Plan of the Week: March 3rd - March 9th
- henrygoetzman
- Mar 3, 2024
- 2 min read
Updated: Mar 6, 2024
Plays of the Week:
Play of the week to Dr. Nicole Martin, who did a masterful job of presenting and fielding questions at the joint surgery-pediatrics M&M.
Additional play of the week for two residents who were acknowledged by the Dean of USU's update for their presentations at AMSUS. Dr. Marianna Caballero and Pediatrics Chair COL Pat Hickey presented “Hospitalizations of Military Children Living Abroad.” While, LCDR Betsy Madison and Dr. Taylor Meyers presented “Combatting Childhood Obesity in Military-Connected Youth: Closing Knowledge Gaps with a Novel Curriculum”
Congratulations to NCC Peds Alumni Dr. Nelson Vick, who won the Class of 2025 Outstanding Clerkship Faculty Award. Great work Nelson!
Schedule:
Date | Event | Time and Location | Audience/Notes |
Monday, 3/4 | MR: Communication Sim | 0730 - 0850 Heroes Building Sim Center | Pediatric Residents Only |
Tuesday, 3/5 | MR: Introduction to new Clinical Psychologists, Case, PI/QI Team Meeting | 0745-0850 America 2525 | Pediatric Residents, Yellow Belts, Stakeholders |
Wednesday, 3/6 | MR: Grand Rounds | 0745-0850 USUHS Building A, Lecture Hall A3, Virtual | All Welcome |
Thursday, 3/7 | MR: Board Review | 0745-0850 America 2525 | Residents Only |
Friday, 3/8 | MR: Wellness | 0745-0850 America 2525 | All Welcome |
Save the Date 🗓 | Upcoming Birthdays 🎉 |
12FEB: ACGME Survey Opens | 10MAR: Alexis Ghersi |
08MAR: International Women's Day | |
11MAR: Block 10 Starts | |
19MAR: PEC Meeting | |
20MAR: Noon Grand Rounds | |
27MAR: Pulm Academic Half Day |
Continuity Clinic: Food Allergies
Announcements:
All Staff Updates
USU Medical Student Evaluations
Please evaluate medical students within 24-48hrs of working with them or precepting
Any amount of work with them is enough to fill out an eval, even a long conversation that impressed you with their clinical knowledge, thought process, teaching skills, or professionalism.
Clinical evaluation form: Pediatric Clerkship Clinical Evaluation - Use during 2024 Survey (surveymonkey.com)
Direct observation form: USU Direct Observation Form Survey (surveymonkey.com)
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/
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: Walter Reed GME Transition to Practice Workshop
March 19, 0800-1230- Walter Reed GME Transition to Practice Workshop Register here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/gmettp
Block 10 Schedules - Rotation Contacts Updated FEB2024
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
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)
Motivational Interviewing Small Group - March 28th New!
Who: Staff Physicians and/or Residents
When: Thursday 28 March 2024
Optional: 0730-0820 Lecture
Faculty Volunteers: between 0830 and 1000
Where: In-Person, at USUHS
How: This SignUpGenius
POC: Dr. Beth Hawks, Dr. Kasi Chu
Research Opportunities & Upcoming Conferences
Upcoming Conferences
PAS 2024: May 2nd-6th in Toronto, Ontario
NCR Research and Innovation Month: Poster Week April 26th - May 3rd
PAO Posters due by MAR15
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.
2024 Section on Uniformed Services Scientific Awards Abstract Competition -September 27th - October 1st in Orlando, FL (AAP Conference)
Beginning February 16 Submit your Abstract at: https://aapexperience.org/abstracts/
SUBMISSION DEADLINE – April 12, 2024
Submission Types: Case Report, Original Research, or Quality Improvement (may be eligible for MOC 4 credit).
