Plays of the Week:
Play of the week goes to Dr. Michelle Miller, the rotating anesthesia intern on the ward, who had a champagne tap!
Play of the week also goes to Dr. Lozada on his official military retirement! Our residents are lucky they can continue to look forward to working with him at the Inova Children’s Hospital NICU.
Schedule:
Date | Event | Time and Location | Audience/Notes |
Monday, 10/24 Diwali 🪔 | Ukraine Ground Rounds Massive Air Strike: Step by Step Presented by Hnat Herych MD, PhD Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University Ukraine | 0800 - 0900 Sanford Auditorium, B Bldg, 1st Fl USU Join with Google Meet: | All welcome; in-person attendance is highly encouraged |
| Buy Buy Baby: Carr, Davis, Crutcher, Ben Jack, Wilson | Leave WR no later than 1225, meet at the north side of Congressional Plaza | Uniform or civilian business professional attire; view the module here |
| Diwali Celebration Diwali 2022 Flyer .pdf Download PDF • 215KB | 1700 - 1900 USU Cafeteria & Hall of Flags | |
Tuesday, 10/25 | MR: DRP Outreach Presentations Outreach Schedule_Pediatrics_25 Oct .pdf Download PDF • 299KB | 0745 - 0850 America 2525 B/C | All welcome; this session will be great preparation for the upcoming Case Report Hackathon and the NCR Research Competition |
| Buy Buy Baby: Hawley, McNamara, Sukenaga, Caballero, Howard, Kondiles, Rahman | Leave WR no later than 1225, meet at the north side of Congressional Plaza | Uniform or civilian business professional attire; view the module here |
Wednesday, 10/26 | No MR | | |
| Academic Half-Day: GI | 1300: Allergy Conference Rm **3rd Deck Team report to the PICU for SIM** | |
Thursday, 10/27 | MR: Case and GI Lecture, Nylund | 0745 - 0850 America 2525 B/C | All welcome |
| Buy Buy Baby:Simmons, McGirt, Liggett, Ghersi, Hasler, Molter, Graziose | Leave WR no later than 1225, meet at the north side of Congressional Plaza | Uniform or civilian business professional attire; view the module here |
Friday, 10/28 | MR: Wellness | 0745 - 0850 America 2525 B/C | Medical Students and Residents Only |
| Buy Buy Baby: Myles, Hanciles, Westbrook, Meyers, Patel, Reddington, Zven | Leave WR no later than 1225, meet at the north side of Congressional Plaza | Uniform or civilian business professional attire; view the module here |
Save the Date 🗓 | Upcoming Birthdays 🎉 |
31OCT: Halloween | 5NOV: Lauren Schroeder's Birthday |
4NOV: Hanciles Journal Club | 6NOV: Andrew Warren's Birthday |
6NOV: Daylight Savings Time Ends | 9NOV: Lisa Sukenaga's Birthday |
10NOV: Minimal Manning Day | |
11NOV: Veteran's Day | |
Announcements:
Meet our Rotating Medical Students!
All Staff Updates
Flu Drive
Beneficiaries: Week of October 24th
0700-1500, Mon-Fri
Arrowhead Zone, Bldg 9, COVID Vaccine Site
CODE GREEN/MASCAL Event
Emergency Management briefed the plan for the upcoming MASCAL event on Thursday, 3NOV
Anticipated duration is 2 hours; will include approximately 400 personnel
PRIME CLINIC:
1. All personnel muster in your waiting area
2. Senior Officer present sends 2 staff/attending providers, 1 RN and 1 HM/medic to the Radiology Lobby
3. Arrange for coverage for remaining patients
SUBS CLINIC:
1. All personnel muster in your waiting area
2. Senior Officer present sends 1 staff/attending provider & 1 LPN to Surgery Clinic, and also 1 RN to Radiology Lobby
3. Arrange for coverage for remaining patients
3rd DECK:
1. 3rd Deck Senior Resident notifies the team he/she is leaving, and reports to Radiology lobby
2. Back-up coverage is called-in, if needed
6th DECK: ***No longer expected to provide personnel.***
Allyship Journal Club
Journal Club will be held at 1200EST on 24Oct.
The materials are:
1. Sabin JA. Tackling implicit bias in health care. New England Journal of Medicine. 2022 Jul 14;387(2):105-7. (below)
2. Implicit Bias in Higher Ed , Russell McClain
This is the Zoom link for the event: https://usuhs.zoom.us/j/93949719249?pwd=YjE2STZwaFAwMGQ4YVJweWxOZU9zQT09 Passcode: 252255
Pediatrics Obesity Education Survey
Help CAPT Emerick and her curriculum development team improve our Pediatrics Obesity Education. Please consider clicking on the link here to help gauge interest in further education on the care of pediatric obesity within the clinical setting.
Aiding Families through Deployment
We are looking to create a set of resources that can be used to support active-duty families before, during, and after deployments, particularly related to the psychosocial effects of parental separation on children.
Please complete the following survey: https://forms.gle/3qG3GdkYUU6RA7Mc9 (if staff, choose "other")
Resident-Specific Updates
MHS Genesis Updates:
PI/QI: Next Session is 1NOV
Please notify your stakeholders prior to the next meeting
Please view your project-specific template here
Educational/Teaching Opportunities
APPD AIMS (Advancing Inclusiveness in Medical Education Scholars) Program Application Opening
Program Highlights:
AIM Scholars programming on Monday, March 27th before the APPD Annual Spring Meeting, including
Overview of careers in medical education
Panel discussions
Speed mentoring
Networking with APPD leadership and members
Paired with a faculty mentor outside of your institution who is a member of the URiM in Peds GME learning community
Attend the URiM in Peds GME learning community meeting during the conference
Eligibility:
2nd year categorical pediatric resident or child neurology resident or 3rd year resident in a combined pediatrics program in good standing at a residency program that is a member of APPD
Underrepresented in medicine: as defined by the AAMC, "those racial and ethnic populations that are underrepresented in the medical profession relative to their numbers in the general population"
Have an interest in pursuing a career in pediatric medical education leadership
Required to attend the pre-conference and spring APPD meeting
Complete online application
Application Requirements:
Demographic information
Curriculum Vitae
Short essay questions,
Why are you interested in applying for this program? How does it align with your future career goals in medical education leadership?
What specific goals or skill sets would you like to gain from this program?