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WWAMI Medical Education

First-year Orientation Schedule 2009

August 10-12th

Monday, August 10:

8:15 - Registration, Coffee, and Student Introduction (w/ RIDE students)

Welcome to Spokane with Dr. Pete Eveland (w/ RIDE students)

Introductions from Drs. Deb Harper and John McCarthy, Clinical Deans of Eastern Washington

Introduction from Dr. Jack Severinghaus, PhD, WWAMI Counseling Services

Overview of the Colleges and College System, Dr. David Losh, Head of Columbia River College

R/UOP Overview, Bettie Rundlett, Coordinator of Programs, Area Health and Education Center

UW Student Affairs Overview, Dr. Pete Eveland, Associate Dean for Student Affairs and Academic Affairs

10:30 - BREAK

WWAMI Spokane Administrative Issues, Joean Menzies, Director, WSU-Spokane Student Affairs

2nd Year WWAMI Student Panel - Katie MacKay, Jon Anderson, Elizabeth Stuhlmiller

Spokane County Medical Society (website) Presdient, Dr. J. Courtney Clyde

12:30 - Lunch and Video presentation (w/ RIDE)

Featuring: "WWAMI Spokane: The Experience" produced by E-08 Spokane WWAMIs and "RIDE the Movie"

After Lunch - Combined course schedule overview (SAC 20): ICM, Anatomy, Histology (w/ RIDE)

Fall semester course schedule overview and introductions from faculty (Systems of Human Behavior, Cell Physiology, Biochemistry) and Introduction of Spokane Faculty Support Group (Dr. Novan, Dr. Harper, Dr. McCarthy, Dr. Layton)

Student Professionalism - George Novan

3rd/4th Year WWAMI Student Panel

3:30 - Break 

3:45 - Presentation of Stethoscopes (SAC 20) - Dr. Novan and Dr. Sledge w/ Group Photo

Wrap-up and Tour of Campus

5:00 - BBQ with Team building outside HSB

 

Tuesday, August 11th (with RIDE)

10:00 - Team Building: Spokane River Float

 

Wednesday, August 12th

7:00  - WWAMI/RIDE Student Immunizations (1st group at 7AM, 2nd group at 8AM)

9:00 - Photo ID pictures taken

9:15 - Student finance meetings with Diane Noecker

12:00 - Lunch

1:00 - Library Orientation

3:00 - ICM Orientation

Students white water rafting.

UWSOM Orientation Information and Pre-Arrival Requirements (Website)

Questions about orientation?   E-mail Kim Noe

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