Plays of the Week:
Play of the week goes to Dr. Andrew Warren for helping to implement and pilot a new night huddle between the charge nurse and senior resident. Nursing commented that Andrew did a great job of improving communication and increasing a sense of patient safety. Great work!
Schedule:
Date | Event | Time and Location | Audience/Notes |
Monday, 7/17 | MR: Education Meeting | 0730-0850 America 2525 B/C | Academic & Military Advisors, Rotation Supervisors, Residency Leadership |
| Reverse Education Meeting | 0745-0850 Forest Conference Rm (5th Floor) | Residents Only |
| ITE: Liggett (0800) | | |
Tuesday, 7/18 | MR: Case, Lecture: Scholarly Activity - Dr. Solomon APA President | 0745-0850 America 2525 B/C | Attendance from all highly encouraged |
| Dr. Solomon will host a Question and Answer session from 0900-0930 following the lecture. | | |
| ITE: Crutcher, Lucido, Molter, Patel, Fissel, Hanciles, Westbrook, Kauffman Brown, Morgis, Neal, Rochford (0800) | | |
Wednesday, 7/19 | MR: Case, Lecture: Delivery Room Emergencies - Dr. Ketchum | 0745 - 0850 Canyon Conference 4th Floor | All Welcome |
| ITE: Caballero, Howard, Davis, Martin, Sukenaga, James (0800) | | |
Thursday, 7/20 | MR: Case, Lecture: Toxin-Mediated Disease - Dr. Ottolini | 0745 - 0850 America 2525 B/C | All welcome |
Friday, 7/21 | Board Review | 0745 - 0850 America 2525 B/C | Residents and Medical Students only |
Save the Date 🗓 | Upcoming Birthdays 🎉 |
18 JUL: SOCR Meeting and MR Lecture on APA from Dr. Barry Solomon | 19JUL: Connor Liggett |
24JUL: Block 2 Starts 🎉 | |
26JUL: Adolescent Academic Half-Day | |
15AUG: Naval Operational Road Show | |
Continuity Clinic: Health Maintenance I: Growth and NBS
Announcements:
Meet our Rotating 4th Year Medical Students!
All Staff Updates
Scutdog 2023-2024 is available! Below is the QR Code for a virtual copy. Please download and save to your devices. Physical copies have been ordered as well.
Dr. Barry Solomon - Academic Pediatric Association Board Member
Dr. Solomon will be at Morning Report on Tuesday, July 18th! Following the case, he will be giving a lecture on the APA. He will then stay for a 30 minute Question and Answer Session.
All are strongly encouraged to attend! This is a great opportunity to learn more about the APA and how one can advance their career in academic pediatrics.
Pediatric Obesity Curriculum
Healthy Habits Pediatric Obesity Curriculum and Toolkit - New Educational Curriculum to Improve Provider's Confidence and Knowledge in the Care of Childhood Obesity. This is a great resource that is being rolled out, and will be a longitudinal study throughout this academic year.
Pre-Survey: Please complete this 20-30 minute survey in anticipation of self-directed learning curriculum to be released on July 15th.
https://forms.gle/vnBSijNm8yFYaXBPA
Timeline:
1JUL - Pre-Release Survey
15JUL - Google Classroom for Self-Directed Learning Opens
30AUG - Obesity Curriculum Academic Half Day and follow up survey
1MAR - 6 month follow up survey
DEI Ice Cream Social
Resident-Specific Updates
ITE Exam Testing Period
When: Please arrive at 0730 with 0800 start time on scheduled date
Where: Building 85T, Room 2C09 Computer Classroom
The ITE is an opportunity to practice answer board-style questions and assess pediatric knowledge.
GME Applications: MODS is now open!
MODS Application: https://education.mods.army.mil/meded/UserLogon/UserLogon.asp
Application Timeline:
1JUL - MODS Opens
31AUG - GME Application must be submitted
8OCT- Final Day for PD/Consultant Interviews
15OCT - Application Finalized with all supporting documentation. Last day for training location preference change
23-27OCT - Application Scoring Week
13-17NOV - JGMESB
13DEC - JGMESB Selection Results Released
Block 2 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:
30Aug2023 1300-1700*
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
19SEP: Developmental Delay ICR (1300-1630)
21SEP: Peds Growth ICR (1300-1630)
25SEP: Pediatric Issues ICR (1300-1630)
26SEP: HEADSS Exam Debrief (1100-1430)
Research Opportunities & Upcoming Conferences
Next SOCR Meeting: 18JUL
Upcoming Conferences:
6th annual Architecture of High Value Health Care: October 12-14th in Baltimore, MD
AAP NCE 2023: October 20-24th in Washington, DC
Registration and hotel reservations will open for AAP members on May 2 at 10AM CDT and open for all on May 9 at 10am CDT. The conference schedule will be released on May 2.
COMPRA: November 3rd-5th in San Antonio, Texas NEW!!
Conference on Military Perinatal Research
Call for Abstracts! Fellows, Residents, Medical Students and staff are encouraged to apply. All research and Quality Improvement projects will be considered for presentation. Deadline for submission of abstracts is Friday, August 18th. Applicants will be notified of selection for attendance by September 1st.
Community Pediatrics Updates:
Child Health Advocacy in Action: A Pediatrician Rally with Policymakers
Date: Tuesday, October 24, 2023
Time:12-2 pm, final time pending permit approval
Location: U.S. Capitol Grounds, final location pending permit approval
The AAP is organizing a rally for pediatricians with policymakers on the final day of the AAP Conference in DC. Participants will gather with pediatrician advocates from around the U.S., hear from federal policymakers and pediatrician leaders about an array of child health policy issues, and collectively demonstrate pediatricians’ passion for policies that put children first
MD AAP Annual Meeting
Theme: Adolescent Health Summit
Date: Saturday, September 9, 2023
Location: Marriott BWI Airport
Annual AAP Meeting of Pediatricians from local area. In addition, will host a 2-hr Nexplanon training session. Please let us know if interested in Nexplanon Training. It is $25 for AAP Members.
Nominations for Chapter Awards and Registration is attached below
ARMY
SHARP Training July 7th will be held in Building 5, 3rd Floor Room 3008. Starting promptly at 0900. Please come in professional civilian attire (jeans acceptable-no holes).
Current leave process
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
Continue to submit DA31s to your Academic Advisor for signature
Once your DA31 is reviewed and signed, follow these instructions:
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 1SG Michael Leinweber
Complete address information with the location of where you are going
Attach your DA31 with my signature at the bottom
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
Laurie Creel is on extended leave; please forward any questions/concerns to Dr. Zanetti
PT Tests:
To schedule a test, please contact the following individuals:
TSgt Wilson: jonathan.a.wilson41.mil@health.mil
Every Thursday @1400
SSgt Starr: cody.j.starr2.mil@health.mil
Mondays and Fridays @1400
NAVY NEW!
National Capital Region Operational Roadshow
Operational Medical Officer Question and Answer Session
Tuesday, August 15th 0800-1130
Memorial Auditorium, Building 2, 3rd Deck
Mandatory for all Navy PGY-1s, All other residents/fellows/staff welcome
Training Schedule **Pending AY 23-24**
Please reach out to Jack at jack.goetzman@nccpeds.com or henry.j.goetzman.mil@health.mil with any questions or concerns.