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Plan of the Week: September 24th- September 30th

Updated: Sep 27, 2023



Plays of the Week:


Play of the week goes to Dr. Robert Crutcher, who had his promotion ceremony to LCDR! Congrats Rob!


Additional Play of the week to Dr. Kevin Westbrook for coordinating an excellent volunteer opportunity with the Teddy Bear Clinic at the Nation Museum of Health and Medicine at Fort Detrick. Thank you to Dr. Rebecca Morgis, Dr. Brandon Neal, Dr. Colin McNamara, Dr. Lisa Sukenaga, and two great rotating fourth year medical students, Brenda Zhang and Simal Ali for volunteering!


Play of the week to Dr. Bailey Howard who coordinated four ED consults and multiple admissions during a shift, part of which she was the only resident on the Ward. Thank you for stepping up!



Schedule:

Date

Event

Time and Location

Audience/Notes

Monday, 9/25

MR: Case, Lecture: Endocrine - Dr. Reynolds

0745-0815 America 2525

All Welcome

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Yom Kippur

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Tuesday, 9/26

DEI

0745-0850 America 2525

All Welcome

Wednesday, 9/27

NO MORNING REPORT: Academic Half Day

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AHD: Genetics and Metabolism

1300-1500 Canyon Conference Room

Medical Students and Residents Only

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Housestaff Meeting

1500-1600 Canyon Conference Room

Residents Only

Thursday, 9/28

MR: Case, Lecture: Bleeding - Dr. Vasta

0745 - 0850 America 2525

All welcome

Friday, 9/29

MR: Case, Lecture: Impending Respiratory Failure - Dr. Garren

0745 - 0850 America 2525

All Welcome


Save the Date 🗓

Upcoming Birthdays 🎉

31AUG: PAS Abstract Submissions Open

25SEP: Anna Casey

27SEP: AHD - Genetics

05OCT: Noelle Molter

03OCT: PI/QI EIRB DUE!!

18OCT: Rob Crutcher

09OCT: Indigenous Peoples Day (Clinics Closed)

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13OCT: Chief Resident Statement Due Date

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20OCT-24OCT: AAP Conference (DC)

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Continuity Clinic: Behavior II: Colic and Toilet Training


Announcements:


Meet our Rotating 4th Year Medical Students!


All Staff Updates


PCMH Assignments

  • Below are the most updated PCMH and Admin Assignments

  • For any changes to clinic assignments, as well as adding in Continuity patients, please send a message to Red Team Scheduling, and CC Jack, Dr. Carr, and Ms. Putney.

  • Please check your Amion and Genesis Schedules regularly to ensure that they match up and there are no appointments accidentally placed on the wrong day. If so, please reach out to Jack and the Admin Team ASAP.






Cribsiders Podcast: Complex Care - Making Medical Care Less Complex for Patients and Families

  • Dr. Perkins forwarded this excellent podcast from the Cribsiders, thank you ma'am!

  • Makes complex care a little less complex by reviewing the key elements of history-taking for patients with medical technology.

  • Discusses management of acute clinical presentations and the role of the complex care physician in providing excellent care for this unique patient population.

  • Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-cribsiders/id1520185909?i=1000627702161


Influenza Vaccine Drive

  • 3-9OCT: Staff Only at WRNMMC

  • 12-28OCT: mobile vaccine mission across NCR (WRNMMC is lead this year)

  • 30OCT-15DEC: beneficiary flu drive at WRNMMC

COVID Vaccines

  • There are currently no COVID vaccines available at Walter Reed, with the new update to CDC recommendations for boosters for everyone greater than 6 months, order has been placed for large supply going forward.

  • Please do not send anyone to the Immunizations Clinic for COVID vaccine at this time.


Scutdog 2023-2024 QR Code:




Symposium: Personal Finance for the Military Physician

When: Wednesday, October 18, 2023 12:00 PM-1:00 PM (UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada).


NICU Graduation Party!

  • Baby Luke, who a large number of us took care of during his NICU stay, is having a party to celebrate his Baptism and being home from the hospital. His parents have graciously invited all who took care of him to come!

  • Sunday, October 8th from 1100-1300 at the Army Navy Country Club at 1700 Army Navy Drive, Arlington, VA 22202

  • Please RSVP here if you plan to attend!


Faculty Development NEW!!

