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Plan of the Week: July 6 - July 10
Play of the Week: Play of the Week this week goes to our new interns who worked their first shifts as pediatricians this week! Also to Keenan Caswell who successfully placed a UVC at 2:30 in the morning! Paola Robles Vera also got her first intubation!! Play of the MONTH goes to Dr. Nicole Martin and Dr. Hirata for holding the nursery together in Greenwald’s absence! We missed them at morning report because they had to stay in the nursery! Schedule: Event Time and Location Au
Kayla Dahlquist
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Plan of the Week: June 29 - July 3
Play of the Week: Play of the Week this week goes to Keenan Caswell for intubating a critically ill neonate in the NICU on a cross-cover shift. Also, to Dr. Carlin who held down the fort on both the NICU and the MICC this week as attending for both services which included a few higher acuity babies. She did this all without a fellow and covered so that our residents could attend the Intern Welcome BBQ. Thank you, Dr. Carlin! Additionally, thank you to Dr. Zanetti, Ms. Edwards
Kayla Dahlquist
Jun 265 min read
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Plan of the Week: June 22- June 26
Play of the Week: Play of the Week this week goes to all of our wonderful PGY3s on their graduation- we will miss them so much! Also, I have some awesome plays of the week this week: Dr. Katy Crandall for a perfect champagne tap on a febrile infant overnight, coached by her stellar senior resident, Dr. Leanne Perez Dr. Nicole Saporito for seamlessly intubating a critically ill neonate in the delivery room Dr. Kaitlyn Yeh & Dr. Ellie Dullea for successfully counseling a hesita
Nicole Martin
Jun 215 min read
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Plan of the Week: June 15- June 19
Play of the Week: Play of the Week this week goes to Dr. Mckenzie Bowling, Dr. Madison, and Ms Katie Flickinger for leading a nutrition panel for the Pediatric interest group at USU! Mckenzie even made muffins! Also to Dr. Nicole Saporito for a UVC and intubation in the NICU. Way to go! Schedule: Event Time and Location Audience/Notes Monday, 6/15 Education/ Reverse Education 0745-0845 Residents: America 2525 --- Faculty: Canyon Conference Room Pediatric Residents only ---
Nicole Martin
Jun 124 min read
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Plan of the Week: June 8- June 12
Play of the Week: Play of the Week this week goes to Dr. Nicole Saporito for putting together a hilarious and heartwarming end of year video for the party last week! Also to Dr. Katy Crandall, Dr. Keenan Caswell, and Dr. Kayla Dahlquist for winning PGY 1, 2, and 3 resident of the year, respectively. You guys should be so proud of yourselves! Stay tuned to find out who won faculty, fellow, and screener of the year, which will be announced at the intern welcome picnic!! Also t
Nicole Martin
Jun 54 min read
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Plan of the Week: June 1- June 5
Play of the Week: Play of the Week this week goes to Dr. Paul McQuillen for obtaining intraosseous access on a critically ill patient at CNMC ED. Also to Dr. Marian-Joy Spirnak and her husband John on the birth of their son over the weekend, Augustine Baluyot Spirnak. He is beautiful! Also to Dr. Nicole Saporito for all of her hard work planning tonight's End of Year party- she has put in so much time into planning this for all of us and we are so thankful!! Also to our fo
Nicole Martin
May 295 min read
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Plan of the Week: May 25- May 29
Play of the Week: Play of the Week this week goes to Dr. Hartman who was selected for the Federal Civilian Physician Leadership Excellence Award- basically naming him the best civilian provider in all the military health system- a true testament to his contributions in military medicine! Also to Dr. Camille Leoni who provided expert resuscitation of a baby who was apneic after a delivery overnight, and successfully kept them on the nursery. Also to Dr. Leanne Perez for her ou
Nicole Martin
May 214 min read
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Plan of the Week: May 18- May 22
Play of the Week: Play of the Week this week goes to Dr. Paul McQuillen on a successful lumbar puncture for an ill neonate in the CNMC ED! Also to Dr. Harvey Harper for receiving a satisfied patient comment card in clinic for the great care he provided to a family. Also to Dr. Mckenzie Bowling for finishing third in her triathalon this weekend - even without being able to wear her wetsuit due to a hand injury! Also to Dr. Kaitlyn Yeh and Dr. Nicole Saporito for an efficient
Nicole Martin
May 154 min read
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Plan of the Week: May 11-May 15
Play of the Week: Play of the Week this week goes to Dr. Simal Ali for winning first place in the Case Report section and Dr. Rebecca Morgis for winning second place in the Quality/Performance Improvement section at the Walter Reed R&I presentations! So proud! Two faculty members, Dr. Ahmed & Dr. Simmons also won first place in their categories. Way to go Peds! Also play of the week goes to Dr. Jacquelin Doman for planning a successful resident retreat this last weekend! It l
Nicole Martin
May 74 min read
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Plan of the Week: May 4-May 8
Play of the Week: Play of the Week this week goes to Dr. Simal Ali for a champagne tap on her IFH PICU rotation! Way to go! Also to Dr. Rebecca Morgis, Dr. Leanne Perez, Dr. Elizabeth Dullea, Dr. Melanie Yonko, Dr. Danny Rabe, Dr. Kennan Caswell, and Dr. Simal Ali for presenting at the Walter Reed Research & Innovation Month. Also to Dr. Kayla Dahlquist for receiving the USU Distinction in Resident Clinical teaching award for her amazing teaching skills :) Also to Dr. Anna Ra
Nicole Martin
May 16 min read
