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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
3 days ago4 min read


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


Plan of the Week: Feb 16-20
Play of the Week: Play of the Week this week goes to Dr. Brenda Zhang for planning and distributing all the lovely Valentine's candy grams and to Ms. Sae Davis for the amazing Valentine's Day cookies! We're now all in the Valentine's spirit! ❤️ Also to Dr. Harvey Harper for going out of his way to make the day brighter for one of our admitted patients. ☀️ Schedule: Event Time and Location Audience/Notes Monday, 2/16 Presidents Day- No Morning Report Tuesday, 2/17 Case and C
Nicole Martin
Feb 137 min read


Plan of the Week: Feb 9-13
Play of the Week: Play of the Week this week goes to Dr. Anna Raymond and Dr. Paul McQuillen for receiving positive JOEs comments in clinic. Parents went out of their way to submit positive feedback for them both in clinic. You guys are knowledgeable, helpful, and kind physicians! Schedule: Event Time and Location Audience/Notes Monday, 2/9 Otoscopy practice with Dr. Lopreiato as case followed by Orient to Service (no lecture) 0745-0810 America 2525 All Welcome Please brin
Nicole Martin
Feb 67 min read


Plan of the Week: Feb 2- Feb 6
Play of the Week: Play of the Week this week goes to our snow day coverage teams who went above and beyond to make sure our units were covered and didn't even complain once! Particularly to Dr. Anna Casey, Dr. Rebecca Morgis, Dr. Melanie Yonko, Dr. Paola Robles-Vera, Dr. Katy Crandall, and Dr. Erin Scroggins who covered during the blizzard on Sunday, many of them spending additional nights in the hospital to ensure they could be at their shifts. Also, Dr. Genesis James, Dr. A
Nicole Martin
Jan 307 min read


Plan of the Week: Jan 26- Jan 30
Play of the Week: Play of the Week this week goes to Dr. Grace Manno who completed a beautiful LP on a squirmy 3 month old infant on the ward overnight with the assistance of her awesome intern Dr. Ellie Dullea ! They both maintained their cool under pressure in less than ideal circumstances and got flow on the first poke! They also provided great counseling to the parents who had previously refused the procedure in an outside ED and were able to help them understand the imp
Nicole Martin
Jan 239 min read


Plan of the Week: Jan 5 - Jan 23
Play of the Week: Play of the Week this week goes to Dr. Nicole Saporito who successfully obtained a lumbar puncture of an 8 week old infant in the Children's ED. Play of the Week also goes to Dr. Ellie Dullea who successfully did her first LP on a 20 day infant under guidance of Dr. Scroggins on nights and they stayed well beyond their shift to help out the day team with additional ED admissions! Play of the Week also goes to Dr. Rebecca Morgis, Dr. Simal Ali, and Dr. Jac
Nicole Martin
Dec 21, 202510 min read


Plan of the Week: Dec 15- 19
Play of the Week: Play of the Week this week goes to Dr. Jacquelin Doman and Dr. Paul McQuillen for their exceptional teamwork during the admission of a 22-week neonate to the NICU; their rapid coordination of critical fluids, medications, and imaging played a key role and helped lead to a successful resuscitation and admission. Also shout out to their fearless leader and NICU fellow during all of this, Dr. Connor Liggett, who successfully intubated this 22 week infant and
Nicole Martin
Dec 12, 20259 min read
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