The FMIG Baby Beeper Program provides first and second year medical students the opportunity to shadow family physicians and residents as they care for and deliver laboring mothers at UW Northwest Hospital.
Students sign up for one week at a time, as either “primary” or “secondary” participants. Both primary and secondary students will attend Wednesday morning rounds for their week and then the primary will be “on call” for the rest of the week for any deliveries. Students are invited to go into the hospital to shadow the delivery process. If the primary on call student is paged and is unable to attend the birth, they will reach out to the secondary to see if they are available.
To participate in this program you must complete our pre-Baby Beeper survey before attending Wednesday morning rounds. Students will receive a planning email on Sunday before their sign-up week with details on what to do, where to go, and how to connect with the residents they will be shadowing on Tuesday rounds.
Important Family Medicine Residency Information
In addition to completing the survey, students should read through the information below to familiarize themselves with the expectations and suggested equipment before their scheduled week: Recommended reading
FAQs:
How will I find out about deliveries?
At the end of rounding, you should ensure the senior residents have your phone number. They will contact you.
Where should I go?
If you are called to come for a delivery, the resident or attending who contacts you will instruct you where to go. All births will be at UW Northwest Hospital Child Birth Center.
Where should I park?
You can park at UW Northwest for $10 per day. There is also off-site street parking nearby that is free.
What will I see and do?
On Wednesday mornings, you will be shadowing Family Medicine residents and attendings for their morning rounds. This will include any pregnant patients as well as all other patients the FM team is responsible for. This is a great opportunity to shadow an inpatient FM team.
If you are called in for a delivery, you will be shadowing the delivery process. Our nurses are our patients’ best advocates during this special time, so always check with the nurse as well as the resident with questions and comments. To prepare for your experience, we recommend that you read the following article: Management of Spontaneous Vaginal Delivery
What should I bring?
For Wednesday morning rounds, you should dress professionally and bring your UWMC badge and your stethoscope.
For the delivery, wear scrubs, closed-toed shoes and your UWMC badge. The residents have access to scrubs that you can change into. You should also bring snacks/water as the delivery process can be long and unpredictable.