by Lindy Hall on 2022-03-01T06:39:00-05:00 | 0 Comments
From the Director of Medical Education
This has been a very busy and exciting summer for the Directorate of Medical Education! In GME, we are thrilled to start the first new Internal Medicine and General Surgery residencies in over 40 years in the AMEDD. The Medical Simulation Center achieved full accreditation from the Society for Simulation in Healthcare, a several-year undertaking. Wel welcomed an entirely new active-duty leadership team in Hosptial Staff Education and Development. The Department of Clinical Investigation remains heavily involved in the COVID response while continuing to support and advance research in the organization.
As we look to the future, we are making preparations to add a Doctor of Physical Therapy and Doctor of Occupational Therapy program at Womack, with start dates projected for 2023. We are exploring the option of becoming a formal 68C (LPN) training site, and continue to work to refine our Enhanced Paramedic Program. As some programs grow, we also say goodbye to the Podiatry Residency Program, which graduated its final residents in 2021.
We held several smaller graduation ceremonies in June 2021, due to gathering restrictions imposed by the pandemic.
Watch for the following events coming this spring!
25-6 April 2022: Phoenix Conference
11 May 2022: Womack Research Symposium, Guest Speaker Dr. Mark Porterpeter, USUHS
18 May 2022: Womack PI/QI/EBP/Medical Education Symposium, Dr. Catherine M. Kuhn, Duke University Medical School
3 June 2022: GME Graduation Ceremony
GME Expansion Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
On June 30th, a ribbon-cutting ceremony was held to commemorate the start of the Internal Medicine and General Surgery residency programs. These are the first new Internal Medicine and General Surgery residency programs within the military health care system at WAMC in over forty-two years.
Pictures Top Row L-R: Ribbon-cutting ceremony, Deputy GME Director Ms. Martha Maloy and LTC Brown cutting the cake
Pictures Bottom Row L-R: DME Director COL Lisa Foglia, Guest speakers Dr. Brian Lein (far left) and MG Telita Crosland (far right) with ceremony attendees; COL Foglia administering the Oath of Office to new PGY-1 class
Podiatry Graduation, 3 June 2021
CPT Dylan J. Jamieson from Arlington, Virginia, PCS’ing to Walter Reed Medical Center.
CPT Jinsung J. Yoon from Chicago, PCS’ing to Eisenhower Army Medical Center.
CPT Bennett L. Evans from the outskirts of Atlanta, GA, PCS’ing to Madigan Army Medical Center.
SRNA Graduation, 4 June 2021
Graduates: CPT(P) Bernard Lease, CPT Allison Martin, CPT Melissa Ouellette, CPT Alyson Ochs, and CPT Logan Hirsch
IPAP Graduation, 11 June 2021
1LT Chelsea McCully will serve as the Battalion PA with 601 Medical Company here at Fort Bragg.
Uniformed Services University Daniel K. Inouye Graduate School of Nursing Commencement, 8 May 2021
The commencement ceremony was held at Iron Mike Conference Center, in a joint ceremony with six students from Fort Bragg and two students from Camp Lejeune. The guest speaker was COL Jennifer Meno.
Fort Bragg Graduates: MAJ Ameera Brooks, MAJ LaChish Latimer, MAJ Crystal Kelley, MAJ Tonesha Sorrell, MAJ Paul McLemore, and MAJ Geraldine Waters
Camp Lejeune Graduates: MAJ Bryan Hersch and MAJ Melanie Owens
Accolades
The Golden Knights presented Dr. Sammy Choi with a lithograph as a token of their appreciation for his work on providing the COVID-19 vaccine into their unit. He was able to successfully convert many soldiers and their families who otherwise would not have opted to get the vaccine.
HESD
The Nurse Summer Training Program (NSTP) is a program that allows nursing cadets enrolled in the Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) to complete clinical hours at a Military Treatment Facility during the summer between their junior and senior year. They spend four weeks at the hospital and complete 120-160 hours rotating around to multiple different care areas. The first group of seven cadets just graduated and a new group of seven is already on the ground and working hard!
