Schedule:
Emily will be on leave Monday, Nov 25-Thursday, Nov 28. Nicole Martin is acting chief for urgent in-person issues!
Event | Time and Location | Audience/Notes | |
Monday, 11/25 | Education/Reverse Education | Faculty: 0730-0850 America 2525 Residents: 0745-0850 Canyon Conference Room | Residents only If unable to attend, please provide faculty feedback using this link. |
Tuesday, 11/26 | Case, Growth and Short Stature-Dr. Larson | 0745-0850 America 2525 | All Welcome |
Wednesday, 11/27 | Wellness! | 0745-0850 Canyon Conference Room, 4th Floor America | Residents and medical students only |
Thursday, 11/28 | No MR- Happy Thanksgiving! | ||
Friday, 11/29 | No MR- Minimal Manning Day |
Save the Date 🗓 | Upcoming Birthdays 🎉 |
03DEC, 05DEC & 06 DEC: CC Field Trip | 28NOV: Anna Raymond's Birthday |
03 DEC: Lifestyle Medicine Info Session | 28NOV: Erin Scroggin's Birthday |
06 DEC: NCC Peds Holiday Party, Rock Bottom Brewery, 1900-2200. RSVP | 02DEC: Genesis James' Birthday |
02-04MAY: Spring Resident Retreat | 11DEC: MJ Spirnak's Birthday |
20 JUN: Hail and Farewell | 26DEC: McKenzie Bowling's Birthday |
Continuity Clinic: - No continuity clinic!
REMINDER: Continuity Clinic Field Trip to Buy-Buy Baby- December 2, 5 & 6!
Please review the assigned dates for the field trip below. For the majority of residents, this will count as your continuity clinic for the week (i.e. you will not have patients scheduled in the afternoon). Timing and reporting instructions will be provided. I will reach out directly to residents who will be seeing patients and attending the field trip. Please review your Genesis and Amion schedules and let me know if you have questions!
Tuesday, Dec 3rd : Smith, Spirnak, Paulson, Koury, Kauffman, Morgis, James, Liggett
Thursday, Dec 5th: Ali, Manno, Scroggins, Zhang, Rochford, Casey, Raymond
Friday, Dec 6th: Doman, Caswell, Dahlquist, Neal, Bowling, Westbrook, Sukenaga, Yonko, Davis, Fissel , Perez
Resident Announcements
Chief Check-Ins!
Stop by Emily's office for mid-year chief check-ins between now and the holiday break! Open door hours listed below:
Monday, 12/2: 1100-1700
Wednesday, 12/4: 1000-1700
Tuesday, 12/10: 0900-1200
Friday, 12/13: 1200-1700 (Attending office on 3W)
Wednesday, 12/18: 1200-1700 (Attending office on 3W)
Lifestyle Medicine Residency Curriculum Information Session- December 3rd
Dr. Madison and the lifestyle medicine team will be hosting a virtual information session on Tuesday, December 3rd from 1800-1900
Please RSVP to Dr. Madison (kristan.madison@usuhs.edu) if planning to join!
Google Meet Link: https://meet.google.com/oso-obye-hhf?hs=224
NEW: Library Closed Now through 31 JAN 2025
Information and guidance for the library renovation can be found at the URL below:
Ms. Mason-Coles is still available for all Peds needs!
Rotation Contacts Updated JUL2024
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!
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All Staff Updates
NEW: NCC Peds Holiday Party-Friday, December 6th
All are invited to join NCC Peds for our holiday extravaganza on Friday, December 6th from 1900-2200 at Rock Bottom Brewery!
For RSVP and party details, click here
NEW: (SHORT) Mandatory Winter Trainings
DHA Standardization of Overhead Emergency Alerts
Location is Relias (https://DHA20433.training.reliaslearning.com)
Go to Course Library and search Course Code: DHA-US-SOEA
Training duration about 5-10 minutes
Winter Safety Training
Location is https://apps2.capmed.mil/OnLineTraining/
Training duration about 5 minutes
NEW: Ms. Magruder's (Surprise) Retirement Party- Friday, December 13th
RSVP with the link below by 05DEC if able to attend the celebration for our beloved Ms. Magruder!
