Adolescent Rotation Information

Faculty and Resident Chairs:

Faculty: Mark Johnson, MD  
Resident: Vy Pham, MD  

Contacts: 

Ballard:

Kathy Soliz 784-2142

Janna Pekaar - Preceptor janna.pekaar@swedish.org

45th Street Teen Clinic:

Dr. David Kiefer - Preceptor; dockiefer@gmail.com

WHERE: Ballard High School's teen health clinic. 1418 65th St NW (at 15th Ave NW). Enter through main doors.

Teen Clinic:

WHEN:

Wednesday evenings from 6:00pm until 10:00pm

WHERE:

45th Street Clinic. 1629 N. 45th Street in Wallingford

General Info:

WHO: 2^nd year on Adolescent rotation. If this resident is unavailable, other residents may be assigned.

WHAT TO BRING: Your stethoscope and a positive attitude!

WHAT TO EXPECT: Janna is a nurse practitioners and the primary providers at the clinics. They will coordinate your rotation and act as your on-site preceptor. You will have patients scheduled to see you, usually 1 per hour. (Therefore, it is REALLY important to call and let them know if you can’t make it for some reason!!!) The visits can be about anything, but often are sports physicals, birth control counseling, paps, URIs, pregnancy tests, HIV test counseling, STD checks, etc. You will be expected to do all your own vital signs, labs, etc (they can help you with where stuff is, etc.)  The kids are great, and you really do some cool, hands-on adolescent medicine!!!  Teen clinic is another opportunity to work with teens.  These teens are homeless or at high risk of becoming homeless; a great opportunity to practice the biopsychosocial approach to medicine.

Responsibilities:

Residency provide BTHC staff with:

• resident schedule
• resident license
• information about any second language s/he speaks
• learning objectives for the resident
• communication to residents that they cannot vacation during this rotation/they must call the clinic directly if they are not able to come to the clinic
• resident evaluations for BTHC to complete
• communication

The BTHC staff will provide:

• orientation to the residents
• recommendations for readings on adolescent health
• opportunities for in-class presentation
• supervision from ARNP
• scheduling of patients
• evaluations of residents
• communication

Weekly Schedule:

*Clinic hours:

First Hill - 8:30AM to 5:30PM M-F

Downtown Family Medicine - 8:00AM to 5:00PM M-F

Ballard Community Health - 8:00AM to 5:00PM M-F

RRC Requirements:

"Residents must complete the equivalents of 4 months in the care of infants, children and adolescents, at least one month of which must be inpatient care.  The structured time must include experience in the following areas: neonates, infant care (both well-baby and ill), hospitalized children, ambulatory pediatrics, emergency care of children and adolescent medicine."