Schedule:
Event | Time and Location | Audience/Notes | |
Monday, 11/11 Block 6 Start! | No MR- Veteran's Day! | ||
Tuesday, 11/12 | MR: Case, Orient to Service (No Lecture) | 0745-0850 America 2525 | All Welcome |
Wednesday, 11/13 | Journal Club- Dr. Keenan Caswell. Please review article linked below! | 0745-0850 Canyon Conference Room, Fourth Floor, America | All Welcome |
Thursday, 11/14 | Sim and Skills: NICU | 0745-0850 Sim Center, 4th Floor Heroes Building | Residents and Medical Students |
Friday, 11/15 | MR: Case, Platelet Disorders-Dr. Bernhardt | 0745- 0850 America 2525 | All Welcome |
Save the Date 🗓 | Upcoming Birthdays 🎉 |
20 NOV: Hackathon! | 28NOV: Anna Raymond's Birthday |
3DEC, 05DEC & 06 DEC: CC Field Trip | 28NOV: Erin Scroggin's Birthday |
06 DEC: NCC Peds Holiday Party, Rock Bottom Brewery, 1900-2200 | 02DEC: Genesis James' Birthday |
02-04MAY: Spring Resident Retreat | 11DEC: MJ Spirnak's Birthday |
Continuity Clinic: - Injury Prevention
THIS WEEK! Journal Club #4 (Nov 13-Keenan Caswell): Single vs. double dose of dexamethasone in asthma patients.
Resident Announcements
REMINDER: Review your upcoming rotation Goals and Objectives on Med Hub!
NEW: Chief Check-Ins!
Stop by Emily's office for mid-year chief check-ins between now and the holiday break
NEW: Leadership Resources
Feeling inspired by Dr. Moores' Grand Rounds? Check out the library's leadership specialty portal for additional resources and websites: https://wrnmmc.libguides.com/lead/dbase_web.
For additional information referenced by Dr. Moore's, visit his website at: https://allphysicianslead.com/about/
Rotation Contacts Updated JUL2024
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
NEW: Code Green Update
There is planned Code Green drill on Thursday, 14 NOV. Note that pediatrics is NOT required to send personnel. Direct any questions/clarifications to Dr. Kolasinski.
NEW: Do you have recent pediatric experience on deployment?
A team at USUHS is looking for faculty members to serve on a symposium panel discussing pediatric care in conflict. The panel will be held April 4th, 2025 at USU
If interested, reach out to Dr. Sara Bibbens (sara.bibbens@usuhs.edu)
USU Research Study: Parental Leave Policies
USU researchers are looking for active duty non-birthing parents who would like to discuss their parental leave. See flyer below for details.
JGMSEB Updates/School Year Plans
Clinic Updates
To make a change to your clinic schedule or schedule continuity patient appointments email Blue Team Administrator: Ms. Alyssa Gallishaw-Wiggins (alyssa.gallishaw-wiggins.ctr@health.mil) and cc Emily and Dr. Carr.
PI/QI Reminders
Upcoming Sessions/Due-Outs:
December 16th- Full morning report working session
December 20th- eIRB Submissions Due
January 13th - Countermeasure implementation start
Link to PI/QI Google Doc: Google Doc
Educational/Teaching Opportunities
USU Teaching Opportunities
Clerkship Round Robin (recurring throughout the year)
ICR Module Small Group Teaching Opportunities at USU
POET Round Robin Teaching at USU->Looking for volunteers for 18DEC!
Faculty Development
Register for all courses at this website: http://fac-dev.usuhs.edu/
Research & Upcoming Conferences
Submission Information for the Walter Reeds Annual Research & Innovation Month
It's time to start preparing your abstracts for Research & Information month!
Submissions are due by January 26, 2025 (see attachment below for timelines)
Check out the SOCR folder on the Share drive for additional submission information
Annual NCCPeds Case Report Hackathon-11/20/24
For those new to the Hackathon- the goal is to put together teams to work on a case report poster for the upcoming NCR competition (typically submissions are due at the end of January, 2025). Teams will meet in the evening on 11/20 to get their projects started (and eat pizza).
Residents: If interested, email Dr. Zanetti. If you have a case you'd like to use-let him know!
Faculty/Fellows: Email Dr. Zanetti if you have a case you'd like to work with residents to present. If you don't have a case but would like to serve as a mentor-let Dr. Zanetti know!
Save the Date-APA Conference 2025!
The annual APA (Academic Pediatric Association) Region 4 meeting will be held February 22-23 at the Omni Hotel in Charlottesville, VA
Dr. Lopreiato is hoping for a strong military showing-get your abstacts ready!
Submission guidance can be found here: https://regionabstract.academicpeds.org/
If you were recently published, send a copy of your paper Emily to be included in the POW!
Community Pediatrics/Advocacy Updates:
NEW: Thanksgiving Food Collection
The Advocacy Committee will be collecting donations of food (canned and non-perishable) for families in need for their Thanksgiving meal
A box will be located in the resident work room for donations
Scholarship Application Now Open for the 2025 AAP Advocacy Conference!
Registration is open for the 2025 AAP Advocacy Conference, which will take place March 2 - 4 in Arlington, VA!
Click this link for registration and scholarship application information
CATCH Grant Applications NOW OPEN!
CATCH stands for Community Access to Child Health and offers funding for pediatricians and pediatric residents to perform projects addressing healthcare disparities in their communities
The application portal will be open November 1, 2024 to January 21, 2025
See attachment for more details
ARMY
AIR FORCE
NAVY- NEW Call for O3 FitReps!
Play of the Week:
Play of the Week: Goes to Dr. McKenzie Bowling as Housestaff Council Vice President for delivering an impactful brief to 75 Program Directors and GME leaders at the GMEC on the value of video interpretation services. Her survey-based needs assessment and proposal was immediately adopted for action by the NCC Board of Directors. She demonstrated impressive leadership and advocacy and represented our program well!
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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