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Plan of the Week: Apr 21-Apr 27

Updated: Apr 25



Schedule:



Event

Time and Location

Audience/Notes

Monday, 4/21

MR: Education/Reverse Education

Faculty: 0730-0850 America 2525 Residents: 0745-0850 Canyon Conference Room

Pediatric residents only. If unable to attend, please provide faculty feedback using this link.

Tuesday, 4/22

MR: Morbidity and Mortality Conference

0745-0850 America 2525

All Welcome

Wednesday, 4/23

MR: Case, Clinical Approach to Screen Time and Social Media Use- Dr. Klinkosz

0745-0850 America 2525

All Welcome

Thursday, 4/24

MR: Teddy Bear Clinic ('Take your Child to Work Day' Event)

0745-0850 America 2525

All Welcome

Friday, 4/25

MR: Case, Pediatric Movement Disorders-Dr. Shields

0745-0850 Forest Conference Room (5th Floor, America Buildling)

All Welcome

Save the Date 🗓

Upcoming Birthdays 🎉

28-29 APR: PFCCS (Rising PGY-2s)

22 APR: Karina Kauffman Brown's Birthday

02-04 MAY: Spring Resident Retreat

27 APR: Brenda Zhang's Birthday

05 MAY-07 MAY: Intern CSA


08 MAY: PGY-3 PALS Instructor Course


13 JUN: 2025 NCC Graduation


20 JUN: Hail and Farewell


23 JUN: Supervisory Seminar



Resident Announcements


NEW Call for Letters to the Editor from Trainees

  • Academic Medicine is seeking trainee submissions for their 'Letters to the Editor' feature describing the moment you knew you wanted to become a doctor, health professional, researcher, or scientist; focus on a given field; study a particular disease or area of biomedicine; or serve a specific population.

  • Click this link for more information


Go-By for BLS Recertification

  • Reminder to check your BLS expiration dates and sign-up early for recertification courses

  • Follow the steps below to sign up for a recertification class

    • Click this link to access the Walter Reed Relias website

    • Click “Course Library”

    • Search “BLS”

    • Sign-up for either Blended (requires pre-work) or Challenge Course

      • Note courses fill fast. Sign up 1-2 months prior to BLS expiration

      • If challenge courses are full on relias, reach out to POCs below to see if they will accept an add-on

    • POCs: HN Beaty (maddox.r.beaty.mil@health.mil) and HN Roccabruna (bradyn.m.roccabruna.mil@health.mil)


Rotation Supervisors

  • The below attachment has the most up-to-date contact information for rotation supervisors

  • Remember to check MedHub and review updated goals & objectives for your rotations!



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Transition to Practice (PGY-3s Only)


  • The Pre-Graduation Handbook is linked here. Please review the table of contents.

  • Current Tasks:

    • TTP Schedule: Click Here

    • Begin Reviewing the "Out Processing" section of the TTP handbook

    • End of Training Documentation

      •  Review "Privileged Provider/ EOT Documentation" Section in TTP Handbook

        * DHA165- Program will prepare for you

        * DHA 367- Send to your Academic Advisor.  Upload to JCCQAS & MedHub Portfolio

        * Privileging Procedure Form- Complete yourself.  Upload to MedHub.  Once signed by PD, upload to JCCQAS

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All Staff Updates


Bring your Child to Work Day-Thursday, April 24th

  • The Pediatric Department will be holding a local dept “Bring Your Child to Work Day” on Thursday 24 April

  • Children must be supervised at all time during participation

  • Events will begin at 0800 with a Teddy Bear Clinic with the residency team. Final schedule will be distributed to the department this week.

  • All children in attendance are encouraged to bring their favorite teddy bear/stuffed friend!


NEW 3rd Annual Peds Sweets & Treats - Monday, April 28

  • Please support this event hosted by the resiliency committee by bringing a baked good, a healthy treat, or something sweet to share with everyone. All food items must be individually wrapped

  • Donations will be accepted to raise funds for Pediatric Resiliency initiatives (eg. Gingerbread house contest, resident’s annual luncheon, pet photo contest, pumpkin contest, etc). Cash, Venmo, & CashApp will be accepted for donations.

  • Event Details:

    • Monday, April 28, Canyon Conference Room, 1045-1330


Diabetes Awareness Walk- Saturday, May 4th

  • Join the Walter Reed team for this year's "Breakthrough T1D Walk"

  • Sign up details in the flyer below



Updated USU Faculty and Resident Preceptor Video


PI/QI Reminders


Upcoming Sessions/Due-Outs:

  • 5/2- Morning Report Working Session (0745-0850)

    • Rising PGY-2s will split from teams for project brainstorming session for AY25-26

    • Rising PGY-3s (and current PGY-3's) will meet with yellow belts and stakeholders for a working session


Link to PI/QI Google Doc: Google Doc 

Educational/Teaching Opportunities



USU Academic Appointment Information Sessions

  • Dr. Jessica Servey, the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at USU will be hosting two virtual info sessions for residents interested in USU academic appointments after graduation.

