Site information
Site Director
MultiCare Yakima Memorial Hospital
Mailing Address
3003 Tieton Drive
Suite 230
Yakima, WA 98902
Contact
Credentialing:
Kareena Andreas
MedAc Specialist Puget Sound & Yakima regions, Medical Academics, MultiCare Health System
Introduction
Welcome to Yakima! We look forward to making your OB/GYN rotation an interesting and varied educational clerkship. At the same time, we want to encourage you to experience all of the recreational and cultural opportunities that abound in the Yakima Valley.
Site Director: Carly Ingalls, MD
Office phone number: (509) 248-3440
Cell phone number: (425) 346-7470
Fax number: (509) 249-4460
E-mail address: carly.ingalls@multicare.org
Clinic: Generations OB/GYN
3003 Tieton Drive Suite 230
Yakima, WA 98902
Check-In
Approximately one week before your rotation starts, Dr. Ingalls will email you detailed information regarding checking into the student housing and the orientation schedule. Before arriving in Yakima, please email a brief two paragraph auto biography so that we may introduce you to our patients. You will be able to check-in to the student housing on the Sunday before your first day.
On the first day of your clerkship, you will participate in the general orientation via Zoom. You will then have afternoon orientation with Dr. Ingalls at the Generations OBGYN clinic. You will receive information regarding EMR logins via email prior to starting clinical activities.
Clinical Faculty
You will primarily be working with the obstetricians and gynecologists of Generations OB/GYN. Your primary preceptor in that group will be Dr. Ingalls. You will also spend time in the clinic with the other physicians in the group as well as nurse practitioners specializing in womens’ health. You will work in the operating room with all of the physicians from Generations OB/GYN. On the Labor & Delivery floor you will also have the opportunity to work with other community physicians, as well as our OB hospitalists. Additionally, we have University of Washington OBGYN residents rotating at our hospital for about a month each, and you will work closely with them on the Labor & Delivery floor as well as during surgeries.
Hospital
Multicare Yakima Memorial Hospital
“Memorial” Hospital is a level III Perinatal Referral Center for all of central Washington. Approximately 3000 babies are delivered at Memorial Hospital each year. The L&D suite is located on the 4th floor. Adjacent to the labor and delivery area is a lounge and study area with several adjoining sleeping rooms. The clinic is conveniently located adjacent to the hospital, occupying the second floor of the West Pavilion. We are “one contraction away” from the delivery room. Here is the link for MultiCare's Learners in the Operating Room policy.
Call
Overnight call on Labor & Delivery is a critical learning experience, and you are expected to take 4 in-house calls during this rotation. The volume of laboring patients is a bit unpredictable so it will be important to be flexible. You will be able to choose to take call when there are several patients laboring such that it is a good night to stay overnight to get deliveries. Weekday night call goes from 7 PM until 7 AM. You are not expected to work on the weekends but could choose to take call on a weekend day as desired (option to do a 12 or 24 hour call). You will be expected to stay in the hospital for the duration of the call.
Housing & Meals
A furnished 2 bedroom apartment is provided close to Memorial at 814 S 36th Ave Yakima, WA 98902. Linens and dishes are provided but you will need to bring personal items. There is a washer and dryer and a cleaning service comes in at the end of the rotation. WiFi is provided within the apartment, but you will need to bring your own laptop. Meals are not provided; the cafeteria food is inexpensive and good and there is also a refrigerator if you want to bring a lunch.
Transportation
A few of your clinical experiences will be off site, so you will need to provide your own transportation.
Activities
Yakima is a great place for biking, running, and golf most months of the year, and there is skiing at nearby White Pass in the winter months. For those who enjoy culinary exploration, we have several excellent restaurants located in town. There are also many local breweries downtown and in the surrounding area for those who enjoy beer. The majority of the world’s hops are grown here in the Yakima valley, so beer is a thriving industry here. Additionally, Yakima is situated in the middle of wine country, and many winery tours are available. There are also a Native American Cultural Center in Toppenish and a great museum about 6 blocks from the hospital.