Plan of the Week: May 12-May 18
- emily.ferraro
- May 11
- 6 min read
Updated: May 12
Schedule:
Event | Time and Location | Audience/Notes | |
Monday, 5/12 | MR: Case, Tickborne Infections-Dr. Claunch | 0745-0850 America 2525 | All Welcome |
Tuesday, 5/13 | MR: Journal Club-Dr. Manno | 0745-0850 America 2525 | All Welcome |
Wednesday, 5/14 | MR: Updates on Transgender Care (Dr. Larson, 0745-0810), Venom Allergy-Dr. Nath | 0745-0850 Canyon Conference Room, 4th Floor, America | All Welcome |
Thursday, 5/15 | MR: Case, Leukemias-Dr. Yoo | 0745-0850 America 2525 | All Welcome |
Friday, 5/16 | MR: Journal Club-Dr. Kolade | 0745-0850 America 2525 | All Welcome |
Save the Date 🗓 | Upcoming Birthdays 🎉 |
13 JUN: 2025 NCC Graduation | 20 MAY: Brian Fissel's Birthday! |
20 JUN: Hail and Farewell | 25 MAY: Leanne Perez's Birthday! |
23 JUN: Supervisory Seminar | |
24 JUN: PI/QI End of Year Presentations |
THIS WEEK-Double Journal Clubs!
Tuesday, 5/12-Dr. Grace Manno: Clinical Question: Does early Oseltamivir use decrease length of stay in hospitalized children with influenza?
Friday, 5/16- Dr. Deborah Kolade: In young children with peanut allergy, does early initiation of oral immunotherapy, compared to no treatment or placebo improve desensitization and remission rates while maintaining an acceptable safety profile.
Resident Announcements
Save the Date- EOY PD Meetings
Scheduling will be done in Google Calendar (just like the mid-year meetings)
Meetings will be held from June 2-June 30th
Resident Pre-PD Meeting Checklist:
[ ] Update your MedHub Resident Portfolio (Journal Club, SOCR/ARM activities, CPC, QI/PI projects, ILP; End of Training docs- PGY3s only).
[ ] Update your Procedure Log on MedHub
[ ] Complete 50% of yearly PREP question set (or cumulatively)
Go-By for BLS Recertification
Reminder to check your BLS expiration dates and sign-up early for recertification courses
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”
Sign-up for either Blended (requires pre-work) or Challenge Course
Note courses fill fast. Sign up 1-2 months prior to BLS expiration
If challenge courses are full on relias, reach out to POCs below to see if they will accept an add-on
POCs: HN Beaty (maddox.r.beaty.mil@health.mil) and HN Roccabruna (bradyn.m.roccabruna.mil@health.mil)
Rotation Supervisors
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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Transition to Practice (PGY-3s Only)
The Pre-Graduation Handbook is linked here. Please review the table of contents.
Current Tasks:
TTP Schedule: Click Here
Begin Reviewing the "Out Processing" section of the TTP handbook
End of Training Documentation
Review "Privileged Provider/ EOT Documentation" Section in TTP Handbook
* DHA165- Program will prepare for you
* DHA 367- Send to your Academic Advisor. Upload to JCCQAS & MedHub Portfolio
* Privileging Procedure Form- Complete yourself. Upload to MedHub. Once signed by PD, upload to JCCQAS
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All Staff Updates
NEW Hail and Farewell RSVP- Due 31MAY
Date & Time: Friday, June 20, 2025, 7:00 - 10:00 PM
Location: VisArts, Rockville, MD155 GIBBS ST, ROCKVILLE, MD 20850
Fee: $55 per person (Venmo to Grace Manno: @graceannmanno)
RSVP & Payment Deadline: May 31, 2025
All residents, spouses/partners, fellows, faculty, and staff are welcome.
In addition to celebrating our accomplishments, we will be presenting resident superlative awards, we invite you to submit nominations here (feel free to roast us, respectfully)
NEW 3rd Annual Cutest Pet Contest- Due 23MAY
This year’s theme, in honor of National Pet Month (May) and all of our cute pets, is “Best CAPTIONED Pet Picture”
See attached flyer and rules for details
All submissions should be made directly to Harshita Saxena at Harshita.j.saxena.civ@health.mil no later than C.O.B. Friday May 23, 2025
PI/QI Reminders
Upcoming Sessions/Due-Outs:
Next working session: May 28 Academic Half Day (1300-1330)
Rising PGY-2s- Plan to select final projects at 28MAY AHD Working Session
Link to PI/QI Google Doc: Google Doc
Educational/Teaching Opportunities
USU Academic Appointment Information Sessions
Dr. Jessica Servey, the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at USU will be hosting two virtual info sessions for residents interested in USU academic appointments after graduation.
Sessions are most applicable to graduating residents, but any resident can join
No sign-up is required, Google Meet links and times below:
Wednesday May 28, 1800-1900 EST meet.google.com/ngx-gtmq-mcd
USU Teaching Opportunities
NEW ICR Small Group Teaching Opportunities at USU
Click the following this link to sign up for ICR teaching opportunities this fall during the USU Repro Endo modules
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.
Upcoming sessions: 27AUG2025 (1300-1700 at USU)
Sessions run from 1300-1700 (report NLT 1245)
All teaching materials and PPTs are provided to instructor prior to events
Please email Dr. Katie Jones (katherine.jones@usuhs.edu) if interseted
Faculty Development
Register for all courses at this website: http://fac-dev.usuhs.edu/
Research & Upcoming Conferences
If you were recently published, send a copy of your paper Emily to be included in the POW!
Community Pediatrics/Advocacy Updates:
ARMY- OERSF Due 15MAY
Location of Army OER Resources:
\\mdusocfs01\dept$\WRNM\_Pediatrics\MMOC\Army\OER Resources
Fill in your objectives and contributions - use the document entitled "OERSF - Major Performance Objects & Significant Contributions Examples"
To keep track of your achievements throughout the year - feel free to use the document entitled "OER BRAG SHEET" to get some ideas on the type of information to track
If you have any questions, reach out to your Army military advisors
PGY1 - Dr. Williams
PGY2 - Dr. Stark
PGY3 - Dr. Patterson
Army Leave
Current leave process
Please send email to Emily 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
See the powerpoint below for instructions
AIR FORCE- Training Reports Due 15MAY
Training Reports
Air Force Training Reports will be signed no earlier than 30June by Dr. Hepps
This year, we will follow the suggested AF GME template to complete the forms (see below). There is a blank form below for you to start drafting your ideas.
Drafts are due to your by 15MAY
Leave:
Please complete and sign the attached checklist when submitting leave.
Put Dr. Zanetti as 1st 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
Leave:
LCDR Sierra Howell is the new Navy leave approver
When submitting leave, please email LCDR Howell 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)
Play of the Week:
Play of the Week: Goes to the following faculty for their selection as Associate Master Clinicians: LTC Sarah Cole, LTC Nicholas Friedman, MAJ Benjamin Garren, Lt Col Alison Helfrich
LTC Rahe Hiraldo-Delgado, and MAJ John Schacht.
Bonus Plays of the Week: Goes to Dr. Meaghan Wido for being named USU AOA Faculty Teacher of the Year and Drs. Schacht and Harrell for being selected for promotion to LTC!
Please reach out to Emily at emily.ferraro@nccpeds.com or emily.m.ferraro2.mil@health.mil with any questions or concerns.
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