Aug 14, 2022

Plan of the Week: August 14 - 20

Plays of the Week:

Play of the week goes to Dr. Sharen Wilson, who attended the AAP Leadership Conference this past week in Chicago!

Play of the week also goes to Dr. Maggie Hasler, who graciously stayed late during an IFH PICU shift to cover for another resident.

Another Play of the Week to Dr. Samantha Hanciles, for being selected as the DEI Cultural Awareness Champion.

Finally, Play of the Week to Ms. Marie Miranda who was an all-star during the Mock TJC this week for Peds!

Schedule:

Date	Event	Time and Location	Audience/Notes
Monday, 8/15 Colin McNamara's Birthday 🎉	MR: Case & NICU GI Emergencies, Hwang	0745 - 0850 America 2525 B/C	All welcome
Tuesday, 8/16	MR: Sidney Zven's CPC	0745 - 0850 America 2525 B/C	All welcome
Wednesday, 8/17 Emily Ferraro's Birthday 🎉	MR: Case & GI Emergencies, Royall	0745 - 0850 Canyon Conf Rm	All welcome
	Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine Fellowship Program Zoom Info Session	1900 EST Zoom link Meeting ID: 563 658 3479 Passcode: abcde	Medical students, residents, and current staff are all welcome (see below for more information)
Thursday, 8/18	MR: DEI Session on Minority Stress Model and Gender Affirming Care, Larson	0745 - 0850 America 2525 B/C	All welcome
	Candidate Recruitment Day	0745 - 0850 Canyon Conf Rm	Invited Medical Students Only
	Medical Student/Resident Mixer	1800-2000 Hip Flask	Medical Students and Residents Only; see below to RSVP
Friday, 8/19 GME Administrative Professionals Day 🥳	MR: Board Review	0745 - 0850 America 2525 B/C	Medical Students and Resident Only

Save the Date 🗓	Upcoming Birthdays 🎉
22AUG: Block 3	23AUG: Suhani Patel's Birthday
24AUG: Academic Half-Day	30AUG: Kevin Westbrook's Birthday
5SEP: Labor Day	2SEP: Theresa Kiefer's Birthday
16SEP: Resident Fall Retreat	3SEP: Nicole Martin's Birthday
18SEP: Air Force Birthday ✈️	14SEP: Marianna Caballero's Birthday

Announcements:

Meet our Rotating Medical Students!

All Staff Updates

Code Yellow Exercise: Week of August 15th

During the exercise, please immediately return to your work area for muster, then carry out the Plan of the Day unless movement restrictions have been directed
Individuals will not be allowed to exit the buildings during the exercise

UpToDate Access & New Library Resources

The Navy's UpToDate contract has been funded for another year!
The Darnall Medical Library has new resources for everyone to try:
- Try DynaMed / DynaMed Decisions / Isabel (renamed DDx) / Micromedex
  - Go to library’s Peds Portal and select, “Access DynaMed and Micromedex with Watson Expanded Features”

Interested in Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine?

Do you want to learn more about sports medicine, concussions, sexually transmitted infections, contraception and menstrual disorders, mental health disorders, sexual minority and transgender care, substance abuse, eating disorders, and primary care for adolescents and young adults?
Then our Adolescent Medicine fellowship is for you!
Located at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, TX, we are one of the largest adolescent medicine fellowships in the country (the only one in the MHS) and accept applicants from Peds, Family Medicine, and Internal Medicine. Please see the attached picture to learn more about our fellowship.
We will be hosting a Zoom call on Wednesday 17 August at 1800 CST. If you are interested in attending this Zoom session or learning more about our fellowship, please email Dr. Saira Ahmed at saira.ahmed.mil@mail.mil (2022 Adolescent Med Fellowship graduate, new Adolescent Med staff at WRNMMC). Medical students, residents, and current staff are all welcome!
Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5636583479
- Meeting ID: 563 658 3479
- Passcode: abcde

Transition to NEW Email Domain: @mail.mil to @health.mil will occur no later than 30SEP

Back-up current mailbox and save desired files from MS Teams to local share drives and desktops

Resident-Specific Updates

Please reach out to your Block 3 rotation supervisors and let them know your schedule (Continuity Clinics, ARM days, leave, etc.)

Please review the following go-by that was created by hospital-level nursing leadership to clarify some frequent medication order issues:

AAP SOPT Leadership Positions Available

SOPT Executive Committee and Leadership Council. Many of the open positions offer residents and fellowship trainees funding for travel to the AAP National Conference and the ability to gain important leadership skills over their 1-year term. The deadline is August 15th to apply.
Learn more and apply

PI/QI: Next Session is August 23rd

CATCH Grant Program District Resident Liaison Application (PGY-1 and PGY-2s Only)

Community Access to Child Health, CATCH supports pediatricians in their efforts to collaborate within their communities to advance the health of all children. If you are unfamiliar with the program, you can take a look at their website (https://www.aap.org/CATCH).
Reach out to Alex Mauro if you have any questions or are interested
The application deadline is August 30th. Take a look at the attachment for more info! The application can be found here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2022CATCHDRL

Educational/Teaching Opportunities

USU Teaching Opportunities

Research Opportunities & Upcoming Conferences

Research/SOCR Page

Next SOCR meeting: October 18th

AMSUS Annual Meeting 2023: February 13-16th at the Gaylord National Resort & Conference Center, National Harbor, MD

Poster Presentations
- AMSUS is currently accepting poster abstracts at https://www.amsus.org/2023-poster-submission-information/
- The first 100 approved submissions will be invited to present at the in-person Poster Session on Wednesday 15 February. Space is limited; early submissions have the greatest chance of acceptance. The submissions portal will be disabled as soon as the first 100 submissions have been approved—long before the 15 October hard deadline.
- REMINDER: Before submitting your abstract to AMSUS, be sure to get USU presentation approval through ServiceNow
Awards
- AMSUS honors the contributions of outstanding federal healthcare professionals each year through the Awards Program. Fifteen awards are available. The AMSUS Awards portal is now open! Visit https://www.amsus.org/professional-development/amsus-awards-program/ to learn more about the AMSUS Awards and begin the nomination process. The Awards portal closes on October 15.
Registration
- Registration rates for the 2023 AMSUS Annual Meeting will be posted on the AMSUS website by mid-August. The registration portal will open in mid-September.
If you have any questions, please contact the USU POC for AMSUS, Ms. Tiffany Helling tiffany.helling.ctr@usuhs.edu