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Plan of the Week: May 19th - May 25th

Updated: May 20, 2024



Plays of the Week:


Play of the week to Dr. Kayla Dahlquist, Dr. Taylor Meyers, Dr. Schacht, and Ms. Rebecca Hicks, who were published in BMJ Case Reports for their article Congenital glottic stenosis as a clinical manifestation of FREM1-associated disorders in a neonate with respiratory distress and aphonia. https://casereports.bmj.com/content/17/5/e257133


Play of the week to Dr. Friedman, who received the Values in Action Award for his dedication patient-centered care and fostering an environment of inclusivity and communication as a team leader. Well deserved!


Play of the week to Dr. Emily Ferraro and the DEI Committee for planning the 3rd Annual Religion in Medicine. It was an excellent free flowing conversation that touched on a number of important topics.


Congratulations to Dr. Larson for her promotion to Colonel, as well as Dr. Hill for his promotion to Lt Colonel!


Schedule:

Date

Event

Time and Location

Audience/Notes

Monday, 5/20

Education Meeting

0730-0850 America 2525

Academic & Military Advisors, Rotation Supervisors, Residency Leadership


Reverse Education

0745-0850 Canyon Conference Room

Pediatric Residents Only

Tuesday, 5/21

MR: Case, Lecture: Dr. James Journal Club

0745-0850 America 2525

All Welcome

Wednesday, 5/22

Academic Half Day: NO MORNING REPORT




AHD: GI

1300-1500

Residents and Medical Students Only


Housestaff Meeting

1500-1600 Canyon Conference Room

Pediatric Residents Only

Thursday, 5/23

MR: Lecture: Allergy and Immunology - Dr. Schwartz

0745-0850 America 2525

All Welcome


NICU Didactics: Chest Tube Management with Dr. Do

1300-1400 NICU Conference Room

Pediatric Residents

Friday, 5/24

Minimal Manning Day: NO MORNING REPORT




Save the Date 🗓

Upcoming Birthdays 🎉

21MAY: PEC Meeting #6

20MAY: Brian Fissel

22MAY: GI AHD

29JUN: Taylor Meyers

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


18JUN: Resident-Faculty Kickball Morning Report Game



Continuity Clinic: Adolescent Medicine: Confidentiality and Consent


Journal Club:



Announcements:


All Staff Updates



Library Updates:

  • The AAP Journals Gateway is now added to the Walter Reed Library, this allows an expedited search of Pediatrics, AAP Grand Rounds, Hospital Pediatrics, Pediatrics in Review, and NeoReviews simultaneously. Check it out here:  https://wrnmmc.libguides.com/pediatrics/jour


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.

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.


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

You must register for all courses at this website: http://fac-dev.usuhs.edu/ Upcoming FOCUS Faculty Development Workshops


It’s No Small Thing: The Challenges of Small Group Teaching (FACULTY ONLY) (IN-PERSON) Date: 22 May 2024 Time: 11:00 - 13:00 Track: Teaching Location: USU, Bldg A, Rm A2053

Resident-Specific Updates

PI/QI Final Presentations:

  • 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. 


Hail and Farewell:


Transition to Practice (PGY-3s Only):


This week's focus: End of Training Documentation & Faculty Appointments

  • Review "Privileged Provider/ EOT Documentation" Section: DHA165- Program will prepare for you DHA 367- Send to your Academic Advisor, then upload to JCCQAS & MedHub Portfolio Privileging Procedure Form- Upload to MedHub.  Once signed by PD, upload to JCCQAS


  • Review "Faculty Appointments at USUHS" Section: - Plan to submit your CV, USU Form 107, USUHS Faculty Form, and Letter of Support (includes Command Endorsement) before the end of June


Block 13 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!



Educational/Teaching Opportunities


USU Teaching Opportunities

Clerkship Round Robin (recurring throughout the year)

  • Contact Dr. Brian Hughes (brian.hughes@usuhs.edu) if interested

  • Tentative Dates and Times:

  • Designed to mimic a clinic half day, each faculty member will be in an MDL room with your particular case. The students have 30 minutes with you to go through the case/skills. The students will move. You stay put and will deliver the same content 5 times to groups of 9-10 students.

ICR Module Small Group Teaching Opportunities at USU

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 (starting in next 3 weeks)

  • Current sessions:

  • All teaching materials and PPTs are provided to instructor prior to events

  • Please email Dr. Hughes (brian/hughes@usuhs.edu)


Research Opportunities & Upcoming Conferences

Upcoming Conferences

2024 Section on Uniformed Services Scientific Awards Abstract Competition -September 27th - October 1st in Orlando, FL (AAP Conference)

Beginning February 16 Submit your Abstract at: https://aapexperience.org/abstracts/

SUBMISSION DEADLINE – April 12, 2024

Submission Types:      Case Report, Original Research, or Quality Improvement (may be eligible for MOC 4 credit).


Abstracts will be considered within six scientific award topics to be given to honor research efforts by Uniformed Pediatricians. The awards are:

 The Ogden Bruton Award (certificate of merit): for the best paper by a Uniformed Pediatrician on either basic science research or research on the development, evaluation, or application of an emerging technology in pediatrics.


