Use Library Resources
Welcome to the Spokane Health Sciences Library! We’re your resource for academic, clinical, and research information throughout your time at WSU. On this page, we point you to a few of our best resources to use for your cases each week. Textbooks, which you can find in our eBook Databases below, are great for learning about […]
Year 2
Session guidance A case preview and case questions are released before each case. This allows each student to come to the first session prepared to actively engage with the case and in clinical reasoning. Housekeeping We encourage regular check-ins on group dynamics—what is working and what is not? Students may consider rotating specific roles among […]
Year 1
Session Guidance A case preview and case questions are released before each case. This allows each student to come to the first session prepared to actively engage with the case and in clinical reasoning. Housekeeping We encourage regular check-ins on group dynamics—what is working and what is not? Students may consider rotating specific roles among […]
Leadership in Medicine and Healthcare (LMH) 521 Course Guide
Greetings, students! Welcome to the start of your Leadership in Medicine and Healthcare course for your clerkship! I hope that you will see that the LMH course has been carefully designed to accommodate variable schedules for clinical learning. The course will be asynchronous, and you will be working on the assigned modules for the upcoming […]
Year 1
Session guidance A case preview and case questions are released before each case. This allows each student to come to the first session prepared to actively engage with the case and in clinical reasoning. Housekeeping We encourage regular check-ins on group dynamics—what is working and what is not? Students may consider rotating specific roles among […]
Case-Based Learning (CBL) Student Guide
In this guide What is CBL? Case-Based Learning (CBL) is an active, small-group learning environment that uses a clinical case to prompt inquiry and exploration of core clinical and scientific concepts while developing clinical reasoning skills in a structured manner. With the guidance of faculty facilitators and collaboration with peers, you’ll explore various core concepts […]
Lab 21: Dissection: Pleura, lungs, and bronchial tree
Download this lab as a PDF Lab feedback Goals 1Review the thoracic body wall, including the sternum, ribs, costal cartilages, and intercostal spaces 2Inspect the pleural sacs and define the pleural cavity, parietal pleura, and visceral pleura 3Remove the lungs and study the external features of the lungs and structures in the lung root. Anterior […]
Lab 20: Dissection: Nose, Nasal Cavities, Paranasal Sinuses, Pharynx, and Larynx
Download this lab as a PDF Lab feedback Goals 1Identify the bones and cartilages of the external nose 2Bisect the head slightly off the midline to expose the nasal cavities and pharynx 3Examine the nasal septum, identify its parts, and describe it neurovascular supply 4Examine the lateral nasal wall and identify the nasal conchae (turbinates) […]
Lab 19: Dissection: Pericardium, Heart, and Mediastinum
Download this lab as a PDF Lab feedback Goals 1Open the pericardium, study its parts, and demonstrate the “great” vessels of the heart. 2Remove the heart. 3Define the extent and boundaries of the mediastinum as a whole; describe the boundaries and contents of the subdivisions of the mediastinum. 4Clean and demonstrate the structures in the […]
Lab 18: Dissection: Posterior Abdominal Wall (PAW) and Kidneys
Download this lab as a PDF Lab feedback Goals 1Demonstrate the fascias surrounding the kidneys. 2Clean the kidneys and identify features of their external and internal anatomy. 3Identify the ureters and trace them into the pelvis. 4Identify the suprarenal glands and name their parts. 5Identify the parts of the diaphragm. 6Clean and identify the muscles […]