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Plan of the Week: May 5-May 11



Schedule:



Event

Time and Location

Audience/Notes

Monday, 5/5

MR: Case, Orient to Service

0745-0850 America 2525

All Welcome


Intern CSA Day 1

1230-1700 Val G. Hemming Sim Center

Doman, Koury, Smith, Zhang

Tuesday, 5/6

MR: Case, Adolescent Skin Issues- Dr. Saxena

0745-0850 America 2525

All Welcome


Intern CSA Day 2

1230-1700 Val G. Hemming Sim Center

Caswell, Manno, Paulson, Spirnak

Wednesday, 5/7

USU Grand Rounds- Dr. Crecilius (ID Fellow) and Dr. Kang (GI Fellow)

0745-0850 USUHS Room A3, Building A and Virtual https://meet.google.com/abn-tkfw-xom

All Welcome


Intern CSA Day 3

1230-1700 Val G. Hemming Sim Center

Ali, Perez, Scroggins, Yonko

Thursday, 5/8

MR: Professorial Rounds- Dr. Geracht (No Case)

0745-0850 America 2525

All Welcome


PGY-3 PALS Instructor Class

0800-1200, 5th Floor, Building 10

All PGY-3s

Friday, 5/8

MR: Resident Wellness

0745-0850 America 2525

Residents and medical students only

Save the Date 🗓

Upcoming Birthdays 🎉

05 MAY-07 MAY: Intern CSA

10 MAY: Brandon Neal's Birthday!

08 MAY: PGY-3 PALS Instructor Course

20 MAY: Brian Fissel's Birthday!

13 JUN: 2025 NCC Graduation


20 JUN: Hail and Farewell


23 JUN: Supervisory Seminar


4 JUN: PI/QI End of Year Presentations




Resident Announcements


THIS WEEK MCAA South Now Open!

  • Review email sent by Emily Friday, 4/25 with full instructions/information. Anticipate reporting to MCAA South for all shifts starting 5/5.

  • High Yield Reminders:

    • You must pick up badges ASAP

    • You must have a working scrub card (contact Emily if this is not the case)


Save the Date- EOY PD Meetings

  • Scheduling will be done in Google Calendar (just like the mid-year meetings)

  • Meetings will be held from June 2-June 30th

  • Resident Pre-PD Meeting Checklist:

[ ] Update your MedHub Resident Portfolio (Journal Club, SOCR/ARM activities, CPC, QI/PI projects, ILP; End of Training docs- PGY3s only).  

[ ] Update your Procedure Log on MedHub

[ ] Complete 50% of yearly PREP question set (or cumulatively)


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. Please review the table of contents.

  • Current Tasks:

    • TTP Schedule: Click Here

    • Begin Reviewing the "Out Processing" section of the TTP handbook

    • End of Training Documentation

      •  Review "Privileged Provider/ EOT Documentation" Section in TTP Handbook

        * DHA165- Program will prepare for you

        * DHA 367- Send to your Academic Advisor.  Upload to JCCQAS & MedHub Portfolio

        * Privileging Procedure Form- Complete yourself.  Upload to MedHub.  Once signed by PD, upload to JCCQAS

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All Staff Updates


Updated USU Faculty and Resident Preceptor Video


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

Longitudinal Clinical Skills for MD/PhD students

  • Volunteers will help lead hour long case-based discussion to a small group of students in USU's combined MD/PhD program. These students have completed their pre-clerkship phase of medical school and are doing research for their PhD before moving on to clerkships. 

  • Upcoming sessions: Lumbar Puncture 5/8/25.  All sessions are from 0900-1000.

    - Email Dr. Parsons (emily.parsons@usuhs.edu) if interested

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.

  • 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


If you were recently published, send a copy of your paper Emily to be included in the POW!


Community Pediatrics/Advocacy Updates:


ARMY- OERSF Due 15MAY

  • Location of Army OER Resources:

    • \\mdusocfs01\dept$\WRNM\_Pediatrics\MMOC\Army\OER Resources

  • Fill in your objectives and contributions - use the document entitled "OERSF - Major Performance Objects & Significant Contributions Examples"

  • To keep track of your achievements throughout the year - feel free to use the document entitled "OER BRAG SHEET" to get some ideas on the type of information to track

  • If you have any questions, reach out to your Army military advisors

    • PGY1 - Dr. Williams 

    • PGY2 - Dr. Stark

    • PGY3 - Dr. Patterson


THIS WEEK Semi-Annual Height/Weight/PAI 05MAY-08MAY

  • Mandatory Height/Weight (HT/WT) and Personnel Asset Inventory (PAI) will be conducted from 05 MAY to 09 MAY, between 0800–1500 daily. All Soldiers must attend in person and bring the following:

    • CAC

    • ID Tags

    • Government Travel Card

  • If you are offsite and unable to attend during the scheduled dates, you must contact the orderly room to coordinate an alternate time.

  • All Soldiers are expected to be current on training and medical readiness prior to PAI. Delinquent Soldiers will be required to return and complete their requirements.


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- Training Reports Due 15MAY

Training Reports

  • Air Force Training Reports will be signed no earlier than 30June by Dr. Hepps

  • This year, we will follow the suggested AF GME template to complete the forms (see below). There is a blank form below for you to start drafting your ideas.

  • Drafts are due to your by 15MAY




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

Leave:

  • LCDR Sierra Howell is the new Navy leave approver

  • When submitting leave, please email LCDR Howell 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. Maddie Mascitti and Dr. Simal Ali for their work in identifying and referring a patient to GI who was ultimately able to get a speedy work-up and begin treatment for a diagnosis of Crohn's disease. Great job!


Bonus Play of the Week: Goes to all the faculty, fellows, and residents who covered inpatient units during the resident retreat AND successfully assisted with the move to MCAA South. We appreciate you all!



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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