- May 12

Plan of the Week: May 12th - May 18th

Plays of the Week:

Happy Mother's Day to all our moms! Thank you for all you do!

Play of the week to Dr. Maggie Hasler, who presented at the NCR Research and Innovation last week. Maggie's presentation was described as polished, poised, and impressive in her ability to field tough questions from the judges with no problem! She did a great job representing Pediatrics.

Play of the week to our numerous current and alumni faculty award winners for Department of Pediatrics, Teacher of the Year Awards for Clerkship Year 2023:

Carl R Darnall Army Medical Center

- Faculty: CPT Riordan Ledgerwood

Madigan Army Medical Center

- Faculty: CPT Nelson Vick

National Capital Region:

Faculty: Maj Subodh Arora

Resident: LCDR Robert Crutcher

Huge shout out to our incoming intern, 2d Lt Grace Manno, who was awarded the Virginia Randall Spirit of Pediatrics Award from USU! Great work!

Congratulations to Dr Richard Zanetti, Dr. Emily Parsons, and Dr. Binny Chokshi for being inducted into the USU Chapter of Alpha Omega Alpha.

Congratulations to a NCC legend, Dr. Joseph Lopreiato, who received two major national awards: the National Academy of Distinguished Educators in Pediatrics (NADEP) elected Dr. Lopreiato as Distinguished Educator in Pediatrics, and the American Academy of Pediatrics presented him with the Dr. Lou Halamek Award for Simulation in Pediatrics Education.

Congratulations to our winners from the NCR Research and Innovation Competition!

PAUL FLORENTINO PATIENT– AND FAMILY–CENTERED CARE Award: Dr. Marianna Caballero - Take my breath away: A multidisciplinary approach to improve screening for sleep disorder breathing pediatric patients with sickle cell disease
QUALITY IMPROVEMENT First Place: Dr. Marianna Caballero - Take my breath away: A multidisciplinary approach to improve screening for sleep disorder breathing pediatric patients with sickle cell disease
CASE REPORT -INTERNS & RESIDENTS First Place: Dr. Alexis Ghersi -Idiopathic Papilledema in Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria with Severe Aplastic Anemia
CASE REPORT -INTERNS & RESIDENTS Second Place: Dr. McKenzie Bowling - Dissecting a difficult diagnosis: Nephrogenic DI
ROBERT A. PHILLIPS - CLINICAL INTERNS & RESIDENTS Second Place: Dr. Maggie Hasler - Evaluation of the Bhutani nomogram versus a Delta-TSB model in predicting the need for neonatal photherapy
ROBERT A. PHILLIPS - CLINICAL FELLOWS & STAFF First Place: Dr. Topher Stark -Maternal and fetal health risks among female military aviation officers
BAILEY K. ASHFORD CLINICAL First Place: Dr. Topher Stark -Maternal and fetal health risks among female military aviation officers

Submit a Play of the Week

Schedule:

Date	Event	Time and Location	Audience/Notes
Monday, 5/13	MR: Case, Lecture: Scoliosis - Dr. Hootwn	0745-0850 America 2525	All Welcome
Tuesday, 5/14	MR: DEI- 3rd Annual Religion in Medicine	0745-0850 America 2525	All Welcome
Wednesday, 5/15	Grand Rounds	0745-0850 USUHS Building A, Room A3, Virtual	All Welcome
Thursday, 5/16	MR: Case, Lecture: GI - Dr. Burklow	0745-0850 America 2525	All Welcome
Friday, 5/17	MR: Case, Lecture: Orthopedics - Dr. Lopreiato	0745-0850 America 2525	All Welcome

Save the Date 🗓	Upcoming Birthdays 🎉
17MAY: PGY-2 Retreat	20MAY: Brian Fissel
17MAY: Dr. Larson's Promotion Ceremony	29JUN: Taylor Meyers
19MAY: JDRF Walk
21MAY: PEC Meeting #6
22MAY: GI AHD
27MAY: Memorial Day
31MAY: Intern Class Retreat
03JUN: Block 13 Starts
04JUN: PI/QI Final Presentations in NiCOE
07JUN: Hail and Farewell
12JUN: Joint Surgery-Peds Grand Rounds
14JUN: Graduation Day

Continuity Clinic: Sleep

Continuity Clinic Curriculum

Announcements:

All Staff Updates

NCC Peds Bookstore

24hr/Day MWR Gym Access:

NSA Bethesda MWR Fitness Center is now officially open 24 hours
This is a phased process for 24 hour access. Only activity duty will be able to access the gym after normal gym staff hours. Once bar scan readers are obtained and installed, expanded access to civil service employees, dependents, and retirees will begin.
To access the gym after normal staff operating hours, personnel must register their CAC at the MWR Fitness Center’s (bldg. 17) front desk between the hours of 0430 to 2000 Monday through Friday and 0800 to 1400 on Saturdays. Activation of CAC my take up to 48 hours.

DEI MR: Tuesday, May 14th

Tuesday will be our 3rd Annual "Religion in Medicine" DEI Session.
Five members of the Walter Reed pastoral team will join us for a panel-style discussion.
Please make plans to attend and bring 1-2 questions for discussion/reflection."

Twilight Tattoo: Wednesdays May through July

The U.S. Army Military District of Washington’s Twilight Tattoo, a live, action-packed military experience that takes place at Summerall Field on Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall on select Wednesdays at 7 p.m. from May through July.
Twilight Tattoo features dramatic vignettes, musical performances, and ceremonial demonstrations by members of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) and The U.S. Army Band “Pershing’s Own.”
Each show also includes a pre-show concert at 6:30 p.m.
In addition to these evening shows, you may attend one of our Daytime Twilight Tattoo shows on May 15th, which begin at 1 p.m., with a pre-show concert starting at 12:30 p.m.

C. Everett Koop Lecture

Joint Pediatrics-Pediatric Surgery Grand Rounds
Wednesday, June 12th from 0800-1000 in America 2525
Adolescent/Young Adult Cancer Presentation by our own Dr. Sarah Cole

Faculty Development

Resident-Specific Updates

PI/QI Final Presentations:

The session will run on Tuesday, June 4th from 0730-0850 in NiCOE to allow ample time for presentations and Q&A.
Each group should finalize their A3 Slides in order to present a summary of Steps 1-8.
You will have 10 minutes for your presentation.
Presenters: Decibel Detectives- Dr. Liggett PB&J- Dr. Davis and Dr. Westbrook Omega-3-Pi- Dr. Neal Genesis Genies- Dr. Morgis and Dr. Rochford

Transition to Practice (PGY-3s Only):

Transition to Practice

This week's focus: Graduation and TTP

Graduation Information: Please review the TTP Handbook
Graduation Practice on June 12th, Graduation on June 14th
TTP Schedule

Block 12 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!