Plays of the Week:
Happy Sunday! Of note, I will be in and out this week, and will be on Leave on Thursday and Friday (April 18th and 19th). Dr. Alexis Ghersi will be Acting Chief, please contact her with any Morning Report or Immediate Scheduling needs. I will be available via phone and email all week.
Play of the week to Ms. Putney, Dr. Amy Davis, and Dr. Cooper, who all brought in glasses so the whole 4th Floor could experience the Solar Eclipse.
Additional play of the week to Dr. Noelle Molter, who had her write-up on her experience on the Mercy published in the SOPT Blog. Awesome work Noelle! She also shared the how-to document for getting published, which is located below under the "Research" Section.
Schedule:
Date | Event | Time and Location | Audience/Notes |
Monday, 4/15 | MR: Case, Lecture: Endocrine - Dr. Reynolds | 0745-0820 America 2525 | All Welcome |
Wear Purple Day for the Military Child! | |||
Tuesday, 4/16 | MR: Case, Lecture: Cardiomyopathy - Dr. Hughes | 0745-0850 America 2525 | All Welcome |
Wednesday, 4/17 | MR: Grand Rounds | 0745 - 0850 USUHS Building A, Hall A3, Virtual https://meet.google.com/pyk-ondn-vya | All Welcome |
USU Family Medicine Grand Rounds: Weathering the DEI Storm - Dr. David Acosta, AAMC Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer | 1200-1300 Virtual Only. Please join us by using this Microsoft Teams Link (meeting ID: 293690725) | All Welcome | |
Thursday, 4/18 | MR: Case, Lecture: GINA Guidelines - Dr. Mulreany | 0745-0850 America 2525 | All Welcome |
Friday, 4/19 | MR: Disclosure Training - Leanne Poulliot | 0745-0850 America 2525 | All Welcome |
Save the Date 🗓 | Upcoming Birthdays 🎉 |
15APR: Wear Purple for the Military Child | 22APR: Karina Kauffman Brown |
16APR: SOCR Meeting | 10MAY: Brandon Neal |
24APR: Military Child Health Research Symposium at USUHS | |
26APR: NCR Research Competition Poster Presentations Day 1 | |
01MAY: Continuity Clinic Field Trip Day 1 | |
06MAY: Block 12 Starts | |
06MAY-08MAY: Intern CSA | |
08MAY: Continuity Clinic Field Trip Day 2 |
Continuity Clinic: Sports Pre-Participation Physical II
Announcements:
Meet our Rotating 4th Year Medical Students!
All Staff Updates
MICC Scrub Machines
The MICC now has a Scrub Machine to get your daily scrubs
If you do not have a scrub card, please complete the below form and we can work to take them down to the Scrub Team in the Pedestrian Connector
USU Assistant Professor Job Opening
USUHS is looking for an assistant professor/associate professor to work in the medical student education division and teach medical students at USU.
Job posting is here: https://www.higheredjobs.com/details.cfm?JobCode=178745286
Pediatric Hail and Farewell
Save the Date for June 7th
RSVP coming soon!
Faculty Development
Resident-Specific Updates
Transition to Practice (PGY-3s Only):
This week's focus: Outprocessing and Moving
Outprocessing: Start your "WRNMMC Pre-Checkout List Check List" (focus on 90-days out)
Moving: Focus on "Planning & Scheduling Your Move"
Block 11 Schedules - Rotation Contacts Updated FEB2024
Don't forget to reach out to your Rotation Supervisors regarding your schedule if you have any questions/concerns. The below attachment has the most up-to-date contact information.
Additionally, check MedHub and review updated goals & objectives for your upcoming rotation!
Educational/Teaching Opportunities
USU Medical Student Evaluations
Please evaluate medical students within 24-48hrs of working with them or precepting
Any amount of work with them is enough to fill out an eval, even a long conversation that impressed you with their clinical knowledge, thought process, teaching skills, or professionalism.
Clinical evaluation form: Pediatric Clerkship Clinical Evaluation - Use during 2024 Survey (surveymonkey.com)
Direct observation form: USU Direct Observation Form Survey (surveymonkey.com)
USU Teaching Opportunities
Clerkship Round Robin (recurring throughout the year)
ICR Module Small Group Teaching Opportunities at USU
POET Round Robin Teaching at USU
Research Opportunities & Upcoming Conferences
Upcoming Conferences
PAS 2024: May 2nd-6th in Toronto, Ontario
NCR Research and Innovation Month: Poster Week April 26th - May 3rd
4th Annual Partnership for Military Child Health Symposium: April 24th
2024 Section on Uniformed Services Scientific Awards Abstract Competition -September 27th - October 1st in Orlando, FL (AAP Conference)
National Medical Association Conference -August 3rd-7th in New York City
SOPT Trainee News & Views Blog - NEW!
Community Pediatrics Updates:
Neonatal Justice Collaborative Health Equity Leadership Scholars Program
Eligible to pediatric residents & neonatal fellows (at least PGY-2) to help mentor and build the next generation of diverse, neonatal health equity scholars, advocates, and changemakers.
This will be a 2 year program with monthly virtual didactics and/or case simulations & discussions and will include in-person attendance at an NJC-sponsored event at a national conferences. The tentative start date for this program is Summer 2025. See here more information: https://sites.google.com/view/neojusticecollab/home.
We are seeking volunteers who are interested in serving as a career mentor, research/scholarly mentors, group facilitators, and/or content experts. If you are interested, please see the google form link (https://forms.gle/HHfyNAhbNCSnwjhKA) to for more information and to sign-up or feel free to email me at uchenna.e.anani@vumc.org for more information or questions.
Walter Reed JDRF Walk - May 19th
ARMY
AIR FORCE
NAVY
Please reach out to Jack at jack.goetzman@nccpeds.com or henry.j.goetzman.mil@health.mil with any questions or concerns.