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Plan of the Week: Sep 22- Sep 26



Play of the Week:


Play of the Week goes to Dr. Brenda Zhang for being recognized in Gen Peds clinic by both patients and staff for her professionalism, teamwork, and embodying the highest standards of compassionate pediatric care and military medicine. Way to go Dr. Zhang- we love you! Play of the Week also goes. to Dr. Brandon Neal for planning a very successful Teddy Bear clinic this past weekend- check out the photos above! Play of the Week also goes to Dr. Camille Leoni for being recognized by a patient on the Mother Infant Care Center for her exceptional and compassionate care of a newborn infant. Dr. Leoni also gets another Play of the Week for getting a flat tire before her NICU shift and somehow still making it to sign. out on time- that is some impressive dedication to the team!

Schedule:


Event

Time and Location

Audience/Notes

Monday, 9/22

Case and Endocrine lecture by Dr. Reynolds

0745-0850 America 2525

All Welcome

Tuesday, 9/23

Morbidity and Mortality Conference (No additional case) by Dr. Keenan Caswell

0745-0850 America 2525

All Welcome

Wednesday, 9/24

Academic Half Day: Obesity by Dr. Madison ----- Followed by housestaff meeting

1300-1530 -------- 1530-1600

Medical Students, TYs, and Residents only --------- Residents only

Thursday, 9/25

Case and Transitions in Care by Ms. Stacee Springer

0745-0850 America 2525

All Welcome

Friday, 9/26

Case and Clot Management by Dr. Bernhardt

0745-0850 America 2525

All Welcome

Save the Date 🗓

Upcoming Birthdays 🎉

24 SEP: Obesity Academic Half Day

25 SEP: Anna Casey

30 SEP: Patient Memorial held by Peds Heme Onc

7 OCT: Andrew Koury


12 OCT: Deborah Kolade


18 OCT: Katy Crandall




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

    • Click this link to access the Walter Reed Relias website

    • Click “Course Library”

    • Search “BLS” or "PALS"

      • BLS: You can sign up for for either Blended (requires pre-work) or Challenge Course

      • If challenge courses are full on Relias, reach out to POCs below to see if they will accept an add-on

    • BLS POCs: HN Beaty (maddox.r.beaty.mil@health.mil) and HN Roccabruna (bradyn.m.roccabruna.mil@health.mil)


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

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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: 7 Oct (Behavioral Health), 7 Nov (Symbicort), 2 Dec (Beyfortus), 6 Jan (Mid year presentations), 3 Feb (Behavioral Health), 3 Mar (Symbicort), 31 March (Beyfortus), 29 April (Behavioral Health), 2 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

  • Click the following this link to sign up for ICR teaching opportunities at USU

  • Click this link to sign up for other pediatric teaching opportunities in September (i.e. HEADS Exam, developmental delay, growth).

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


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


Congratulations to Rebecca, Jacquelin, Kayla, and Genesis on their acceptance to COMPRA 2025!

Congratulations to Karina, Brandon, Brenda, McKenzie, Genesis, Erin, and Keenan on their acceptance to AAP National Conference 2025!

Congratulations to Karina, Erin, and Keenan on their acceptance to the Child Neurology Society conference 2025!



Community Pediatrics/Advocacy Updates:

UPCOMING

Pathway to Pediatrics: The next Pathway to Pediatrics event will take place in the afternoon of 5 November (official time TBD). This is a volunteer event hosted by Population Health and Community Conversations at Washington School for the Girls and it is always a very fun time. Please reach out to Kayla Dahlquist if you are interested in attending!

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. Vasta (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

    • See the powerpoint below for instructions




AIR FORCE

Leave:

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

  • Put Maj Jean as first approver and Lt Col Reynolds 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



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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