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Plan of the Week: June 15- June 19

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Play of the Week:


Play of the Week this week goes to Dr. Mckenzie Bowling, Dr. Madison, and Ms Katie Flickinger for leading a nutrition panel for the Pediatric interest group at USU! Mckenzie even made muffins! Also to Dr. Nicole Saporito for a UVC and intubation in the NICU. Way to go!

Schedule:


Event

Time and Location

Audience/Notes

Monday, 6/15

Education/ Reverse Education

0745-0845 Residents: America 2525 --- Faculty: Canyon Conference Room

Pediatric Residents only --- Faculty only

Tuesday, 6/16

PGY3 Final ARM Presentations (No Case)

0745-0850

America 2525

All Welcome

Wednesday, 6/17

Virtual Grand Rounds Beyond the Bullet Points: 

Firearm Safety Counseling for Military Pediatricians by Dr. Daniel Ferman

Virtual only Google Meet Information:

Video call link: https://meet.google.com/abn-tkfw-xom

All Welcome --

Residents who joined last month do not need to join again

Thursday, 6/18

Wellness

0745-0850

America 2525

Residents and students only Happy Graduation to our PGY3s!

Friday, 6/19

Juneteenth / No morning report



Save the Date 🗓

Upcoming Birthdays 🎉

18 June: Graduation

4 July: Kayla Dahlquist

24 June: Intern Welcome Picnic

12 July: Camille Leoni


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Meet our Rotating 4th Year Applicants!



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Continuity Clinic: See Continuity Clinic Assignments for AY 25-26 here!


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Resident Announcements


NACFC opportunity for medical residents: The 2026 North American CF Conference (NACFC) Resident Roundtable Awards are offered to promote interest in CF. Residents in any specialty may apply to attend NACFC from October 7–10 in Atlanta, with travel expenses and registration covered. Participants will join a short course and roundtable session to become familiar with CF care and emerging research. Applicants must be current residents in a training program approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education. Please share this link with interested residents. The application deadline is June 17. For questions, contact residentroundtable@cff.org.


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 25-26

  • 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!




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All Staff Updates


Join us for the Intern Welcome picnic- see flyer below

Scan the QR codes to RSVP and to sign up to bring a side or dessert if you are interested in competing (not required to bring anything)! We will provide burgers (both beef and veggie!).


Resident Morning Report Sign In:



Faculty CME Sign In:



PI/QI Reminders


Upcoming Sessions/Due-Outs:

  • End of Year presentations: 10 June


Educational/Teaching Opportunities


USU Teaching Opportunities

Please find all opportunities for AY26-27 below:


Faculty Development

Research & Upcoming Conferences


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


Community Pediatrics/Advocacy Updates:


ARMY

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




AIR FORCE

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



NAVY

Leave:

  • LCDR Sierra Howell is now deployed through August 2025. Please send leave requests to CDR Danielle Barnes. CDR Barnes will be on leave 7/21-7/30, please submit upcoming leave prior to this.

  • When submitting leave, please email CDR Barnes 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 Nicole at nicole.martin143@gmail.com or nicole.m.martin56.mil@health.mil with any questions or concerns.

 
 
 

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