Orientation Information

Michael Erickson

• Efficiencies with either 2 twin beds or 1 double bed
  • Possibility of a roommate
  • Double beds: 1-6; twin beds: 7-13
• Kitchenette in each unit
• Private bathroom within unit
• Pictures of units and common areas

Sims Place

• Townhouse with 3 lockable bedrooms
  • 2 bedrooms have double beds; 1 bedroom has twin bed
• Shared commons area and kitchen
• 1 bathroom

Swift Creek

• Apartments with 4 lockable bedrooms
  • All bedrooms have twin beds
• Shared common area/kitchen
• 2 bathrooms per unit
• Each bedroom has a twin bed
• Pictures of units and common areas

A note about housing at Gundersen

Housing is free for medical students at Gundersen, but please note that you will not have a choice in your housing assignment and you may have a roommate.

If you have special circumstances that will affect your housing assignment, you must notify us at least 5 days before you arrive. We will make an effort to accommodate your needs, but it's not guaranteed.

Block Leader: Kyla R. Lee, MD

Before your start date, review all information on Canvas and:

• Acute Care Block Welcome
• Welcome - ER Rotation
• Welcome - Neuro Rotation
• AC Block Overview - Internal Medicine
• General Information for AC Block
• Attending Ward Expectations
• Senior Resident Hints on IM Ward

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Block leader: Kelly Hodgson Kline, MD

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Watch the videos and read the information from our rotation lead, Dr. Megan Heinlein, prior to your time on OB/Gyn:

Reading materials:

• OB/Gyn Rotation Requirements
• Methods for Estimating the Due Date
• Diagnostic Imaging During Pregnancy and Lactation
• Vaginitis
• Intrapartum Fetal Heart Rate Monitoring
• Management of Intrapartum Fetal Heart Rate Tracings
• Antepartum Fetal Surveillance
• Early Pregnancy Loss
• Breast Cancer Risk Assessment

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Videos

• Abnormal Uterine Bleeding
• Contraception and Sterilization
• First Trimester Bleeding
• Labor and Delivery: The Basics
• Maternal Physiology
• Prenatal Care
• Preterm Labor and Delivery
• Screening for Ovarian Cancer
• Update on Cervical Cancer Screening

Pediatrics

Reading materials:

• Welcome from Dr. Lori Weber, Pediatric Rotation Lead
• La Crosse Pediatric Clerkship Requirements
• Organizing Rounds Presentation

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Block leader: Molly Sygulla, MD (Traditional CPC) and Rick Erdman, MD (WARM CPC)

Before your start date, review all information on Canvas and:

• Welcome to CPC
• Welcome to Family Medicine Clinic
• Welcome to Outpatient Behavorial Health
• Outpatient Internal Medicine Objectives and Information
• Outpatient Neurology Objectives and Information

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Block leader: Irina Shakhnovich, MD

Before your start date, review all information on Canvas and:

• Overview of the SPC Block
• Goals and objectives

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All Acting Internships need to review information on Learn@UW.

Cardiology, Pulmonary, General Medicine AI

Review Expectations here at Gundersen for your AI

Ambulatory Acting Internship

Before you begin your rotation please:

• Watch the Pre-Orientation video. Complete this in the week prior to orientation.
  Ambulatory Acting Internship>Webinar Videos>Pre-Orientation Video
• Review the AAI course book. Complete this in the week prior to the rotation start date, if not earlier. Ambulatory Acting Internship>Webinar Videos>Pre-Orientation Video
• Take the Pre-Rotation Quiz. Complete this prior to orientation at 6pm on the first Monday of the rotation. Ambulatory Acting Internship>Pre-Rotation Quiz
• Send any completed Absence Request Forms to Kenny MacMillan kmacmillan@wisc.edu. Absence requests should be submitted at least 2 weeks in advance. Complete this as soon as possible.
• Review all other materials on Learn@UW

For UWSMPH students

• Please make sure your elective course has been added to your Oasis schedule.
• Follow registration and orientation information provided on this website.

All other schools

• Confirm with a coordinator at your institution that Gundersen Health System has an affiliation agreement with your school.
• Provide Gundersen with a Wisconsin background check. The processing fee must be paid for by the student or university.
• Follow registration and orientation information provided on this website.