Plan of the Week: May 19-May 25
- emily.ferraro
- May 18
- 5 min read
Updated: May 19
Schedule:
Emily will be on leave Friday, May 23-Saturday, May 31. Kevin Westbrook will be acting chief May 23-May 27 and Nicole Martin will be acting chief May 28-May 31.
Event | Time and Location | Audience/Notes | |
Monday, 5/19 | Education/Reverse Education | Faculty: 0730-0850 America 2525 Residents: 0745-0850 Canyon Conference Room | Pediatric residents only. If unable to attend, please provide faculty feedback using this link. |
Tuesday, 5/20 | MR: Religion in Medicine Panel | 0745-0850 America 2525 | All Welcome |
Operational Medicine CC Field Trip-Group 1 | 1300-1500. Meet in clinic precepting room NLT 1230. | Ali, Caswell, Doman, Scroggins, Yonko, Zhang, James, Fissel, Liggett, Martin, Warren | |
Wednesday, 5/21 | USU Grand Rounds: Pediatric Dental 101-Dr. Bradley Bennett | 0745-0850 USUHS Room A3, Building A and Virtual https://meet.google.com/abn-tkfw-xom | All Welcome |
Thursday, 5/22 | MR: Case, Tracheomalacia-Dr. Mulreany | 0745-0850 America 2525 | All Welcome |
Friday, 5/23 | Minimal Manning Day-No Morning Report |
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 |
Continuity Clinic: Operational Medicine Field Trip (Details Below)
Resident Announcements
THIS WEEK: Continuity Clinic Field Trip
This year's CC field trip will be to the Electronic Marksmanship Simulator Training, located at Building 147, behind Lot Z, about a 15-minute walk from clinic. Plan to meet in the precepting room NLT 1230 (estimated end time ~1500).
The training allows for simulated firing of the M4 and M17. Those who are not actively shooting will receive Army Warrior Task training.
On your assigned day your Amion will show “PM CC” but you will not be seeing patients in clinic.
Group 1 (Tuesday, May 20): Ali, Caswell, Doman, Scroggins, Yonko, Zhang, James, Fissel, Liggett, Martin, Warren
Group 2 (Tuesday, May 27): Kolade, Manno, Perez, Smith, Spirnak, Sukenaga, Bowling, Morgis, Raymond, Dahlquist, Mascitti, Westbrook
NEW Sign Up for Your EOY PD Meeting
Click this link to sign up for your meeting with Dr. Hepps: https://calendar.app.google/wVsFCTncanzai3rHA
Complete the following tasks prior to your meeting:
[ ] Update your MedHub Resident Portfolio (Journal Club, SOCR/ARM activities, CPC, QI/PI projects, ILP if not in Pedialink). Uploading guidance here: MedHub Resident Portfolio How-To
[ ] Update your Procedure Log on MedHub. Full details on the new process for procedure tracking are located in the "Procedures & Procedure Log" section of our Housestaff Manual
[ ] Complete 100% of AAP PREP questions for AY24-25 (cumulative for PGY2s & 3s)
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.
TTP Schedule: Click Here
REMINDER Review the following sections of the TTP Handbook
"Out Processing"- Begin "Pediatrics Department Check-Out Form" & "WRNMMC Pre-Checkout Checklist"
"End of Training Paperwork" Upload DHA367 & DODMPL to your MedHub Portfolios
"End of Training Program Director Meetings" Review and ensure all items are up-to-date by your PD Meetings
"Academic Appointments" Review- NEW process from USUHS
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All Staff Updates
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)
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
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
NEW Study Participants Needed!
The Department of Pediatrics at USU is looking for military-connected young adult participants (18-22 years old) for participation in semi-structured 45 minute interviews to understand the experiences of military-connected young adult dependents with their overall wellbeing and mental health. Dependents of veterans are included.
The interviews take place virtually and participants are compensated $40.
See Flyer in photos above for details and QR code for participant sign-up
If you were recently published, send a copy of your paper Emily to be included in the POW!
Community Pediatrics/Advocacy Updates:
ARMY
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
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- NEW Leave Approver- Dr. Barnes
Leave:
LCDR Sierra Howell is now deployed through August 2025. Please send leave requests to CDR Danielle Barnes.
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)
Play of the Week:
Play of the Week: Goes to Dr. Rebecca Morgis, Dr. Melanie Yonko, and Dr. Joe Settineri for their assistance with the joint ED/Peds Simulations this week. Thanks for your dedication to improving patient care!
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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