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Plan of the Week: April 27- May 1
Play of the Week: Play of the Week this week goes to Dr. Rebecca Morgis for a perfect arterial stick on an infant and for teaching many of us how to use ultrasound for an LP! Schedule: Event Time and Location Audience/Notes Monday, 4/27 Case and Endocrinology lecture by Dr. Yang 0745-0850 America 2525 All Welcome Tuesday, 4/28 Case and Sodium/Potassium Disorders by Dr. Jones 0745-0850 America 2525 All Welcome Wednesday, 4/29 PIQI (No Case) 0745-0850 Canyon Conference Room Al
Nicole Martin
Apr 245 min read
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Plan of the Week: April 20- April 24
Play of the Week: Play of the Week this week goes to Dr. Victoria Smith who received multiple shoutouts by multiple attendings for the care she provided to a medically complex PICU patient and his family. Of note, she received two separate play of the week submissions: 1) " The PICU team would like to recognize Dr. Victoria Smith for her exemplary performance in caring for a high-acuity neurocritical patient. Her clinical acumen, compassionate care, and professionalism were
Nicole Martin
Apr 177 min read
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Plan of the Week: April 13- April 17
Play of the Week: Play of the Week this week goes to Dr. Elizabeth Rahman and her husband on their baby boy born this last week, Hamza! The pictures are adorable- so happy for you all :) Also to Dr. Rebecca Morgis for her bedside ultrasound on a decompensating neonate which prompted identification of a pericardial effusion with Cardiology. Also to Dr. Mckenzie Bowling and Dr. Karina Kauffman Brown who helped compile Gen Peds pearls from Dr. Carr and Dr. Cooper into a docum
Nicole Martin
Apr 126 min read
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Plan of the Week: April 6-April 10
Play of the Week: Play of the Week this week goes to Dr. Karina Kauffman Brown and her husband Connor on the birth of their son, Arthur, this week! Congratulations! Also to Dr. Danny Rabe and Dr. Brenda Zhang on performing multiple pleurocenteses on a NICU baby with hydrops. You all saved a life! Also another shoutout to Dr. Danny Rabe for performing a perfect needle decompression on the same NICU patient and being recognized for his great care. Also to Dr. Grace Manno for
Nicole Martin
Apr 58 min read
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Plan of the Week: March 30- April 3
Play of the Week: Play of the Week this week goes to Dr. Lianna Morales for a perfect arterial stick on a NICU admission overnight. Also to Dr. Simal Ali, Dr. Brenda Zhang, Dr. Kaitlyn Yeh, Dr. Paola Robles-Vera, and Dr. Lianna Morales for positive anonymous patient comments in clinic. You guys are great! Schedule: Event Time and Location Audience/Notes Monday, 3/30 Case (maximum staff attendance requested) and PICU Sedation lecture by Dr. Kicker 0745-0845 America 2525 All
Nicole Martin
Mar 277 min read
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Copy of Plan of the Week: March 23-27
Play of the Week: Play of the Week this week goes to Dr. Grace Manno for a champagne tap on a patient at IFH PICU! Also to Dr. Carr, RN Draughn, and RN Casso for being recognized at the town hall this week. Dr. Carr received a Values in Action award from DMS! Schedule: Event Time and Location Audience/Notes Monday, 3/23 Education/Reverse Education Meetings 0745-0845 Residents: America 2525 ------ Staff: Canyon Conference Room Pediatric residents only --- Staff only Tuesday,
Nicole Martin
Mar 207 min read
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Plan of the Week: March 16-20
Play of the Week: Play of the Week this week goes to Dr. Danny Rabe for practically getting a champagne tap on a febrile neonate at CNMC ED!! Also to Dr. Grace Manno for obtaining an intubation at IFH PICU and also for being accepted to present her poster at the Pediatric Endocrinology Society Conference in May! Way to represent NCC Peds! Also to Dr. Ellie Dullea , Dr. Anna Raymond , and Dr. Ahmed for participating at the MD AAP Advocacy Day! Schedule: Event Time and Locati
Nicole Martin
Mar 136 min read
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Plan of the Week: March 9-13
Play of the Week: Play of the Week this week goes to Dr. Genesis James for being published in the American Journal of Perinatology in an article " Neurodevelopmental Care Utilization among Preterm Infants in the Military Health Care System". Also to Dr. Mckenzie Bowling and to Dr. Rebecca Morgis for presenting their work at the American Pediatric Association this past weekend. Dr. Bowling presented her work "Creating Healthy Heroes: Understanding Challenges to Healthy Ea
Nicole Martin
Mar 77 min read
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Plan of the Week: March 2-6
Play of the Week: Play of the Week this week goes to Dr. Simal Ali for presenting at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology Annual Meeting this week. Way to represent NCC Peds! Also to the following residents for being chosen as finalists for the Walter Reed Annual Research & Innovation Month: Dr. Rebecca Morgis, Dr. Danny Rabe, Dr. Keenan Caswell, Dr. Katy Crandall, Dr. Simal Ali, Dr. Ellie Dullea, and Dr. Leanne Perez . You guys are amazing! Scroll down t
Nicole Martin
Feb 277 min read
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Plan of the Week: Feb 23-27
Play of the Week: Play of the Week this week goes to Dr. Kayla Dahlquist for receiving a hand written note from a patient at IFH ED weeks after her rotation concluded thanking her for the exceptional care she provided. You're amazing, Dr. Dahlquist! Schedule: Event Time and Location Audience/Notes Monday, 2/23 Education/ Reverse Education 0745-0845 Faculty: Canyon Conference Room ---- Residents: America 2525 Rotation supervisors and advisors only --- Pediatric Residents onl
Nicole Martin
Feb 207 min read
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