Schedule:
Event | Time and Location | Audience/Notes | |
Monday, 1/6 | Snow Day | ||
Tuesday, 1/7 | Snow Day | ||
Wednesday, 1/8 | Sim & Skills: Suturing, Abscess I&D and Bladder Catheterization. | 0745-0850, Sim Center, 4th Floor, Heroes Building | Medical Students and Residents Only |
Thursday, 1/9 | Federal Holiday: President Carter Day of Mourning (No MR) | ||
Friday, 1/10 | PI/QI Mid-Year Presentations! | 0745-0850 America 2525 | All Welcome! |
Save the Date 🗓 | Upcoming Birthdays 🎉 |
22JAN: SOCR Meetings | 16JAN: Maddie Mascitti's Birthday! |
22JAN: Dr. Roger's Farewell Breakfast | 31JAN: Jacquelin Doman's Birthday! |
22JAN: AHD-MMOC | |
02-04MAY: Spring Resident Retreat | |
20 JUN: Hail and Farewell |
Resident Announcements
NEW SOCR Meetings- 22 JAN
See email from Dr. Zanetti for information and sign-up
Senior residents: you must have your project update active with the SOCR committee by 1/22 to maintain your second ARM day
IUD Survey
Please take Dr. Ahmed's IUD survey linked here
Chief Check-Ins!
Stop by Emily's office for mid-year chief check-ins next week if you haven't already done so. Goal for completion is 16JAN.
REMINDER Reach out to your Block 8 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!
Library Closed Now through 31 JAN
Information and guidance for the library renovation can be found at the URL below:
Ms. Mason-Coles is still available for all Peds needs!
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All Staff Updates
NEW Dr. Roger's Farewell Breakfast- 22 JAN
Faculty, fellows and residents are invited to celebrate Dr. Rogers at a Farewell breakfast on Wednesday, January 22 from 0745-0845 in the 3W Playroom
A light breakfast will be provided. $5 donations to Staccee Springer are suggested
Please RSVP to Stacee Springer by 20JAN (stacee.a.springer.civ@health mil)
NEW Mandatory Winter Trainings- PART 2
Winter Safety Training
Location is https://apps2.capmed.mil/OnLineTraining/
Training duration <5 mins
NEW Community Grand Rounds: Trauma-Informed Advising-08JAN
Join USU Faculty Dr. Chokshi on Wednesday, January 8th from 1200-1300
Virtual link and location in flyer below
NCR Well-Being Program
Check-out the NCCPeds Wellness Page linked here for information about wellness courses available to all staff and residents
Inpatient/Outpatient Updates
Check-out the Chief Corner linked here for updates and resources!
PI/QI Reminders
Upcoming Sessions/Due-Outs:
THIS WEEK January 7th- Mid-Year Presentations
Use DHA A3 Template (on the webpage: https://www.nccpeds.com/pi-qi OR in your sharedrive sub-folders)
Complete slides 1-9 (i.e. steps 1-5)
Presenters will have 10 minutes to present followed by 5 minutes for feedback/questions
Please save your presentations in the 07 JAN MR Folder (NLT 1700 on Monday, 06JAN)
January 13th - Countermeasure implementation start
Link to PI/QI Google Doc: Google Doc
Educational/Teaching Opportunities
USU Teaching Opportunities
Clerkship Round Robin (recurring throughout the year)
ICR Module Small Group Teaching Opportunities at USU
POET Round Robin Teaching at USU
Faculty Development
Register for all courses at this website: http://fac-dev.usuhs.edu/
Research & Upcoming Conferences
NEW Resident Research Opportunity
COL Edwards is looking for interested residents to assist with two upcoming research projects:
MHS wide survey looking at palliative medicine knowledge gaps in MSH clinicians and how they compare to our civilian counterparts
Impact of a formal communication program on climate, culture, and burnout in the Department of Pediatrics looking at pre, post and follow up data.
If interested, email COL Edwards at jeremy.v.edwards.mil@health.mil
NEW 2025 Partnership for Military Child and Family Health Research Symposium
This annual event host by USU Department of Pediatrics will be held April 2, 2025 and includes a poster session, which is an opportunity to feature recent research focused on the health and well-being of military children.
Previously submitted/presented research is eligible for consideration. In person attendance is not required to have a poster displayed. If you submitted to the Pediatric Academic Societies conference, please consider submitting to this event.
Call for Research: Open now - February 10, 2025
Email binny.chokshi@usuhs.edu with any questions.
Submission Information for the Walter Reeds Annual Research & Innovation Month
It's time to start preparing your abstracts for Research & Information month!
Submissions are due by January 26, 2025 (see attachment below for timelines)
Check out the SOCR folder on the Share drive for additional submission information
If you were recently published, send a copy of your paper Emily to be included in the POW!
Community Pediatrics/Advocacy Updates:
DEI Committee Event-Sasha Velour @ The Strathmore (Saturday, January 25)
Sasha Velour is a visual artist, speaker, illustrator and activist
Contact Noelle Molter if interested in attending! Tickets will be $30-$50 depending on final group size
CATCH Grant Applications- NOW OPEN!
CATCH stands for Community Access to Child Health and offers funding for pediatricians and pediatric residents to perform projects addressing healthcare disparities in their communities
The application portal will be open November 1, 2024 to January 21, 2025
See attachment for more details
ARMY
AIR FORCE
NAVY
Play of the Week:
Play of the Week: Goes to Dr. Lisa Sukenaga for her strong work admitting and caring for a challenging palliative oncology patient from overseas on Friday.
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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