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Plan of the Week: July 13 - July 17

  • Jul 10
  • 7 min read

Play of the Week:


Play of the Week this week goes to Kaitlyn Yeh for getting a champagne tap lumbar puncture on a patient at INOVA PICU!


Big thanks and shout out to the ward team who cleaned out all the cabinets, tossed old supplies and protocols, and gave the resident work room a much-needed "summer" cleaning!


Special shoutout to Dr. Foxx who returned this week to receive her retirement award and to RN Nikki who will be leaving us after a wonderful 8 years to start a new job as a nurse practioner! We will miss them both and are grateful for their for their years of service to the residency program and the PCMH.


Research Highlight: Connor Liggett, MD (NCC Peds Class of 2025, current NICU fellow), Nicole Martin, MD (NCC Peds Class of 2025, outgoing Chief Resident), and Joseph Lopreiato, MD were published in this month's Peds in Review. Congratulations!


Schedule:


Event

Time and Location

Audience/Notes

Monday, 7/13

Case & Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Lecture by Dr. Sorenson

0745-0850

America 2525

All Welcome

Tuesday, 7/14

Case & Nephro Emergencies Lecture by Dr. Jones

0745-0850

America 2525

All Welcome

Wednesday, 7/15

Kickball!

Attendings/Fellows vs Residents/Med Students

0730-0830

USUHS Field

All Welcome


Attendings/Fellows wear black

Residents/Med Students wear neon


Thursday, 7/16

M&M by Dr. Singh

0745-0850

America 2525

All Welcome

Friday, 7/17

Case & Autism 101 Lecture by Dr. Patterson

0745-0850

America 2525

All Welcome

Save the Date 🗓

Upcoming Birthdays 🎉

15 July: Attendings/Fellows vs Residents/Medical Students Kickball

31 July: Simal Ali

27 July: Army Medical Department Birthday

1 Aug: Melanie Yonko

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Meet our Rotating 4th Year Applicants!



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This website is a new product of a year-long collaborative project between 50+ pediatric residencies including NCC Pediatrics. It is a great, quick snapshot of multiple general pediatrics topics that are outpatient focused. Since our program participated, we have full access to the modules by logging in under “Walter Reed National Capital Consortium.” It will ask for the last four numbers of your phone number for tracking participation. Please let Dr. Carr know if there seems to be a problem with recognition of phone numbers.


Outpatient Lactation Resource

Our inpatient lactation consultant, Monica Brannon, asked me to share the following information: Casey Dalton is an outpatient IBCLC at the ATAMMC Dumfries clinic available for lactation support M-F from 0800-1600. Patients can call them directly to schedule as it’s the fastest: 703-441-7608. There is no limit to how many times parents can be seen since this service is through the MTF.


This is a great resource for families who lives closer to the Dumfries clinic. See the flyer below.


See Continuity Clinic Assignments for AY 26-27 below.



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Resident Announcements


NEW AAP SOUS Trainee Needs Assessment

LT Emily Jaberi is the new Trainee Liaison for the AAP Section on Uniformed Services. She is a recent graduate from Naval Medical Center Portsmouth and currently a second-year PICU Fellow at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh.  

 

In her role as Trainee Liaison, she wants to ensure that our residents 1) maximize their AAP membership benefits, 2) have a voice in our section’s work, and 3) feel connected to the greater SOUS community. 

 

She has created a needs assessment to better serve our trainees and help guide her work for the upcoming year. The deadline for submission is September 1, 2026.  If residents completed the survey last year, they are welcome to submit again.    

 

Please don’t hesitate to reach out to LT Jaberi at emily.a.bush@hotmail.com with any questions, comments, or concerns. 


Gun Safety Contest

Hello Housestaff!

     The AFCCP has been working with folks in the military law enforcement arena to create a campaign that promotes gun safety as it relates to children.  The trick, in the current environment, is going to be keeping the message focused on the prevention of gun access to children and the consequences of child gun access and NOT “Just keep the guns out of the house.”  We’re looking at ways to keep guns out of the hands of kids (e.g., locks, safes, etc.). 

      The contest winner will be the “best” changes in terms of DoW policies or regulations, whether it’s a change to the current policy or regulation or an addition to the current policies.   The judges will consist of Dr. Brennan, Dr. Deye, and our friends from military law enforcement. The winner will get brunch for themselves and guest on Dr. Brennan at Locals Farm Market in Poolesville at a time TBD. 