Abstracts will be considered within six scientific award topics to be given to honor research efforts by Uniformed Pediatricians. The awards are:
The Ogden Bruton Award (certificate of merit): for the best paper by a Uniformed Pediatrician on either basic science research or research on the development, evaluation, or application of an emerging technology in pediatrics.
The Andrew Margileth Award (certificate of merit): for the best pediatric paper by a Uniformed Pediatrician documenting clinical findings or assessing clinical diagnostic studies, therapeutic regimens, and outcomes leading to improved quality of health care for children.
The Howard Johnson Award (certificate of merit): for the best paper by a Uniformed Resident (of any specialty) on a pediatric topic.
The Leo Geppert Innovation Award (certificate of merit): for the Uniformed Pediatrician with the best paper outlining a Quality Improvement or Patient Safety innovation affecting the care of pediatric patients.
The Leo Geppert Case Award (certificate of merit): for the best case report by a Uniformed Pediatrician. It is the only category that accepts case reports.
The Val G. Hemming Award (certificate of merit and a travel award per individual command's approval): for the USUHS, HPSP, or ROTC medical student submitting the best paper on a pediatric-related topic in clinical or basic science research.
Your submission will only be considered under one award topic. If you are unsure which topic to submit under, please contact Michelle Kiger, MD at michelle.e.kiger.mil@healthl.mil or Patrick Reeves, MD patrick.reeves@usuhs.edu for assistance.
Formats: Poster and Oral Presentations (Oral presentations only for Bruton, Johnson and Margileth categories).
Abstracts limited to 450 words. Prior IRB approval will be required for submissions involving human or animal subjects research.
Publication: Abstracts can be previously presented but not previously published.
Awards: Certificates for top 3 abstracts in each category. Top winner only for Hemming award. Announcement of first place during SOUS educational program during AAP National Conference.
Meeting: AAP National Conference is scheduled for September 27-October 1, 2024 in Orlando, FL.
Questions: For questions about abstract submission guidelines, contact Jackie Burke at jburke@aap.org. If your abstract is accepted for presentation, at least 1 author must register for the NCE.
National Medical Association Conference -August 3rd-7th in New York City
Deadline for Abstracts and Scholarship Opportunities is April 16th!
The NMA is the nation's oldest and largest organization representing African American physicians and health professionals in the United States. Established in 1895, the NMA is the collective voice of more than 30,000 African American physicians and the patients they service.
There are currently several calls for abstract submissions to highlight medical students, trainees and faculty that she has attached to this email. Some of those selected can receive funding to attend this year's convention. Anyone with questions about the process or the meeting can reach out directly to Dr. Seide for more information at witzard.seide@usuhs.edu or Dr. James at genesis.james@nccpeds.com, who was a Billie Wright Adams Scholarship recipient last year!
Community Pediatrics Updates:
ARMY - NEW ACFT/Ht/Wt Dates!
Save the Date:
Ht/Wt: 4/1-4/5 or 4/15-4/19
ACFT: 4/8-4/12
Sign-up Links to Follow
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
BCA and PRTs:
Command is utilizing SignUpGenius to schedule BCAs and PRTs during designated dates for each Division. Click on the link to schedule your BCA as a participant once you have read NMRTCBETHESDANOTE 6110.:
* 4th Div: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C094BABAB2FA5F4C16-47503519-4thdiv
The command-wide dates for the PFA and FEP for cycle 2024 are from 1 April 2024 through 24 May 2024, with makeup dates scheduled 28 May 2024 through 7 June 2024.
Additionally, I have attached a copy of the NAVMED 6110/4 (02/2021) PHYSICAL FITNESS ASSESSMENT MEDICAL CLEARANCE/WAIVER.
Leave:
Dr. Ferrara will approve leave in NSIPS
When submitting leave, please email Dr. Ferrara and 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 Pediatrics https://wrnmmc-intranet.health.mil/sites/TNT/NMSD/SitePages/4th%20Division.aspx
(hover over 4th Division tab)
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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