Site information
Site Director
Peace Health Medical Group OB/GYN
Mailing Address
4465 Cordata Parkway, Suite 102
Bellingham, WA 98226
Contact
- Credentialing
- Delvene Gill (Clinic Manager)
- Kelli Baker (Student Onboarding Coordinator)
Student Experience
Students will be assigned to four to five physicians during their rotation and follow that physician in seeing clinic patients, hospitalized patients, surgeries, and deliveries. The student will be expected to take call with the precepting physician, typically one day per week and one weekend during the rotation. The student will typically see two-three clinic days, one OR day, and one day on call on Labor and Delivery each week. Students will assist with abdominal, vaginal, and laparoscopic surgery. They will triage labor patients, monitor labor progress, and perform supervised vaginal deliveries. In clinic, they will take histories and perform physical exams and assist with or perform all clinic procedures, such as IUD placement and removal, colposcopies, biopsies, etc.
As the only medical students in the community, our physicians are happy to provide learning experiences such as anesthesia in OR cases or co-surgery with other specialities including urology and general surgery.
Credentialing
- Credentialing paperwork must be completed at least 3 weeks prior to the start of your clinical rotation. Please contact Delvene Gill for more information.
- This site requires students to complete drug screening.
Didactics
There is a well-established women's health CME series which occurs every other month. There are also multiple other CME series, many of which are applicable to women's health.
Orientation
Students will be required to attend the OBGYN Department orientation scheduled from 8:30-10:30 AM on the first day of the rotation. Orientation is currently held virtually on Zoom for students outside the Seattle area, link will be shared one week prior to the start of the rotation.
Transportation & Housing
Students will stay in a 5 bedroom house provided by PeaceHealth. Details will be provided to students shortly before the start of their rotation. Students are responsible for providing their own transportation for this clerkship.