Plan of the Week: Sept 7 -Sept 11
Updated: 2 days ago
Play of the Week:
Play of the Week goes to Simal Ali and her mentors Dr. Auvil and Dr. Kolasinski for a fantastic first CPC of the year!
Schedule:
Event | Time and Location | Audience/Notes | |
Monday, 9//7 | No Morning Report | Happy Labor Day! | |
Tuesday, 9/8 | Case & PGY-2 Lecture by Dr. Crandall | 0745-0850 America 2525 | All Welcome |
Wednesday, 9/9 | Fellow/Resident Combined Didactics "New PSR System and PSR Reviews" | 0745 - 0845 CHANGE OF LOCATION: CANYON CONFERENCE ROOM | All Welcome |
Thursday, 9/10 | Journal Club by Dr. Charette | 0745-0850 America 2525 | All Welcome |
Friday, 9/11 | Board Review | 0745-0850 America 2525 | Residents, Interns, and Medical Students |
Save the Date 🗓 | Upcoming Birthdays 🎉 |
07 SEP: Labor Day | 07 SEP: Victoria Smith |
| 15 SEP: Paul McQuillen |
16 SEP: Paola Robles Vera |
The Social Committee has put together a calendar for Residency Events this year. Click below to view.
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Meet our Rotating 4th Year Applicants!
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Resident Announcements
Teddy Bear Clinic 2026
It is once again almost that time of year for the annual Teddy Bear Clinic! For our interns or those who were unable to participate last year, this “clinic” is a fantastic opportunity for residents to volunteer a few hours one Saturday teaching the nation’s smallest soldiers/airmen/sailors (and their fuzzy friends) about fitness, nutrition, and their overall health. Last year the event was attended by over 350 parents/children, and they anticipate another good turnout.
This clinic is hosted by the National Museum of Health and Medicine, located at 2500 Linden Lane, Silver Spring, MD 20910. The event will take place on Saturday, September 19, 2026 from 0930 – 1130. They are looking for volunteers to lead the following stations:
Vitals
Immunization
Nutrition
Crafts
Dental
Fitness (this station the volunteers will need to bring their own supplies and have a planned activity for the kids)
Please use the following sign-up sheet. POC: Keenan Caswell, keenan.r.caswell.mil@health.mil
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
PALS and BLS POC: PO2 Nguyen (uyen.l.nguyen4.mil@health.mil)
Rotation Supervisor Contact List for AY 26-27
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!
Intern/Resident Contact List for AY 26-27
The below attachment has the most up-to-date contact information for the interns and residents
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Adolescent Resources
If you have a patient in the PCMH that you feel would be better suited to the Adolescent clinic, you may message Ms. Charlee (Charmoine Draughn) and as long as the patient's PCM is already someone at Walter Reed, she can make the switch to AYA. Otherwise, the patients will need to call Tricare East at 800-444-5445 or they can use the milConnect website to request a switch.
This website is a new product of a year-long collaborative project between 50+ pediatric residencies including NCC Pediatrics. It is a great, quick snapshot of multiple general pediatrics topics that are outpatient focused. Since our program participated, we have full access to the modules by logging in under “Walter Reed National Capital Consortium.” It will ask for the last four numbers of your phone number for tracking participation. Please let Dr. Carr know if there seems to be a problem with recognition of phone numbers.
Continuity Clinic Assignments
See Continuity Clinic Assignments for AY 26-27 below.
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All Staff Updates
2026 Antibiograms Now Available Electronically
Resident Morning Report Sign In:
Faculty CME Sign In:
PI/QI Reminders
Upcoming Sessions/Due-Outs:
9/22: "Step 3 - Set the Target"; PGY-3 Update: Newborn Screen
Educational/Teaching Opportunities
USU Teaching Opportunities
ICR Small Group Teaching Pediatric/ Teaching Opportunities at USU
Fall ICR Sessions- SignUp Genius link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/508094BADA92EA2FF2-64046317-fall
RESIDENTS, FELLOWS, & FACULTY welcome
· Growth Disorders ICR: 23 Sept 1300-1650
· Adolescent Psychosocial Interview: 24 Sept 1000-1200 -- Facilitators Needed
· Developmental Delay ICR: 28 Sept 1300-1650
· Pediatric Obesity Integrated Cases: 29 Sept 1300-1430 -- Facilitators Needed
Please find all opportunities for AY26-27 below:
Faculty Development
Register for all courses at this website: http://fac-dev.usuhs.edu/
CAP-ECHO: Mental Health in Primary Care
A Multidisciplinary Learning Community for Residents and Trainees Supporting Military-Connected Families - Free Virtua Case-Based Learning Sessions
Research & Upcoming Conferences
NEW Research Opportunity
One of the OB residents, Alexa Vercelli, has some colleagues who want to do some research regarding RSV in pregnancy and pediatrics and wants to know if anyone would be interested in partnering with them. If you would like more information, please email Kayla at kayla.s.dahlquist.mil@health.mil.
COMPRA 2026
The 45th Conference on Military Perinatal Research (COMPRA) will be held from November 6-8, 2026 and located along the beautiful Riverwalk, in San Antonio, Texas at the Hotel Contessa. This year’s conference theme will be “Neonatology: A Changing Landscape.” We have an excellent guest speakers: Dr. Nicholas R. Carr, a former Air Force Neonatologist who is now a transport director for Intermountain Health and University of Utah, and Dr. Alvaro Moreira, expert in AI, informatics and associate professor at Johns Hopkins. The deadline for submission of all abstracts was August 14, 2026. Applicants will be notified of selection for attendance and presentation of abstracts by the end of August. Travel awards will be provided to all accepted fellows and additional abstracts as funding allows.
AAP 2026
The 2026 AAP National Conference & Exhibition will take place in sunny San Diego, CA, from 10/2 to 10/6. If you have been accepted for a poster or platform presentation, please reach out to Ms. Sonia Edwards (sonia.m.edwards.civ@health.mil) and Kayla to secure funding.
Please also reach out to Kayla if you have been accepted to any other upcoming conferences.
Community Pediatrics/Advocacy Updates:
No updates at this time.
ARMY
Height/Weight Requirements
The Army is transitioning from the traditional height/weight tables to the waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) health risk assessment tool as the ABCP measurement standard. Please see the memo below. Stay tuned for updates from your company regarding roll-out - all must complete the WHtR before 15 SEP.
AFT Rodeo
The semi-annual Brigade AFT Rodeo will be held 26 - 31 OCT 2026.
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. Stagliano
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 2026. Please send leave requests to CS2 Johnson (DIV LPO). Final approver is LCDR H. Schreckenbach.
When submitting leave, please email CS2 Johnson 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 Kayla at kayla.s.dahlquist.mil@health.mil or kaylasdahlquist@gmail.com with any questions or concerns.
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