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)

Continuity Clinic Curriculum

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

Residents As Teachers

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

POET Round Robin Teaching at USU

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!

Research/SOCR Page

Community Pediatrics/Advocacy Updates:

Military-Specific Updates:

ARMY

AIR FORCE

NAVY- NEW Leave Approver- Dr. Barnes

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!