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Plan of the Week: May 4-May 8

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Play of the Week:


Play of the Week this week goes to Dr. Simal Ali for a champagne tap on her IFH PICU rotation! Way to go! Also to Dr. Rebecca Morgis, Dr. Leanne Perez, Dr. Elizabeth Dullea, Dr. Melanie Yonko, Dr. Danny Rabe, Dr. Kennan Caswell, and Dr. Simal Ali for presenting at the Walter Reed Research & Innovation Month. Also to Dr. Kayla Dahlquist for receiving the USU Distinction in Resident Clinical teaching award for her amazing teaching skills :) Also to Dr. Grace Manno for her upcoming poster this weekend at the Pediatric Endocrine Society! So proud of all of our amazing residents!

Schedule:


Event

Time and Location

Audience/Notes

Monday, 5/4

Dr. Keenan Caswell's International Rotation Experience for case followed by Orient to Service

0745-0850

America 2525

All Welcome

Tuesday, 5/5

Case and Toxicology lecture by Dr. Bolstridge

0745-0850

America 2525

All Welcome

Wednesday, 5/6

Grand Rounds at USU "The Ethics of Pediatric Phase I Drug Trials in Oncology Patients" by Dr. Bernhardt

followed by

"Assessing the Assessor: A Multi-Method Study of Pediatric Faculty Performance of the Infant Hip Exam" by Dr. Brian Graziose

0745 - 0845 EST

Room A3, Bldg A, USU and Virtual Google Meet Platform

 

Google Meet Information for inpatient residents: https://meet.google.com/abn-tkfw-xom

All Welcome Outpatient residents must attend in person

Thursday, 5/7

Clinicopathologic Conference by Dr. Rebecca Morgis (No Case)

0745-0850

America 2525

All Welcome

Friday, 5/8

Case and PGY2 Lecture

0745-0850

America 2525

All Welcome

Save the Date 🗓

Upcoming Birthdays 🎉

1-2 May: Resident Retreat

4 May: Keenan Caswell

14 May: Intern CSA

10 May: Brandon Neal

29 May: End of Year Party

13 May: Lianna Morales


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Meet our Rotating 4th Year Applicants!



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Continuity Clinic: See Continuity Clinic Assignments for AY 25-26 here!


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Resident Announcements

Check your BLS/PALS Expiration Dates!

  • Reminder to check your BLS and PALS expiration dates and sign-up early for recertification courses

  • Classes fill quickly so sign-up early!

  • Follow the steps below to sign up for a recertification class


Rotation Supervisor Contact List for AY 25-26

  • 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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All Staff Updates SOUS Practice Management Webinar

Little Boots, Big Voices: Advocating for Military-Connected Kids in the Classroom

Navigating Special Education Services and Overseas School Considerations, including EDIS and DoWEA Thursday, 5/07/26 7-8 PM Central      

With:

LCDR Helene Pinches, MD, Developmental Behavioral Pediatrician, Assistant Specialty Leader for Developmental Pediatrics, Department Head, Educational & Developmental Intervention Services (EDIS), U.S. Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Okinawa

Register:

Webinar is complimentary; register and watch later on demand if you can’t attend live session. All fields must be complete for AMA and MOC2


END OF YEAR PARTY Please see details below.


Resident Morning Report Sign In:



Faculty CME Sign In:



PI/QI Reminders


Upcoming Sessions/Due-Outs:

  • PI/QI is being moved to Morning Report! Each session will start with a PGY3 project update (max 5 minutes).

    • Session Dates for updates: 16 June (End of year presentations)

    • See PGY3 template for project updates below:


Educational/Teaching Opportunities


USU Teaching Opportunities

  • ICR Small Group Teaching Pediatric/ Teaching Opportunities at USU

    • Fall ICR Sessions- SignUp Genius link coming soon!

