Description
Many of these sites may not be available to students. Since sites volunteer to take students, it is often difficult or impossible to determine which are available until after students return there preference forms.
BEWARE: WE ASK FOR MANY RANKED CHOICES BECAUSE YOU MAY GET AN OPTION THAT IS FAR DOWN YOUR RANK LIST.
Setting up your own site.
If you know of any site that you would like to set up your own rotation with that is not on this list, please follow the instructions for setting up your own rotation at the bottom of this document. You must work quickly if you want to set up a rotation. It may take time to get your preceptor a faculty appointment if he or she doesn’t already have one.
OHSU Clinics
1. Doernbecher OPC-OHSU Main Campus
This rotation is in the extremely busy General Pediatrics Clinic at OHSU. Attendings and senior residents share medical student teaching responsibilities. There will also be interns and residents participating in their continuity clinics on site. The student is graded by Dr. Carrie Phillipi who polls all interns, residents and attendings for feedback. This rotation requires one week of mornings in the MBU, OHSU's Newborn Nursery. There are also specialty experiences, one day with ENT, two days in the Child Development and Rehabilitation Center. Students report a high degree of autonomy as residents and attending are very familiar with medical student education at this level. Attendance at morning report is expected.
Lead Preceptor: Carrie Phillipi, M.D., M.P.H., Course Director-Pediatrics 2
2. Doernbecher Westside-Beaverton
This is a busy pediatric clinic in a suburban neighborhood just past Beaverton on highway 26. Public transit and biking may not be convenient to this location. The clinic is staffed by four pediatricians. Dr. Jeff Miller is the primary preceptor/grader. All of the physicians speak Spanish and some patient interactions are completed entirely in Spanish, though student fluency is not a requirement. There are pediatric residents who staff their continuity clinic at this site. There is also a Healthy Lifestyles Clinic designed to address childhood obesity working out of this clinic, with Dr. Beau Weill. Dr. Miller also runs a pediatric Lipid Disorders Clinic once a month. Students report about half the clinic time was devoted to well child care. The opportunity for shadowing physicians in specialty clinics (e.g., otolaryngology, cardiology, neurology, gastroenterology, dermatologym, audiology) on site is available.
Lead Preceptor/Grader: Jeffrey Miller, M.D.
Community Clinics
These are all the general pediatric community clinics that have agreed to serve as teaching sites for Pediatrics 2 students. All are general pediatrics outpatient clinics. In each, there is a physician who has agreed to serve as a primary preceptor. Many of these placements involve more then one provider, some involve travel between different sites.
3. Kaiser-Permanente East Interstate
The student will spend time in a busy Kaiser Permanente facility staffed by many pediatric care providers. This clinic is located in North Portland on East Interstate.
Lead Preceptor: Susan Dierauf, M.D.
4. Kaiser-Permanente Westside-Beaverton, Tualatin, Sunset
This rotation involves moving between three busy Kaiser practices all located in the Portland Metropolitan area's western suburbs, one for two weeks, one each of the next two weeks. Students should be prepared to work with many of different physicians at each of the sites. Students will spend a half day with each provider. Students have reported varying degrees of autonomy depending on the preceptor they are working with. Students should be prepared to spend some time in an observer role, especially when their attending physicians fall behind. While continuity is lacking in this rotation, students are exposed to many different clinical styles over the course of the rotation and have positively evaluated seeing many different styles of practice.
Lead Preceptor/Grader: Luanne Nilsen, M.D.
5. Legacy Health System-Emanuel OPC
The student will spend time in a busy Legacy outpatient clinic at Emanuel Hospital. This facility is staffed by many pediatric care providers. This clinic is located in North East Portland just over the Fremont Bridge.
Lead Preceptor/Grader: Paul Horowitz, M.D.
6. Peace Health-Eugene Metropolitan Area
The Peace Health site in Eugene is one of our most highly rated general pediatrics experiences. Join experienced physicians in a variety of busy clinics serving the Eugene population. The precepting physician is Dr. Thomas Roe, a leader in the American Academy of Pediatrics. He and his colleagues began hosting students since 2005 and are eager to teach. There are a variety of daytime and evening clinic opportunities for learning and students report a high degree of autonomy. Housing in Eugene has been arranged.
Lead Preceptor/Graders Alternate:
Alan"Buzz" Harlor, M.D. or Thomas Roe, M.D.
7. Willamette Falls Medical Group-Oregon City
This is a well-liked, busy community pediatric clinic in Oregon City, formerly an OHSU satellite facility. The lead preceptor/grader is Dr. Christina Grucella. The physicians are comfortable with students and residents. Students will also work with two other attending over the course of their rotation.