  • Sessions are most applicable to graduating residents, but any resident can join

  • No sign-up is required, Google Meet links and times below:

USU Teaching Opportunities

Longitudinal Clinical Skills for MD/PhD students

  • Volunteers will help lead hour long case-based discussion to a small group of students in USU's combined MD/PhD program. These students have completed their pre-clerkship phase of medical school and are doing research for their PhD before moving on to clerkships. 

  • Upcoming sessions: Lumbar Puncture 5/8/25.  All sessions are from 0900-1000.

    - Email Dr. Parsons (emily.parsons@usuhs.edu) if interested

ICR Module Small Group Teaching Opportunities at USU


POET Round Robin Teaching at USU (Next Session 30APR)

  • POET week Pediatrics half day is a round robin format to orient USU medical students just prior to their pediatric clerkship rotation.

  • Upcoming sessions: 30APR2025, and 27AUG2025 (1300-1700 at USU)

    • Sessions run from 1300-1700 (report NLT 1245)

  • All teaching materials and PPTs are provided to instructor prior to events

  • Please email Dr. Wido (meaghan.wido@usuhs.edu) if interseted

Faculty Development

Research & Upcoming Conferences


NEW Publication Alert: Travel Needs in Children of U.S. Military Families Stationed Abroad

If you were recently published, send a copy of your paper Emily to be included in the POW!


Community Pediatrics/Advocacy Updates:


ARMY- OERSF Deadline-15MAY

  • Location of Army OER Resources:

    • \\mdusocfs01\dept$\WRNM\_Pediatrics\MMOC\Army\OER Resources

  • Fill in your objectives and contributions - use the document entitled "OERSF - Major Performance Objects & Significant Contributions Examples"

  • To keep track of your achievements throughout the year - feel free to use the document entitled "OER BRAG SHEET" to get some ideas on the type of information to track

  • If you have any questions, reach out to your Army military advisors

    • PGY1 - Dr. Williams 

    • PGY2 - Dr. Stark

    • PGY3 - Dr. Patterson


Semi-Annual ACFT Sign-Up: 28APR-03MAY

  • Sign-up for your semi-annual ACFT ASAP using the QR code on the flyer linked below



Army Leave

  • Current leave process

    • Please send email to Emily and Military Advisor notifying of specific leave requests

    • Please use IPPS-A for all leave/absence requests; go to https://myaccess.dmdc.osd.mil/identitymanagement/app/login and login with your CAC

    • Make sure you change your email in order to receive email notifications -> My Profile -> My Current Profile -> down arrow next to name -> Personal Details -> Contact Details

    • Submit leave

      • Submit Leave to your specific Military Advisor

      • Click My Absences in the home page

      • Complete the appropriate information, an example of chargeable leave is below:

      • Absence Type: 1-Chargeable Absence

      • Absence Name: Absence

      • Absence Reason: 01- Annual (Ordinary) Absence and complete the remainder of the page

      • Enter Start and End Dates

      • For supervisor ID: direct it to your ARMY ADVISOR

      • Complete address information with the location of where you are going

      • Click submit

    • See the powerpoint below for instructions




AIR FORCE

Leave:

  • Please complete and sign the attached checklist when submitting leave.

  • Put Dr. Zanetti as 1st Approver, and email checklist to both.

  • For the checklist - When out of training these are items that will result in leave not being approved. I will NOT be rejecting leave, but if there are things overdue we need a plan to get updated. If you have a lot of overdue items and you are doing OCONUS or leave requiring commanders signature this could cause issues, but we’ll address that if it comes up.

  • Here’s how you should answer Checklist:

1 – in JKO ensure that your annual cyberawareness, Hippa, level 1 antiterrorism training are done

2- Check your IMR and ensure all green https://asimsimr.health.mil/imr/myIMR.aspx  if not use comment box to write what is not up to date and plan

3 – TR closeouts are end of the academic year 30June

4 – N/A

5 – check myfss for next PT Test date https://myfss.us.af.mil/USAFCommunity/s/usaf-fitness-management

6 – this is your birth month

7 – N/A



NAVY-FITREP Reminders

eNavFIT Transition

  • All O3s and O4s should check their OMPF and if their Fitrep is not there, send a letter to the board with a copy of the Fitrep

  • Please reference email sent to all Navy trainees from Dr. Hepps with specific instructions and reach out to Navy advisors (Drs. Madison and Wido) for additional assistance


Leave:

  • LCDR Sierra Howell is the new Navy leave approver

  • When submitting leave, please email LCDR Howell and cc the chief resident

  • Chief Resident will send email confirming that dates have been approved


Leave & Liberty Divisional Readiness LPO: 4th Div LPO- HM2 Mariavicka Sanchez- Responsible for DMS, which includes Pediatricshttps://wrnmmc-intranet.health.mil/sites/TNT/NMSD/SitePages/4th%20Division.aspx 

(hover over 4th Division tab)

Play of the Week:


Play of the Week: Goes to the entire clinic team (admin, nurses, residents, staff) for providing excellent care during a very busy spring break week!



Please reach out to Emily at emily.ferraro@nccpeds.com or emily.m.ferraro2.mil@health.mil with any questions or concerns.

 
 
 

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