Dec 31, 2023

Plan of the Week: December 31st- January 6th

Updated: Jan 2

Plays of the Week:

Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a fantastic and relaxing holiday break and a Merry Christmas. Very excited to get back at it for 2024!

Play of the week to Dr. Brendon Adams, an Anesthesia Intern on NICU service who intubated a 29wk infant. Additional shout out to Dr. Conrad Dear, another Anesthesia Intern, who spent a full day coordinating, prepping, and accompanying a patient to the OR for a procedure. Great work team!

Play of the week to Dr. Connor Liggett, Dr. Topher Stark, Dr. Sidney Zven, and Dr. Schulz for their publication Massive fetomaternal haemorrhage warranting novel use of tandem isovolumetric partial exchange transfusion and therapeutic hypothermia. It is available online in BMJ Case Reports. Excellent work!

Additional play of the week to all of the residents, faculty, and staff who have covered over the holidays. Your hard work and dedication is much appreciated.

Final play of the week to our Program Coordinator, Ms. Lauren Schroeder, whose final day was on December 29th. Thank you for the years of service and dedication.

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Schedule:

Date	Event	Time and Location	Audience/Notes
Monday, 1/1	New Year's Day: NO MORNING REPORT
Tuesday, 1/2	MR: Case, Lecture: NICU Derm	0745-0850 America 2525	All Welcome
Wednesday, 1/3	No Case, Lecture: Gen Peds Roundtable - Dr. Carr	0745-0850 Shore Conference Rm- 1st Floor	All Welcome
	Please submit any questions you have for the Gen Peds Roundtable here	Google Meet
	Residents return from Holiday Leave
Thursday, 1/4	MR: Case, Lecture: Left to Right Shunts - Dr. May	0745-0850 America 2525	All Welcome
Friday, 12/22	MR: Case, Lecture: Devo - Dr. Patterson	0745-0850 America 2525	All Welcome

Save the Date 🗓	Upcoming Birthdays 🎉
01JAN: New Year's Day	16JAN: Maddie Mascitti
10JAN: PI/QI Mid Year Presentations in NiCOE Auditorium during MR
10JAN: DEI Grand Rounds - 1200 Clark Auditorium
12JAN: Nexplanon Training - Martin, Liggett, Hanciles, Warren, Westbrook
28JAN: NCR Research Competition Abstracts Due
09FEB: Nexplanon Training - Mascitti, Raymond, Fissel, Sukenaga, Davis

Continuity Clinic: Atopic Dermatitis

Continuity Clinic Curriculum

Announcements:

All Staff Updates

2024 Female Physician Leadership Course:

Call for Nominations due NLT 02FEB2024
This is a 3 day in-person course focusing on physician leadership development in the MHS, and will be held at Defense Health Headquarters in Falls Church, VA.
Target audience is MHS female physicians at the O-4 select, O-4, or junior O-5 levels.
Submit the nomiation form below including Commanding Officer's attestation, Nomination Letter, and Nominee's CV by uploading the complete packet as a single PDF to: https://forms.osi.apps.mil/r/env9r6sNnk

Hard Copies of the new Scutdog are available in Chief Resident!

Faculty Development

Resident-Specific Updates

PI/QI Mid-Year Presentations

Wednesday, January 10th in NiCOE Auditorium
Please use DHA A3 Template (attached below)
Complete slides 1-10 (ie steps 1-6)
10 minute presentation, followed by 5 minutes for feedback/questions
Please save your presentations in the MR folder NLT 1900 09JAN

DEA Numbers:

All Residents with a Full Medical License are eligible/expected to apply for a DEA number
www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov
Please go through the above website, and attach the "Statement of Understanding" signed by Mr. Fennewald (Please ask Jack for a copy)
Please submit DEA Confirmation receipt form to coordinator@nccpeds.com, Mr. Fennewald, and Jack once complete.

Accessing MedHub:

Please use the following link to access your MedHub Account: https://ncc.medhub.com/

Going through the MedHub website and finding "National Capital Consortium" will likely not work going forward

Block 8 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

Residents As Teachers

USU Teaching Opportunities

Clerkship Round Robin (recurring throughout the year)

ICR Module Small Group Teaching Opportunities at USU

POET Round Robin Teaching at USU NEW and THIS WEEK!

Research Opportunities & Upcoming Conferences

Research/SOCR Page

APA Call for Applications: https://www.academicpeds.org/programs-awards-apas-call-for-applications/

Upcoming Conferences:

Region 4 Meeting: February 24-25th in Charlottesville, Virginia

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

AMOPS Annual Meeting: February 28th-March 2nd in Tulsa, Oklahoma

NCR Research and Innovation Month: Poster Week April 26th - May 3rd

Community Pediatrics Updates:

MDAAP Chapter Resident Advocacy Day

Thursday, February 8, 2024

7:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Annapolis, MD

https://www.mdaap.org/events-meetings/

AAP Advocacy Internship: Applications Open DUE TODAY!

The American Academy of Pediatrics Advocacy Internship Program [aap.org] is restarting after being on hiatus since March 2020. They are accepting applications for one-month internships between March and June 2024. Applications are due December 31, 2023.

This internship offers medical students, pediatric residents and fellowship trainees the opportunity to work with the AAP federal and state advocacy teams. Interns will spend four weeks learning about child health policy, the legislative process, and public affairs. The internship is based in Washington, DC.

Senior Residents (PGY-2 and PGY-3) are eligible. Please speak with Dr. Ahmed if you have any questions or interest.

For more information and to apply, please visit the AAP Advocacy Internship Program website [aap.org].

Upcoming GMEC DEI Events:

Grand Rounds

Re-thinking Core Values: How Medical “Professionalism” Perpetuates Discrimination against Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) Trainees

Presenters: J. Corey Williams MD MA, Ashley Walker MD

January 10, 2024, 1310-1430

Clark Auditorium

Video Link: https://meet.google.com/sfd-isna-mvs

Attendees: All welcome!

GME Health Equity Rounds

Topic: Religious Accommodations