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Plan of the Week: May 19-May 25

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

[ ] 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:

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

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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