You must register for all courses at this website: http://fac-dev.usuhs.edu/

New Faculty Primer (IN-PERSON) Date: 27 September 2023 Time: 07:30 - 16:00 Location: USU JOINT SESSIONS and BREAKOUT B: Bldg C, Lect Rm C2

It’s No Small Thing: The Challenges of Small Group Teaching (FACULTY ONLY) (IN-PERSON) Date: 20 November 2023 Time: 08:00 - 10:00 Track: Teaching Location: USU, Bldg A, Lect Rm A3

Mentorship Half-Day (FACULTY ONLY) (IN-PERSON) Date: 12 December 2023 Time: 08:00 - 12:15 Track: Academic Leadership Location: USU, Bldg A, Lect Rm A3

It’s No Small Thing: The Challenges of Small Group Teaching (FACULTY ONLY) (IN-PERSON) Date: 27 February 2024 Time: 13:00 - 15:00 Track: Teaching Location: USU, Bldg C, Lect Rm C1 It’s No Small Thing: The Challenges of Small Group Teaching (FACULTY ONLY) (IN-PERSON) Date: 22 May 2024 Time: 11:00 - 13:00 Track: Teaching Location: USU, Bldg A, Rm A2053




Resident-Specific Updates

PI/QI EIRB

  • PI/QI Projects should now be in their data collection and contemplating countermeasures stage. Please reach out if you are having any issues with Carepoint or other data collection methods.

  • eIRB is due by October 3rd, please start working on this process, and can be taken almost directly from your A3 slides.

  • Dr. Zanetti's EIRB Go-By:



MedStudy has been activated for all PGY-3s!

  • This is an excellent resource for Board Studying, and will be available for a full year after activation. Best of luck!


Block 5 Schedules

  • Don't forget to reach out to your Rotation Supervisors regarding your schedule if you have any questions/concerns. The below attachment has the most up-to-date contact information.

  • Additionally, check MedHub and review updated goals & objectives for your upcoming rotation!








Educational/Teaching Opportunities


USU Teaching Opportunities

Clerkship Round Robin (recurring throughout the year)

  • Contact Dr. Brian Hughes (brian.hughes@usuhs.edu) if interested

  • Tentative Dates and Times:

  • Designed to mimic a clinic half day, each faculty member will be in an MDL room with your particular case. The students have 30 minutes with you to go through the case/skills. The students will move. You stay put and will deliver the same content 5 times to groups of 9-10 students.

ICR Module Small Group Teaching Opportunities at USU THIS WEEK!!

  • Sign Up Genius Link

  • 25SEP: Pediatric Issues ICR (1300-1630)

  • 26SEP: HEADSS Exam Debrief (1100-1430)

USU Center for Health Professions Education (CHPE) THIS WEEK!!

There are two upcoming information sessions for those considering applying to or continuing their path in HPE. The calls include a short presentation on the HPE certificate and degree options, the mission of the program, the admissions process, and then time for Q&A. There are opportunities for a Certificate of Completion or even a Master's Degree if interested.

  • Wed., Sept. 27 at 1400 ET for Current and returning learners interested in pursuing a degree.

  • Thurs., Oct 5 at 2000 ET for Prospective applicants who are applying for the first time.

  • Deadline to apply in 01NOV


Research Opportunities & Upcoming Conferences



New Century Scholars Resident Mentoring Program

  • The NCScholars Program is a mentorship program aimed at increasing the diversity of the academic pediatric workforce.

  • As part of an ongoing commitment to increasing provider diversity in Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics (DBP), the Society for Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics (SDBP) has partnered with the Academic Pediatric Association (APA) to sponsor one pediatric resident per year in the New Century (NC) Scholars Resident Mentoring Program.

  • Please let Jack and Dr. Patterson know if interested, deadline to apply is Sunday, October 1st


Upcoming Conferences:

6th annual Architecture of High Value Health Care: October 12-14th in Baltimore, MD


AAP NCE 2023: October 20-24th in Washington

Registration and hotel reservations will open for AAP members on May 2 at 10AM CDT and open for all on May 9 at 10am CDT. The conference schedule will be released on May 2.


https://aapexperience.org/


SOUS AAP Agenda:


COMPRA: November 3rd-5th in San Antonio, Texas



PAS 2024: May 2nd-6th in Toronto, Ontario

Call for Abstracts will open on August 31, 2023, and close on November 1, 2023

The fee for abstracts is $100 USD


Community Pediatrics Updates:


Child Health Advocacy in Action: A Pediatrician Rally with Policymakers

Date: Tuesday, October 24, 2023

Time:12-2 pm, final time pending permit approval

Location: U.S. Capitol Grounds, final location pending permit approval


ARMY


  • Current leave process

    • Please send email to Jack 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 1SG Michael Leinweber

      • Complete address information with the location of where you are going

      • Click submit

    • Make sure you continue to send leave dates and locations to the Peds Leave Listserv: dha.bethesda.j-11.mbx.pediatric-alpha-co-leave@health.mil

    • See the powerpoint below for instructions


AIR FORCE

  • Laurie Creel is on extended leave; please forward any questions/concerns to Dr. Zanetti and feel free to reach out to Major Hoffmann directly with questions on pay, leave, etc

  • Please submit leave requests to either Dr. Zanetti, Maj Hoffman or Jack Goetzman

  • PT Tests:

NAVY

Navy will shift to winter uniforms on 01OCT!










Please reach out to Jack at jack.goetzman@nccpeds.com or henry.j.goetzman.mil@health.mil with any questions or concerns.

 
 
 

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