Clinical Curriculum Resources
New Clerkship & Site Approval
All permanent clerkships undergo a thorough approval process to ensure educational quality. Please contact Curriculum at somclrk@uw.edu if you have any questions about the clerkship application or approval process. Site visits are not required for elective clerkships.
A new clerkship that needs a new course number cannot be offered until a new course application is approved by the UW Curriculum Committee.
New Clerkship Approval Process
UW SOM Clerkship Site Application
**The old form will be accepted through 2018**
This is a new form, please submit any issues or recommendations to somclrk@uw.edu.
- Fill out UW SOM Clerkship Site Application completely
- If you have greater than 3 sites complete the Facilities Addendum
- Return to Curriculum Office:
- Send new site applications to somclrk@uw.edu
- UW SOM Curriculum Approval
- New clerkship applications are reviewed by the appropriate committee (Patient Care Committee, Explore and Focus Committee, or Elective Clerkship Committee)
- New sites added to existing rotations are reviewed by Associate Dean for Curriculum
- Once approved, Curriculum sends the department and Region (if applicable) a PDF copy of the approved form for their records
New Course Approval & Final Steps
- Fill out UW New Course Application online
- Get application approvals from your Department Chair and Associate Dean for Curriculum
- Consult with Curriculum Office is you aren’t sure how the course should be numbered
- Once the course has been approved by the UW Curriculum Committee:
- Send availability to medevalu@uw.edu or have the clerkship added to the permission-only list
- Electives: Send updates to your department’s elective catalog page in the elective clerkship catalog to Curriculum
- Add new clerkship to departmental Time Schedule:
- Add to a time schedule that is already in-progress: Time Schedule Change Form
- Add to a future time schedule: Time Schedule Construction (requires Time Schedule Construction access and entrust token, email times@uw.edu if you need to be granted access)
- Contact Curriculum if you are unsure how to add a course to the time schedule.