Schedule:
Event | Time and Location | Audience/Notes | |
Monday, 3/3 | MR: Case, Abdominal Tumors- Dr. Smith | 0745-0850 America 2525 | All Welcome |
Tuesday, 3/4 | MR: Journal Club-Dr. MJ Spirnak (Article below) | 0745-0850 America 2525 | All Welcome |
Wednesday, 3/5 | USUHS Grand Rounds-Dr. Sarah Reynolds and Dr. Daniel Hammond | 0745-0850 USUHS Room A3, Building A and Virtual https://meet.google.com/abn-tkfw-xom | All Welcome |
Thursday, 3/6 | MR: Case, ECMO-Dr. Bolstridge | 0745-0850 America 2525 | All Welcome |
Friday, 3/7 | Board Review | 0745-0850 America 2525 | Medical Students, Interns, and Residents Only |
Save the Date 🗓 | Upcoming Birthdays 🎉 |
02-04 MAY: Spring Resident Retreat | 07 MAR: Grace Manno's Birthday! |
13 JUN: 2025 NCC Graduation | 22 APR: Karina Kauffman Brown's Birthday |
20 JUN: Hail and Farewell | |
23 JUN: Supervisory Seminar |
THIS WEEK! Journal Club (Tuesday, 3/4-Dr. MJ Spirnak): Clinical Question: What are the long-term outcomes for children who are exposed to acute kidney injury (AKI) in the neonatal period?
Resident Announcements
Blue Team Clinic Messaging
When requesting contintuity clinic changes, appointment scheduling, or other adminstrative requests, please message to "Blue Team Scheduling" only.
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:
Register for the ABP General Pediatrics Certifying Exam. Registration will open next week and close on 4/1.
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All Staff Updates
NEW The Library is Open!
Renovations are complete and the library is open and ready for use!
Inpatient/Outpatient Updates
Check-out the Chief Corner linked here for updates and resources!
PI/QI Reminders
Upcoming Sessions/Due-Outs:
3/26- Academic Half Day working session
Link to PI/QI Google Doc: Google Doc
Educational/Teaching Opportunities
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: Headache 3/6/25, Neonatal Fever 04/10/25, Lumbar Puncture 5/08/25. All sessions are from 0900-1000.
- Email Dr. Parsons (emily.parsons@usuhs.edu) if interested
Clerkship Round Robin (recurring throughout the year)
ICR Module Small Group Teaching Opportunities at USU
POET Round Robin Teaching at USU (Next Session 30APR)
Faculty Development
Register for all courses at this website: http://fac-dev.usuhs.edu/
Research & Upcoming Conferences
AAP SOUS Scientific Awards Competition Call for Submissions!
AAP Section on Uniform Services (SOUS) Scientific Awards Competition (SAC) will begin accepting abstract submissions on February 2 through April 4.
See flyer below for details
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. Email binny.chokshi@usuhs.edu with any questions.
If you were recently published, send a copy of your paper Emily to be included in the POW!
Community Pediatrics/Advocacy Updates:
ARMY
AIR FORCE
NAVY-NEW Leave Approver!
Play of the Week:
Play of the Week: Goes to Dr. Dan Rochford for coordinating the MD AAP Adovcacy Event and all of the residents in attendance (Drs. Fissel, Raymond, Dahlquist, Mascitti, Zhang, Spirnak, and Paulson) who made Walter Reed Proud!
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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