Plays of the Week:
Shout out to Dr. Brandon Neal who spent last Saturday with Military Mentors at The MMoment. Be sure to ask him about how to prepare as a mentee, key elements to build a mindset of success, the challenges of inter-generational mentorship, and SMA Grinston’s reason why the Army won’t allow soldiers to grow beards. Intern year is so busy, I applaud Dr. Neal for jumping on this opportunity.
Additional play of the week to Dr. Andrew Warren, who did great work seeing 7 siblings during his continuity clinic. Andrew did an excellent job managing his time, including seeing multiple adolescents. Lets see if anyone can beat 7 this year!
A huge congratulations to our awesome ID and Ward Attending, Dr. Alison Helfrich and her husband Zach, on the birth of their daughter, Josephine Ruth Bruhn on Sat July 22. Welcome to the Walter Reed family!
Schedule:
Date | Event | Time and Location | Audience/Notes |
Monday, 8/7 | MR: Case, Lecture: Chest Pain - Dr. Aurigemma | 0745-0815 America 2525 B/C | All Welcome |
Tuesday, 8/8 | MR: Case, Lecture: Status Epilepticus - Dr. Shields | 0745-0850 America 2525 B/C | All Welcome |
| ACGME Health Equity Grand Rounds: Breaking Down the Ivory Tower: Building the Health Care Workforce America Needs | 1400 | All Welcome |
| DEI Meeting: https://meet.google.com/zzf-gdrd-onf?hs=224 | 1800 Virtual | All Welcome |
Wednesday, 8/9
| SIM/Skills | 0745 - 0850 Sim Center- Heroes Building 4th Floor | Residents and Med Students |
Thursday, 8/10 | MR: Case, Lecture: Procedural Sedation - Dr. Kicker | 0745 - 0850 America 2525 B/C | All welcome |
Friday, 8/11 | MR: Case, Lecture: Sentinel Injuries - Dr. Brennan | 0745 - 0850 America 2525 | All Welcome |
| Anniversary of MedImmune v HJF Lawsuit (2011) - RSV Ig | | |
Save the Date 🗓 | Upcoming Birthdays 🎉 |
24JUL: Score Survey Opens | 15AUG: Colin McNamara |
31JUL-13AUG: Dr. Hepps, Dr. Carr, Dr. Schacht, Dr. Zanetti on leave 🏖️ - Contact Jack with any issues | 17AUG: Emily Ferraro |
14AUG: Dr. Eng-Kulawy (Navy Specialty Leader) Visit | 23AUG: Suhani Patel |
15AUG: Naval Operational Road Show ⛵ | |
18 AUG: COMPRA Abstracts Due | |
21AUG: Block 3 Starts! | |
30AUG: AHD - Obesity Curriculum | |
31AUG: MODS Application Due | |
Continuity Clinic: Sport Pre-Participation Physical 1
Announcements:
Meet our Rotating 4th Year Medical Students!
All Staff Updates
Army EFMP
As of August last year Army EFMP requires the use of the Enterprise EFMP website “EFMP.ARMY.MIL” for EFMP Enrollment and q3yr EFMP Updates. The other services (USN/USAF/USMC/PHS) still use the paper or PDF 2792.
The Army process must be initiated online by the family at the website. If Army parents/patients drop off or e-mail paperwork, refer them to the website “EFMP.ARMY.MIL” or the EFMP office if they have further questions.
When completing, select role of "MTF Provider" and you will see "assigned packets" or can "see all packets" to select for the patient you are completing for.
Score Survey
We are at 60% and hoping for 100!
Initial Demographics for residents:
-Please select your position from the list below: Choose "Physician: Intern" or "Physician:Resident" - Please select your assigned Directorate: Choose "Directorate for Medical Services" - Where do you work?: Choose "DMS-Peds PCMH" * There are options for "Peds Heme-Onc OP+IP", "NICU", and "Peds Subspec/PSU/MICC/3W", but residents are included in the PCMH denominator
Scutdog 2023-2024 is available! Below is the QR Code for a virtual copy. Please download and save to your devices. Physical copies have been ordered as well.
Pediatric Obesity Curriculum
Healthy Habits Pediatric Obesity Curriculum and Toolkit - New Educational Curriculum to Improve Provider's Confidence and Knowledge in the Care of Childhood Obesity. This is a great resource that is being rolled out, and will be a longitudinal study throughout this academic year.
Google Classroom has been launched! Please complete prior to 30AUG Academic Half Day
Resident-Specific Updates
Blue Team PCMH Clinic Admin
Ms. Bates and Ms. Stocks will be acting as Clinic Administrators for the Blue Team for the foreseeable future
Below are the assignments for each resident on who their administrator will be
Please reach out to your new admin team, the clinic 3rd year, and the Chief Resident with any questions/concerns about your schedule.
Of note, Ms. Stocks is off on Fridays, and Ms. Bates will handle all scheduling and patient administrative duties on that day.
GME Applications: MODS is now open!
MODS Application: https://education.mods.army.mil/meded/UserLogon/UserLogon.asp
Please complete initial application by August 31st!
Block 3 Schedules
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 Teaching Opportunities
Clerkship Round Robin (recurring throughout the year)
ICR Module Small Group Teaching Opportunities at USU
USU Center for Health Professions Education (CHPE)
Research Opportunities & Upcoming Conferences
2023 Ready Reliable Care (RRC) High Reliability Organization Awards
Recognizes initiative and innovations in Military Health Systems that reflect new knowledge and insights.
Submissions due by 21AUG 23
Please consider PI/QI projects that have made impacts over the past year
Visit the HRO Awards page for more info (CAC login required): https://info.health.mil/sites/hro/Pages/Awards.aspx
Submit HRO Awards Nomination Form (CAC login required): HRO Awards Nomination Form
APA Call for Applications: https://www.academicpeds.org/programs-awards-apas-call-for-applications/
Upcoming Conferences:
6th annual Architecture of High Value Health Care: October 12-14th in Baltimore, MD
AAP NCE 2023: October 20-24th in Washington, DC
COMPRA: November 3rd-5th in San Antonio, Texas
Community Pediatrics Updates:
Child Health Advocacy in Action: A Pediatrician Rally with Policymakers
Date: Tuesday, October 24, 2023
Time:12-2 pm, final time pending permit approval
Location: U.S. Capitol Grounds, final location pending permit approval
MD AAP Annual Meeting
Theme: Adolescent Health Summit
Date: Saturday, September 9, 2023
Location: Marriott BWI Airport
Annual AAP Meeting of Pediatricians from local area. In addition, will host a 2-hr Nexplanon training session. Please let us know if interested in Nexplanon Training. It is $25 for AAP Members.
Nominations for Chapter Awards and Registration is attached below
ARMY
AIR FORCE
NAVY NEW!
Please reach out to Jack at jack.goetzman@nccpeds.com or henry.j.goetzman.mil@health.mil with any questions or concerns.
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