Plan of the Week: Jan 27-Feb 2
- emily.ferraro
- Jan 26
- 5 min read
Schedule:
Event | Time and Location | Audience/Notes | |
Monday, 1/27 | Education/Reverse Education | Faculty: 0730-0850 America 2525 Residents: 0745-0850 Canyon Conference Room | Pediatric residents only. If unable to attend, please provide faculty feedback using this link. |
Tuesday, 1/28 | MR: Case, Obstructive Sleep Apnea-Dr. Arora | 0745-0850 America 2525 | All Welcome |
Wednesday, 1/29 | MR: Obesity Curriculum-Dr. Madison (Day 1) | 0745-0850 Canyon Conference Room | All Welcome. |
Thursday, 1/30 | MR: Obesity Curriculum-Dr. Madison (Day 2) | 0745-0850 America 2525 | All Welcome |
Friday, 1/31 | Wellness Special Event | 0745-0850 America 2525 | All Welcome |
Save the Date 🗓 | Upcoming Birthdays 🎉 |
26FEB: Endo Academic Half-Day | 31JAN: Jacquelin Doman's Birthday! |
28FEB: Thank a Resident Day! | |
02-04MAY: Spring Resident Retreat | |
20 JUN: Hail and Farewell |
Resident Announcements
THIS WEEK Complete Obesity Curriculum NLT 28JAN
All residents are required to complete the obesity curriculum (7 short video lectures) prior to 28JAN
Modules can be found in the Google Classroom linked here: https://classroom.google.com/c/NTkzNzQyMjQ5NDE1?cjc=pet6nuz
Seeking AY 25-26 Recruitment Committee Members!
Rising PGY-2s and 3s: Interested in serving on the recruitment committee for AY 25-26? Email Emily and Nicole NLT 27 JAN.
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:
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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:
January 13th - Countermeasure implementation start
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)
Contact Dr. Meaghan Wido (meaghan.wido@usuhs.edu) iif interested
Tentative Dates and Times: TBA
Designed to mimic a clinic half day, each faculty member will be in an MDL room with your particular case. The students have 30 minutes with you to go through the case/skills. The students will move. You stay put and will deliver the same content 5 times to groups of 9-10 students.
ICR Module Small Group Teaching Opportunities at USU
Fetal Neonatal Transitions ICR (January 30, 2025)
Interested residents will be paired with a staff for this upcoming ICR session
Reach out to Dr. Hughes if interested!
POET Round Robin Teaching at USU
POET week Pediatrics half day is a round robin format to orient USU medical students just prior to their pediatric clerkship rotation.
Upcoming sessions: 18DEC2024, 30APR2025, and 27AUG2025 (1300-1700 at USU)
All teaching materials and PPTs are provided to instructor prior to events
Please email Dr. Wido (meaghan.wido@usuhs.edu) if interseted
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
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
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:
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
Army Leave
Current leave process
Please send email to Emily and Military Advisor notifying of specific leave requests
Please use IPPS-A for all leave/absence requests; go to https://myaccess.dmdc.osd.mil/identitymanagement/app/login and login with your CAC
Make sure you change your email in order to receive email notifications -> My Profile -> My Current Profile -> down arrow next to name -> Personal Details -> Contact Details
Submit leave
Submit Leave to your specific Military Advisor
Click My Absences in the home page
Complete the appropriate information, an example of chargeable leave is below:
Absence Type: 1-Chargeable Absence
Absence Name: Absence
Absence Reason: 01- Annual (Ordinary) Absence and complete the remainder of the page
Enter Start and End Dates
For supervisor ID: direct it to your ARMY ADVISOR
Complete address information with the location of where you are going
Click submit
See the powerpoint below for instructions
AIR FORCE
Leave:
Please complete and sign the attached checklist when submitting leave.
Put Dr. Zanetti as 1st Approver, and email checklist to both.
For the checklist - When out of training these are items that will result in leave not being approved. I will NOT be rejecting leave, but if there are things overdue we need a plan to get updated. If you have a lot of overdue items and you are doing OCONUS or leave requiring commanders signature this could cause issues, but we’ll address that if it comes up.
Here’s how you should answer Checklist:
1 – in JKO ensure that your annual cyberawareness, Hippa, level 1 antiterrorism training are done
2- Check your IMR and ensure all green https://asimsimr.health.mil/imr/myIMR.aspx if not use comment box to write what is not up to date and plan
3 – TR closeouts are end of the academic year 30June
4 – N/A
5 – check myfss for next PT Test date https://myfss.us.af.mil/USAFCommunity/s/usaf-fitness-management
6 – this is your birth month
7 – N/A
NAVY
Leave:
Dr. Ferrara will approve leave in NSIPS
When submitting leave, please email Dr. Ferrara and Chief Resident
Chief Resident will send email confirming that dates have been approved
Leave & Liberty Divisional Readiness LPO: 4th Div LPO- HM2 Mariavicka Sanchez- Responsible for DMS, which includes Pediatricshttps://wrnmmc-intranet.health.mil/sites/TNT/NMSD/SitePages/4th%20Division.aspx
(hover over 4th Division tab)
Play of the Week:
Play of the Week: Goes to Dr. Anna Casey, Dr. Pierlussi, and the NICU staff for their teamwork and efficiency during a NICU relocation this weekend!
Bonus Play of the Week: Goes to the residents, faculty, and family members who joined us for the MLK Day of Service! Thank you for your contributions!
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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