 The Andrew Margileth Award (certificate of merit): for the best pediatric paper by a Uniformed Pediatrician documenting clinical findings or assessing clinical diagnostic studies, therapeutic regimens, and outcomes leading to improved quality of health care for children.


 The Howard Johnson Award (certificate of merit): for the best paper by a Uniformed Resident (of any specialty) on a pediatric topic.


 The Leo Geppert Innovation Award (certificate of merit): for the Uniformed Pediatrician with the best paper outlining a Quality Improvement or Patient Safety innovation affecting the care of pediatric patients.


The Leo Geppert Case Award (certificate of merit): for the best case report by a Uniformed Pediatrician.  It is the only category that accepts case reports.

 The Val G. Hemming Award (certificate of merit and a travel award per individual command's approval): for the USUHS, HPSP, or ROTC medical student submitting the best paper on a pediatric-related topic in clinical or basic science research.


 

Your submission will only be considered under one award topic. If you are unsure which topic to submit under, please contact Michelle Kiger, MD at michelle.e.kiger.mil@healthl.mil or Patrick Reeves, MD patrick.reeves@usuhs.edu for assistance.

 

Formats: Poster and Oral Presentations (Oral presentations only for Bruton, Johnson and Margileth categories).

Abstracts limited to 450 words. Prior IRB approval will be required for submissions involving human or animal subjects  research.

Publication:  Abstracts can be previously presented but not previously published.

Awards:   Certificates for top 3 abstracts in each category. Top winner only for Hemming award. Announcement of first place during SOUS educational program during AAP National Conference.


 Meeting:  AAP National Conference is scheduled for September 27-October 1, 2024 in Orlando, FL.

Questions:  For questions about abstract submission guidelines, contact Jackie Burke at jburke@aap.org. If your abstract is accepted for presentation, at least 1 author must register for the NCE.


 

National Medical Association Conference -August 3rd-7th in New York City

Deadline for Abstracts and Scholarship Opportunities is April 16th!


The NMA is the nation's oldest and largest organization representing African American physicians and health professionals in the United States. Established in 1895, the NMA is the collective voice of more than 30,000 African American physicians and the patients they service. 


There are currently several calls for abstract submissions to highlight medical students, trainees and faculty that she has attached to this email. Some of those selected can receive funding to attend this year's convention. Anyone with questions about the process or the meeting can reach out directly to Dr. Seide for more information at witzard.seide@usuhs.edu or Dr. James at genesis.james@nccpeds.com, who was a Billie Wright Adams Scholarship recipient last year!

SOPT Trainee News & Views Blog




Community Pediatrics Updates:


DC Pride Parade

Sat. June 8th, 1500

Interested in supporting military-connected LGBTQ+ youth during the Pride Parade? 

Email/text Noelle (nmoltermd@gmail.com or (240) 490-1969)


DEI Grand Rounds: June 7th

ARMY - NEW DUE TODAY!

Completed OER Support Forms due TODAY (May 19th).  Notify your Military Advisor/Rater when completed.

* Link for EES: https://evaluations.hrc.army.mil/

* Here is the overall timeline:

- May 19th: Interns complete their OERSF in EES and notify raters by email/text

- June 13th: Raters complete their portion of the OER in EES; Raters will meet with their residents to provide feedback

- June 14th: Senior Rater completes her portion of the OER in EES

- June 17th-21st: S1 reviews OERs for errors

- June 24-28th: Everyone signs [Rater --> Senior Rater --> Ratee]


* References: (in the MMOC Pediatrics Share Folder)

- OER Completion Guide-- helpful if you need to touch-up the demographics or Major Performance Objectives Portion


Army Leave

  • Current leave process

    • Please send email to Jack 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

    • Make sure you continue to send leave dates and locations to the Peds Leave Listserv: dha.bethesda.j-11.mbx.pediatric-alpha-co-leave@health.mil

    • See the powerpoint below for instructions



AIR FORCE

Leave:

  • Please complete and sign the attached checklist when submitting leave.

  • Put Dr. Zanetti and Jack as 1st/2nd 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

BCA and PRTs:

Command is utilizing SignUpGenius to schedule BCAs and PRTs during designated dates for each Division. Click on the link to schedule your BCA as a participant once you have read NMRTCBETHESDANOTE 6110.:

* 4th Div: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C094BABAB2FA5F4C16-47503519-4thdiv


The command-wide dates for the PFA and FEP for cycle 2024 are from 1 April 2024 through 24 May 2024, with makeup dates scheduled 28 May 2024 through 7 June 2024.


Additionally, I have attached a copy of the NAVMED 6110/4 (02/2021) PHYSICAL FITNESS ASSESSMENT MEDICAL CLEARANCE/WAIVER.





Leave:

  • Dr. Ferrara will approve leave in NSIPS

  • When submitting leave, please email Dr. Ferrara and 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 Pediatrics https://wrnmmc-intranet.health.mil/sites/TNT/NMSD/SitePages/4th%20Division.aspx

(hover over 4th Division tab)


2024 Training Schedule:

All Trainings are assigned to each Sailor and tracked via the Relias LMS at https://dha20433.training.reliaslearning.com/







Please reach out to Jack at jack.goetzman@nccpeds.com or henry.j.goetzman.mil@health.mil with any questions or concerns.

 
 
 

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