UPDATES FROM FLORIDA’S EMERGENCY MEDICINE RESIDENCY PROGRAMS
WEST FLORIDA
USF Health By Mikhail Marchenko, MD, PGY-2 Greetings from Tampa and the USF Emergency Medicine Residency Program! We have finally come to the close of what was one of the most unique interview seasons so far. We are so excited to congratulate and welcome the new Class of 2024! It is always an exciting and uplifting time welcoming new residents into our family, and we cannot wait to meet them. Our program is also proud to announce that this year, we were able to establish the USF Underrepresented in Medicine (URM) Travel Scholarship. This travel scholarship is available for any 4thyear student at a U.S. medical school who comes from an underrepresented background in medicine (racial, ethnic, socioeconomic status, sexual orientation, gender identification, etc.). Our hope is to break down obstacles for those who wish to see what a truly special program we have here. Finally, as we end one year of COVID, we are exceptionally proud of our residents & staff who have adapted to ever-changing situations, made personal sacrifices, and functioned as role models to the community by getting vaccinated. Thanks to their efforts, some of our residents were even lucky enough to be invited to the Super Bowl and witness history as Tampa Bay became Super Bowl Champions! We invite you to follow along for even more exciting updates and information at our website/blog at www.usfemergencymedicine.org. ■
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SOUTH FLORIDA
Kendall Regional Medical Center By Tina Drake, MD, Ibrahim M. Hasan, MD & Sara Zagroba, MD, PGY-3s Co-Chiefs, Emergency Medicine Residency Hello again from Miami! We are thrilled to announce that we are expanding the Kendall family to include 12 fantastic new interns for the coming 2021-2022 academic year. Match Day is always an exciting time, but we are especially thankful for the wonderful group of medical students who braved the virtual recruitment season to join us. We are also proud to welcome the next generation to our team, as two of our residents have become fathers this year! Chief resident Dr. Ibrahim Hasan and intern Dr. Danny Lopez have both welcomed beautiful and healthy babies into the world. The strong, cooperative bond between our EM crew and the trauma team at Kendall continues to result in excellent training experiences and patient outcomes. We recently hosted helipad training for our residents and trauma staff, including hands-on practice in safely approaching and off-loading air rescue
EMpulse Spring 2021
trauma patients from the arriving helicopters. We also co-hosted, with Miami-Dade Fire Rescue, a Citizen’s Award presentation to a bystander who provided lifesaving prehospital care to one of our trauma patients, and who is now an advocate for our Stop The Bleed program. We continue to prioritize high-fidelity simulation as an integral part of our curriculum. We hosted our annual Medical Student Simulation Day this spring and have our annual Mass Casualty Incident training day coming up soon! In addition, having all of our residents vaccinated against Covid-19 has allowed us some additional freedom in our resident wellness curriculum, which has included group activities like interdepartmental kickball and Topgolf day! We look forward to continuing these regular activities through the summertime, and to welcoming our new interns in June. ■