 

Things to consider:

  • The current political environment (will these changes in policy actually be approved and implemented).  Remember, we’re opening up posts to “open carry” soon if not already.

  • What do the current policies say?

  • Does this run counter to the Constitution, or will it be perceived to run counter to the Constitution?

  • Who needs to be the proponent for this policy or is there already a proponent agency?


Please submit your entry to COL Brennan (brian.w.brennan.mil@health.mil) by July 31, 2026.


Announcement from Immunizations Clinic:

Flu season is officially over and the immunizations clinic will not be administering the flu vaccine until the season started again the September/October time frame. This is due to all of the Northern Hemisphere flu vaccines expiring on June 30th. The only exception is for those who need the Southern Hemisphere flu vaccine.


The COVID vaccine is still available for all ages.


AAP Section on Uniformed Services Call for Newsletter:

AAP SOUS invites you to contribute to our next Edition of the AAP SOUS Newsletter, which thrives on the valuable content that our community provides. We are eager to showcase your ideas, experiences, and perspectives. 

 

We are looking for:

· Opinion Pieces: Share insights on current trends, news, or thought-provoking ideas

· Community Spotlights: Highlight achievements, projects, or initiatives

· Updates: Offer insights on how your clinic, hospital, or program is doing

· Artwork: photography, drawings, paintings, photos of woodworking and/or sculptures etc...

· Fur babies: Share a photo of the fur-babies at home that bring you joy

 

Submission Guidelines:

  • Length: Aim for 500-1200 words.

  • Your submission should include your name, title, where you work and personal email (optional)

  • Send us your picture to be included with your article! (optional)

  • Your submission can include images, charts, graphs (if applicable; not included in word count)

  • Deadline: July 15, 2026

 

Please send your work or any questions to RichelleHomo@gmail.com.


Check your BLS/PALS Expiration Dates!

  • Reminder to check your BLS and PALS expiration dates and sign-up early for recertification courses

  • Classes fill quickly so sign-up early!

  • Follow the steps below to sign up for a recertification class

    • Click this link to access the Walter Reed Relias website

    • Click “Course Library”

    • Search “BLS” or "PALS"

      • BLS: You can sign up for for either Blended (requires pre-work) or Challenge Course

      • If challenge courses are full on Relias, reach out to POCs below to see if they will accept an add-on

    • PALS and BLS POC: PO2 Nguyen (uyen.l.nguyen4.mil@health.mil)


Rotation Supervisor Contact List for AY 26-27

  • 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!


Intern/Resident Contact List for AY 26-27

  • The below attachment has the most up-to-date contact information for the interns and residents


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All Staff Updates


Resident Morning Report Sign In:


Faculty CME Sign In:


PI/QI Reminders


Upcoming Sessions/Due-Outs:

  • 7/28: First PI/QI Session of the New Academic Year


Educational/Teaching Opportunities


USU Teaching Opportunities

Please find all opportunities for AY26-27 below:


Faculty Development

Research & Upcoming Conferences


Please reach out to Kayla if you have been accepted to any upcoming conferences.


Community Pediatrics/Advocacy Updates:


Army Leave

  • Current leave process

    • Please send an email to your 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 (PGY2/3) or Dr. Stagliano (PGY1)

      • 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

      • For OCONUS leave: Send to Dr. Ahmed

    • See the powerpoint below for instructions




Leave:

  • Please complete, sign, and have Maj Kolasinski sign the attached checklist when submitting leave.

  • Put Maj Kolasinski as first approver and Maj Jean as second approver

  • For the checklist - Overdue items will need a plan for updating or else leave is at jeopardy of not being approved.

  • 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 – BCA tests are due at the end of your birth month

4 – PT test due date. You can check at myfss https://myfss.us.af.mil/USAFCommunity/s/usaf-fitness-management

5 – N/A for residents


For OCONUS leave: Submit to Maj Jean instead of Dr. K or Zanetti with Dr. Reynolds as back up approver



Leave:

  • LCDR Sierra Howell is now deployed through August 2026. Please send leave requests to CS2 Johnson (DIV LPO). Final approver is LCDR H. Schreckenbach.

  • When submitting leave, please email CS2 Johnson and cc the 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)




Please reach out to Kayla at kayla.s.dahlquist.mil@health.mil or kaylasdahlquist@gmail.com with any questions or concerns.

 
 
 

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