Lead Preceptor/Grader: Christina Grucella, M.D.
Other Clinics:
What follows are smaller pediatric operations with close working contact with a single provider. Student may still work with other providers and in other offices at the discretion of the preceptor.
8. Broadway Medical-James Coughlin, M.D.
4212 NE Broadway, Portland, OR 97213
This is a well-established community pediatric clinic in NE Portland
serving a varied population. The student will work with a primary
preceptor, James, (no comma) Coughlin, M.D., who will also serve as the grader.
Students also spend some time with other physicians in the practice when
Dr. Coughlin is unavailable. As in many of the community sites, students
report autonomy with the primary preceptor, but have described more of
an observer role with the other members of the team. For this practice,
students report about 80% of their time was spent with relative
autonomy, seeing patients on their own, reporting findings, and
developing plans.
9. Oregon Pediatrics-Frank DiGregorio, M.D.
5050 NE Hoyt, Portland, OR 97213
This is a busy Portland pediatric clinic. The student will work primarily with Dr. Frank DiGregorio, who serves as the primary preceptor/grader. Dr. DiGregorio has been teaching for over a decade with students nearly every rotation. He is committed to medical student education. Students report a high level of autonomy on this rotation. Patients and families are accustomed to medical students. Up to one day a week will be spent with other physicians in the practice when Dr. DiGregorio is unavailable. Students report less autonomy with the other preceptors.
10. East Portland Pediatric Clinic-Steven Davis, M.D.
10000 SE Main Street Ste 105, Portland, Oregon 97216
This is a community practice with more then one provider. You will have a primary preceptor/grader, Dr. Steven Davis, but will work with some of the other members of the staff from time to time. Students report the primary preceptor offers relative autonomy but some staff will have student work in more of an observational role.
11. Oregon Pediatrics-Clackamas Pediatric Clinic-Bassam Hadeed, M.D.
9290 SE Sunnybrooke Blvd, Ste 200, Clackamas, Oregon 97015
The student will spend most of their time at Oregon Pediatrics-Clackamas Pediatric Clinic but will also spend some time at Oregon Pediatrics-5050 NE Hoyt, Portland, OR 97213. Student will need to have transportation to both sites.
12. James Resk Pediatrics-James Resk, M.D.
Oregon City Pediatric Building, 14279 S Glen Oak Road, Oregon City, Oregon 97045
There are four providers at this community pediatric clinic. Students will work primarily with grader/lead preceptor James Resk, M.D., but may spend time with other physicians in the clinic based on Dr. Resk's schedule. Dr. Resk is takes the time to provide on- going dialogue on pediatric topics and is highly valued as a teacher. Students report a high level of autonomy. When the clinic become too busy this autonomy may sometimes be sacrificed.
13. Olson Pediatric Clinic Geraldine Kempler, M.D.
16463 SW Boones Ferry Road, Lake Oswego, Oregon 97035
14. Metropolitan Pediatrics-Diedre Burton, M.D.
1130 NW 22nd Ste 320, Portland, Oregon
15. The Portland Clinic-Beaverton-Mary Ulmer, M.D.
15950 SW Milikan Way, Portland, Oregon 97006
This is a busy private community pediatric practice. Students will work primary preceptor/grader Mary Ulmer, M.D. Dr. Ulmer has precepted many tens of students who report she is a terrific teacher. They will also spend some time with various other physicians in the practice as needed. Students report this clinic has a surprisingly diverse population, students say many Hispanic and south Asian patients. As in many of the community practices, autonomy can be variable at this site. Students should be prepared to spend some time in an observer role depending on the physician they are working with.
- Monday 8-5
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday 7:30-2pm
- Thursday 8-12 and 5-8 at a different location for evening clinic.
16. Childhood Health Associates of Salem-James Lace, M.D.
2395 Center Street NE, Salem, Oregon 97301
Develop your own general pediatric rotation.
Several students set up their own rotations every year. If there is a general pediatrician not on the site list who you know and would like to work with we encourage you to contact them about the rotation. You may also split your rotation between more then one physician. If you would like to develop your own general pediatrics selective site please identify a preceptor and submit your request, rotation schedule, preceptor name and contact information to Dr. Carrie Phillipi at phillica@ohsu.edu. The lead preceptor must have a courtesy faculty appointment at OHSU. Please ask your preceptor if they have one. In order to get one, you will need to forward their CV to Trevor Monteith, monteith@ohsu.edu, for processing at least three weeks before the start of the rotation. Approval and a courtesy appointment is required.
NOTE: PLEASE COMPLETE THE REQUIRED RANK FORM ANYWAY IN CASE THIS PLACEMENT FALLS THROUGH.