      RESIDENTS, FELLOWS, & FACULTY welcome

      ·  Growth Disorders ICR: 22 Sept 1300-1650

      ·  Adolescent Psychosocial Interview: 24 Sept 0800-1130

      ·  Pediatric Issues ICR: 24 Sept 1300-1650

      ·  Developmental Delay ICR: 28 Sept 1300-1650

      ·  Pediatric Obesity Integrated Cases: 29 Sept 1300-1430

  • POET Round Robin Teaching at USU

    • Pediatric Clerkship Introductory Week.  Topics include: Growth & Development; Shock & Weight-Based Dosing; Otoscopy; Newborn Exam & Hips

    • New: Values Clarification Exercise: 04 May 1215-1345. This exercise lets the clerkship students start to think about where they stand on certain divisive issues (circumcision, abortion, birth control) and also consider other's points of view. Email Dr. Wido if interested!


Please find all opportunities for AY26-27 below:


Faculty Development

Research & Upcoming Conferences


Please reach out to Nicole if you have been accepted to any upcoming conferences.

Congratulations to our finalists for the Walter Reed Annual Research & Innovation Month below!

  • Capt Rebecca Morgis, MD

Design and implementation of simulation circumcision training

  • Capt Daniel Rabe, DO

    Defying the textbook: Extensive burkitt lymphoma evading tumor lysis syndrome

  • Capt Keenan Caswell, MD

    6000 miles to recovery: Leveraging military medical infrastructure for global continuity of care in a pediatric patient following a ruptured arteriovenous malformation

  • Capt Kathleen Crandall, MD

    Pediatric achalasia in autism spectrum disorder: Overcoming diagnostic barriers with endoflip

  •  CPT Simal Ali, DO

    Successful fire an immunotherapy with omalizumab pretreatment in indolent systemic mastocytosis

  • LT Elizabeth Dullea, MD

    Beyond IVIG: Anakinra in refractory kawasaki disease with coronary artery involvement

  • Capt Leanne Perez, MD

    Stopping cholestasis before it starts: A novel approach with prophylactic fish oil intravenous lipid emulsion in vanishing gastroschisis



Congratulations to the following residents who had other poster presentations:

  • LT Mckenzie Bowling, DO - APA Region 4 Conference "Creating Healthy Heroes: Understanding Challenges to Healthy Eating in Military-Connected Children"

  • Capt Rebecca Morgis, MD- APA Region 4 Conference "Design and Implementation of Simulation Circumcision Training"

  • Capt Grace Manno, MD- Pediatric Endocrine Society Conference  


Community Pediatrics/Advocacy Updates:


What To Expect Baby Shower - We will answer Gen Peds questions, giving out clinic resources & HealthyChildren.Org handouts, teaching parents how to swaddle, promoting things like safe sleep, etc. 

When: Saturday, May 9, 2026 from 11 AM to 2 PM 

Where: Warrior Food Court, Building 62, NSA Bethesda

Needed: 

1. Volunteers for day of event

2. Donations of new baby items (i.e. swaddles, breastfeeding covers, burp cloths, books, childproofing/safety items, and any items you think a newborn would need). 


Reach out to MJ Spirnak (marianjoy.spirnak@gmail.com) with questions!


ARMY

Army Leave

  • Current leave process

    • Please send an email to your 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 (PGY2/3) or Dr. Stagliano (PGY1)

      • 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

      • For OCONUS leave: Send to Dr. Ahmed

    • See the powerpoint below for instructions




AIR FORCE

Leave:

  • Please complete, sign, and have Maj Kolasinski sign the attached checklist when submitting leave.

  • Put Maj Kolasinski as first approver and Maj Jean as second approver

  • For the checklist - Overdue items will need a plan for updating or else leave is at jeopardy of not being approved.

  • 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 – BCA tests are due at the end of your birth month

4 – PT test due date. You can check at myfss https://myfss.us.af.mil/USAFCommunity/s/usaf-fitness-management

5 – N/A for residents


For OCONUS leave: Submit to Maj Jean instead of Dr. K or Zanetti with Dr. Reynolds as back up approver



NAVY

Leave:

  • LCDR Sierra Howell is now deployed through August 2025. Please send leave requests to CDR Danielle Barnes. CDR Barnes will be on leave 7/21-7/30, please submit upcoming leave prior to this.

  • 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)



Please reach out to Nicole at nicole.martin143@gmail.com or nicole.m.martin56.mil@health.mil with any questions or concerns.

 
 
 
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