WAMC nurses and students were shining bright at the 2021 TSNRP Dissemination Course on September 13, 2021:
EBP Abstract 1st Place Winners: MAJ Brooks, MAJ Kelly, MAJ Latimer, and MAJ Sorrel for their project titled, “STarT Back Tool Decreases Chronic Lower Back Pain in Military Service Members”
Research Abstract 1st Place Winner: MAJ Melissa Miller for study titled, “The Nurse Manager Matters in US Army Primary Care: A Quantitative Correlational Study”
Department of Clinical Investigation
-DCI continues to support the Fort Bragg/WAMC response to the COVID-19 pandemic. We continue to provide town halls, op-eds, and various social media uploads to provide evidence to address pandemic response to include vaccine hesitancy. These will continue indefinitely.
-DCI support for COVID-19 activities involve 17 real-world efforts including the remdesivir adaptive trial and genomic and serology-based diagnostic testing. We are also supporting Operation Warp Speed as the only DOD site engaged in the Novavax vaccine trial.
-DCI leads the Osprey team composed of subject matter experts that meet weekly with LTG Erik Kurilla, 18th Airborne Corps Commander, to inform of COVID science updates.
-During the 3rd quarter of fiscal year 2021, WAMC had ten scholarly activities published. Twenty-two posters and podium presentations have been accepted at the 2021 Military Health System Research Symposium to be held as an in-person conference this year.
-The MARS database expansion continues to be one of our top priorities. Our goal continues to be to produce an enterprise-level database for DOD health training programs. As previously mentioned, papers from the parent database have resulted in publications in the top journals in the world.
For more information about these items and other research areas, please contact DCI at 910-907-6522.
Faculty Development
On September 9 and 10th, WAMC hosted a Faculty Development event for medical and dental personnel to improve their skills as clinical educators. At the event, LTC David Kassop received his certificate in teaching from USUHS. MAJ Emily Penick (WAMC Gyn Oncology) and CDR Dink Jardine (DIO Camp LeJeune) were the instructors for the event. Our next Faculty Development EVent is 24-25 January 2022.
Medical Library
Changes are coming to the AMEDD Virtual Library website. A more user-friendly version is in development and will be launching soon. In the meantime, the original AVL site is available with links to major databases such as ClinicalKey, UpToDate, Lexicomp, Dynamed, and Ovid among many more. You can access these databases at work or even from home with a remote access account. You can register for remote access click here. For assistance with registering for a remote access account, please contact the medical library at 910-907-7323. The AVL website can be accessed by clicking here.
Farewells
Mr. Paul Busch retired from the Medical Simulation team this summer. Paul transferred from Fort Bragg EMS to the Sim Center in January of 2016, earning his certification as a Healthcare Simulation Operations Specialist in 2017 (one of <500 people worldwide to earn the certification) before retiring in 2021. Between his time with EMS and his time at the Sim Center he had 18 years of civilian service on top of his 26 years of military service. He is enjoying his retirement gardening and traveling. We will miss you, Paul!
Welcome to New Personnel
Simulation
We welcome Mr. Nathaniel McMahon and Ms. Andrea McMillan as our new Medical Simulations Operations Specialists. We also welcome Ms. Kyra Sommerfeld as the new Healthcare Simulation Operator. She believes in a holistic approach to education to best serve developing professionals. It’s a philosophy she’s carried through her work in 4k-12 schools and adult education. Kyra has provided instructional and consultation services in the areas of pediatric trauma & death, special populations, and emergency services. Obtaining an EMT license allowed her to pursue a passion for military simulation work. Kyra holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Concordia College in Sociology & Psychology with an emphasis on pediatric health and a Master of Science degree from the University of Wisconsin in Health & Wellness Management with a research focus on emergency responder health and wellbeing.
HESD
We welcome LTC Monique Grinnel as the new Director of Hospital Staff Education. She is an ED nurse by training and comes with a wealth of experience. CPT Holly Flansca joins HESD as the Deputy Director and SFC Theodore Batdorf joins as the NCOIC.
GME
Ms. Denise Bogue was promoted to GME Institutional Administrator, and we will soon be welcoming Ms. XXX as the new Family Medicine Residency Coordinator. Ms. Maryeillen Scott joined the team as the DME Executive Assistant.
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