Plan of the Week: Feb 3-Feb 9
- emily.ferraro
- Feb 2
- 5 min read
Updated: Feb 6
Schedule:
Event | Time and Location | Audience/Notes | |
Monday, 2/3 | MR: Case, Pet Allergies-Dr. Pittman | 0745-0850 America 2525 | All Welcome |
Tuesday, 2/4 | MR: Journal Club-Dr. Paulson | 0745-0850 America 2525 | All Welcome |
Wednesday, 2/5 | USU Grand Rounds- Dr. Jennifer Bencze and Dr. Joel Toro | 0745-0850 USUHS Room A3, Building A and Virtual https://meet.google.com/abn-tkfw-xom | All Welcome |
Thursday, 2/6 | MR: Case, Approach to Joint Pain-Dr. Jones | 0745-0850 America 2525 | All Welcome |
Friday, 2/7 | Board Review | 0745-0850 America 2525 | Medical Students and Residents Only |
Save the Date 🗓 | Upcoming Birthdays 🎉 |
26FEB: Endo Academic Half-Day | 07MAR: Grace Manno's Birthday! |
28FEB: Thank a Resident Day! | |
02-04MAY: Spring Resident Retreat | |
20 JUN: Hail and Farewell |
THIS WEEK! Journal Club (Tuesday, 2/4-Dr. Keegan Paulson):
Clinical Question: In patients between age 3 and puberty with acute onset behavioral change fulfilling OCD/tic disorder criteria and with evidence of a GAS infection, do antibiotics and CBT vs. antibiotics alone cause a reduction in symptoms using a validated screening tool?
Resident Announcements
NEW Post-Obesity Curriculum Survey
Please complete the survey linked below to assist McKenzie with her data collection!
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1uI4S_NIkVmNg0yxLtP-5aJOh1FR-JO2HHBXWSnzqCsU/edit
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 in the next 1-2 to get a road map for resources available in this document .
Current Task: 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
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:
February 26th- Academic Half Day working session
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 Publication Announcement-Dr. Keenan Caswell and Dr. Arora
Wearable Neurotechnology for the Treatment of Insomnia: The Study Protocol of a Prospective, Placebo-Controlled, Double-Blind, Crossover Clinical Trial of a Transcranial Electrical Stimulation Device
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. 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.
If you were recently published, send a copy of your paper Emily to be included in the POW!
Community Pediatrics/Advocacy Updates:
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. McKenzie Bowling and Dr. Madison for their excellent obesity curriculum sessions (and for providing us with a delicious, healthy breakfast!)
Bonus Play of the Week: Goes to Dr. Weber for his tireless work getting our patients moved back to the NICU last week!
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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