpatient single practicesubspecialists1 student