Plays of the Week:
Welcome to the 2023-2024 Academic Year!
Play of the week to Dr. Billy Bennett for winning the 10th Annual Joel Labow Award for the highest continuity throughout residency. What an excellent resident, you will be missed.
Congratulations to Dr. Whiteway on her promotion to Colonel!
Shout out to HN Dyanna Keiji for being honored as PCMH Screener of the Year. Honorable Mention to LPN Samuel Miriti.
Play of the week to Rebecca Morgis, Anthony Lucido, Daniel Rochford, and Emily Ferraro for their terrific work on service July 1st. Great job starting the year off strong!
Schedule:
Date | Event | Time and Location | Audience/Notes |
Monday, 7/3 | NO MORNING REPORT | ​ | ​ |
​ | Minimal Manning Day | ​ | ​ |
Tuesday, 7/4 | NO MORNING REPORT | ​ | ​ |
​ | Independence Day | ​ | ​ |
Wednesday, 7/5
| MR: Case, Lecture: Dysmorphology - Dr. Schacht | 0745 - 0850 Canyon Conference | All Welcome |
Thursday, 7/6 | MR: Case, Lecture: Peds ECG and Rhythm - Dr. May | 0745 - 0850 America 2525 B/C | All welcome |
Friday, 7/7 | MR: Case, Lecture: Oncologic Emergencies - Dr. Brockman | 0745 - 0850 America 2525 B/C | All welcome |
Save the Date 🗓 | Upcoming Birthdays 🎉 |
1JUL: MODS Opens | ​ |
3JUL: Block 1 Starts 🎉 | 4JUL: Kayla Sallander |
4JUL: 4th of July 🇺🇸 🎆 | 8JUL: Samantha Hanciles |
13JUL: Resident/Med Student Mixer | 19JUL: Connor Liggett |
18 JUL: SOCR Meeting and MR Lecture on APA from Dr. Barry Solomon | ​ |
24JUL: Block 2 Starts 🎉 | ​ |
26JUL: Adolescent Academic Half-Day | Do you have a birthday that you want added to the calendar? Email/text Jack. |
Continuity Clinic: Welcome to Continuity Clinic
Announcements:
Meet our Rotating 4th Year Medical Students!
All Staff Updates
NCCPeds merchandise is here! Click the link below to order jackets, vests, drinkware, etc before 10JUL!
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.
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
Peds Sedation Unit Reminder
The Pediatric Sedation Unit is currently running out of the PICU.
To schedule: complete the form below and send to our scheduler via dha.bethesda.wrnmmc.mbx.pedsedation@health.mil
Healthy Habits Clinic
Healthy Habits Clinic - Virtual Clinic for patients ages 6-18 with Stage 1 obesity (BMI > 85th%)
Meets twice monthly (2nd and 4th Wednesday of month) for 90 minute sessions starting at 1515.
Virtual Group Exercises and Nutrition/Dietary Guidance
To Refer: Please message Ms. Ramona Sanchez Brady through Genesis. Then use dot phrase ..HH
Peds Travel Clinic
Referrals are no longer required for Peds ID Travel Clinic. Patients can call the Pediatric Subspecialty number to schedule.
PCS Locations
South Korea/Japan - No Travel Clinic needed, PCM should order JEV for all, MMR and HepA ages 6-11mo
Canada/Western Europe/Australia/US Territories - No Travel Clinic needed
Latin America/Caribbean/Middle East/Africa/Oceania (excluding Australia)/Asia (excluding Japan) - Travel Clinic IS needed
Note that patients should be seen at least 2 weeks prior to departure (ideally 4-6 weeks) but also NO earlier than 2 months prior to departure.
Resident-Specific Updates
GME Applications: MODS is now open!
MODS Application: https://education.mods.army.mil/meded/UserLogon/UserLogon.asp
Air Force:
Navy:
Army:
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 1 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!
MHS Genesis Message Center/Proxy Workflow
Please review the update message center and proxy workflow document.
Educational/Teaching Opportunities
USU Teaching Opportunities
Clerkship Round Robin (recurring throughout the year)
ICR Module Small Group Teaching Opportunities at USU
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
Community Pediatrics Updates:
American Academy of Pediatrics
AAP Memberships for 2023-2024 Academic Year have been activated. Please see the below links for resources available through the AAP and activating Pedialink. Everyone should have access to PREP questions through their membership.
ARMY NEW!
AIR FORCE
NAVY
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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