NEW: Kennedy Krieger's Festival of Trees @ Maryland State Fairgrounds 29NOV-01DEC
Saturday, November 30 is Healthcare and Education Heroes Day. Anyone with a valid healthcare or education ID will receive half off the price of one adult admission ticket.
See the flyer below for details
NEW: Holiday Gate Hours
See flyer below for holiday gate hours through New Years
NCC DEI Health Equity Grand Rounds- December 6th @ 1200
This session is hosted by the NCC GMEC DEI Subcommittee and will focus on systems approaches to addressing health disparities (including community partnerships!) presented by the illustrious health equity expert, Dr. Tatiana Warren, from the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Disparities Solutions.
Details:
Date: 12/6/2024
Time: 1200-1300
Location: Clark Auditorium, Building 10
Do you have recent pediatric experience on deployment?
A team at USUHS is looking for faculty members to serve on a symposium panel discussing pediatric care in conflict. The panel will be held April 4th, 2025 at USU
If interested, reach out to Dr. Sara Bibbens (sara.bibbens@usuhs.edu)
JGMSEB Updates/School Year Plans
Inpatient/Outpatient Updates
Check-out the Chief Corner linked here for updates and resources!
PI/QI Reminders
Upcoming Sessions/Due-Outs:
NOW: Plans for data collection should be underway!
December 16th- Full morning report working session
December 20th- eIRB Submissions Due
January 13th - Countermeasure implementation start
Link to PI/QI Google Doc: Google Doc
Educational/Teaching Opportunities
USU Teaching Opportunities
Clerkship Round Robin (recurring throughout the year)
ICR Module Small Group Teaching Opportunities at USU
POET Round Robin Teaching at USU->Looking for volunteers for 18DEC!
Faculty Development
Register for all courses at this website: http://fac-dev.usuhs.edu/
Research & Upcoming Conferences
Submission Information for the Walter Reeds Annual Research & Innovation Month
It's time to start preparing your abstracts for Research & Information month!
Submissions are due by January 26, 2025 (see attachment below for timelines)
Check out the SOCR folder on the Share drive for additional submission information
APA Conference 2025-Abstracts due December 1st
The annual APA (Academic Pediatric Association) Region 4 meeting will be held February 22-23 at the Omni Hotel in Charlottesville, VA
Dr. Lopreiato is hoping for a strong military showing of faculty and resident projects!
Submission guidance can be found here: https://regionabstract.academicpeds.org/
APA welcomes all types of child health focused scholarship, including research, quality improvement, and educational scholarship
APA follows the same submission requirements as PAS, (Abstract Submission Guidelines.docx), namely a 2,600 character limit (including spaces) and the ability to upload tables and figures.
Works in progress will be considered for poster presentation
If you were recently published, send a copy of your paper Emily to be included in the POW!
Community Pediatrics/Advocacy Updates:
NEW: Holiday Food Donation Opportunities
The Advocacy Committee will be coordination donation of food during the upcoming holiday season. See the options below for three opportunities to contribute!
Donate Non-Perishable Food: Now through 20DEC, we are collecting nonperishable food items to donate to families in need within Montgomery County for the holiday season. Please stop by the resident room or precepting room anytime before 20DEC to drop off food items.
Scholarship Application Now Open for the 2025 AAP Advocacy Conference!
Registration is open for the 2025 AAP Advocacy Conference, which will take place March 2 - 4 in Arlington, VA!
Click this link for registration and scholarship application information
CATCH Grant Applications- NOW OPEN!
CATCH stands for Community Access to Child Health and offers funding for pediatricians and pediatric residents to perform projects addressing healthcare disparities in their communities
The application portal will be open November 1, 2024 to January 21, 2025
See attachment for more details
ARMY
AIR FORCE
NAVY- Call for O3 FitReps!
Play of the Week:
Play of the Week: Shout out to Dr. Deborah Kolade who went above and beyond to obtain a special formula for an infant who was admitted to the ward overnight and to Dr. Andrew Warren for his help in achieving that!
BONUS Play of the Week: Goes to Dr. MJ Spirnak, Dr. Anna Raymond, Dr. Brenda Zhang and all of the residents and staff who helped provide nearly 50 pies for families in need!
Please reach out to Emily at emily.ferraro@nccpeds.com or emily.m.ferraro2.mil@health.mil with any questions or concerns.