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Plan of the Week: January 21st - January 27th



Plays of the Week:


Congratulations to Dr. Jenny Bencze and her husband, Alaa, on the birth of their daughter Olivia Cairo! Welcome to the NCC Peds family.


Please stay tuned next week for further plays of the week.




Schedule:

Date

Event

Time and Location

Audience/Notes

Monday, 1/22

MR: No Case, Lecture: How to Create a Poster - Dr. Haischer-Rollo

0745 - 0850 America 2525

All Welcome

Tuesday, 1/23

MR: DEI - Trainee Acts of Professional Resistance - Dr. Tasha Wyatt

0745-0820 America 2525

All Welcome

Wednesday, 1/24

NO MR: Academic Half Day




Academic Half Day: Developmental Medicine

1300-1500 USO Building - Room C

Residents and Medical Students Only


Housestaff Meeting

1500-1600 USO Building - Room C

Pediatric Residents Only

Thursday, 1/25

MR: Case, Lecture: GI - Dr. Burklow

0745-0850 America 2525

All Welcome

Friday, 1/26

MR: Case, Lecture: Blood Bank Part 1 - Dr. Cole

0745-0850 America 2525

All Welcome


Save the Date 🗓

Upcoming Birthdays 🎉

15JAN: MLK Day of Service Event




22JAN: CATCH Grant Application Closes


24JAN: Devo Academic Half Day


28JAN: NCR Research Competition Abstracts Due


09FEB: Nexplanon Training - Mascitti, Raymond, Fissel, Sukenaga, Davis, Martin



Continuity Clinic: Pharyngitis


Announcements:


All Staff Updates


NCC Peds Bookstore:

The NCC Peds Bookstore will now be open year-round! Please feel free to order through USU for all your merchandise needs.



Peds RECON Study:

  • The USU Pediatric Clinical Research Unit is now up and running with our first active protocol.: The Respiratory Co-Infection and Immunologic Response Study

  • Dr. Milissa Jones and colleagues are recruiting Associate Investigators!

  • This is a great opportunity to gain experience in clinical research with a flexible time commitment.


Patient URI Handouts:




Hard Copies of the new Scutdog are available in Chief Resident Office!

Faculty Development

You must register for all courses at this website: http://fac-dev.usuhs.edu/


Mentorship Half-Day (FACULTY ONLY) (IN-PERSON) Date: 12 December 2023 Time: 08:00 - 12:15 Track: Academic Leadership Location: USU, Bldg A, Lect Rm A3

It’s No Small Thing: The Challenges of Small Group Teaching (FACULTY ONLY) (IN-PERSON) Date: 27 February 2024 Time: 13:00 - 15:00 Track: Teaching Location: USU, Bldg C, Lect Rm C1 It’s No Small Thing: The Challenges of Small Group Teaching (FACULTY ONLY) (IN-PERSON) Date: 22 May 2024 Time: 11:00 - 13:00 Track: Teaching Location: USU, Bldg A, Rm A2053

Resident-Specific Updates

Transition to Practice (PGY-3s Only):




This week's focus: Registering for Boards

  • Please refer to "Pre-Graduation Handbook" located on the TTP Webpage

  • ABP Registration Dates and Fees:

  • Open Registration: January 16 - April 1st

  • Application Fee: $2,288

  • Late Registration: April 2nd - May 20th

  • Late Application Fee: $2,633

  • Once you register, please upload your remittance receipt to your MedHub portfolio


Block 9 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)

  • Contact Dr. Brian Hughes (brian.hughes@usuhs.edu) if interested

  • Tentative Dates and Times:

  • 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


  • 25JAN: Fetal to Neonatal Transition 1300-1700 (Paired with Attending)

  • Email Dr. Hughes (brian.hughes@usuhs.edu)

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 (starting in next 3 weeks)

  • Current sessions:

  • All teaching materials and PPTs are provided to instructor prior to events

  • Upcoming Dates: May 1st

  • Please email Dr. Hughes (brian/hughes@usuhs.edu)

Research Opportunities & Upcoming Conferences


Upcoming Conferences:

Region 4 Meeting: February 24-25th in Charlottesville, Virginia

Join us for the annual APA Region 4 meeting, scheduled for February 24-25, 2024 at the Omni hotel in Charlottesville, VA. We are planning an exciting weekend of learning and opportunities to network with colleagues from around the region. Register for the meeting at: APA Region 4 Meeting Registration A block of rooms is being held at the Omni hotel - click here to book, or use the group code 022024APAREGION if booking by phone This meeting is a great opportunity to present and get feedback on scholarly work, so please spread the word among your colleagues and trainees.


PAS 2024: May 2nd-6th in Toronto, Ontario


AMOPS Annual Meeting: February 28th-March 2nd in Tulsa, Oklahoma

Looking for New Research and Interesting Case Reports

Deadline to Submit: December 31, 2022 at 2359 PST



NCR Research and Innovation Month: Poster Week April 26th - May 3rd

Abstract Submission: November 1st to January 28th

Poster Week: April 26th to May 3rd

4th Annual Partnership for Military Child Health Symposium: April 24th

  • Registration for the event, either in person or virtually, is available at this registration page.

  • Objective is to review the current state of research regarding military child health, and share information regarding critical community programs that support military children and family.

  • In person attendance is not necessary for poster presentation.  If you are interested, please complete the form linked here: Call for Research

  • Deadline for submission is February, 15th

  • Please direct any questions to Dr. Binny Chokshi at Binny.Chokshi@usuhs.edu.


Community Pediatrics Updates:


Upcoming DEI Lecture:


MDAAP Chapter Resident Advocacy Day

Thursday, February 8, 2024

7:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Annapolis, MD


Upcoming GMEC DEI Events:


GME Health Equity Rounds

Topic: Religious Accommodations

February 6, 2024, 1200-1300

Clark Auditorium

Attendees: All welcome!

ARMY


Army Leave

  • Current leave process

    • Please send email to Jack 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

    • Make sure you continue to send leave dates and locations to the Peds Leave Listserv: dha.bethesda.j-11.mbx.pediatric-alpha-co-leave@health.mil

    • See the powerpoint below for instructions



AIR FORCE

Leave:

  • Please complete and sign the attached checklist when submitting leave.

  • Put Dr. Zanetti and Jack as 1st/2nd 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 and Dr. Wido will approve leave in NSIPS

  • When submitting leave, please email Dr. Ferrara, Dr. Wido, and Chief Resident

  • Chief Resident will send email confirming that dates have been approved





(3) Leave & Liberty Divisional Readiness LPO: 4th Div LPO- HM2 Mariavicka Sanchez- Responsible for DMS, which includes Pediatrics https://wrnmmc-intranet.health.mil/sites/TNT/NMSD/SitePages/4th%20Division.aspx

(hover over 4th Division tab)


(4) 2024 Training Schedule:

All Trainings are assigned to each Sailor and tracked via the Relias LMS at https://dha20433.training.reliaslearning.com/













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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