HCA Brandon

By Alec Bloom, DO, PGY-2

It goes without saying that the last two years have been filled with challenges. However, our residents, faculty and program administrators rose to the occasion of creating an engaging educational environment despite the challenges of Covid-19.

Regarding our faculty, we’ve accrued additional fellowship-trained faculty members such as Drs. Colon, Gomez, and Trivedi (hyperbaric, ultrasound, and hyperbaric, respectively). With the addition of these individuals, we now boast a total of 13 specialty boarded and fellowship-trained faculty members. Moreover, since our last EMpulse update, we graduated our inaugural class and had the fortune of matching multiple residents to top tier fellowship programs over the past two years. Our residents earned positions at Georgetown, Dartmouth, and UNC Chapel Hill to name a few! Furthermore, our graduates have matched into a myriad of different fellowships such as critical care, ultrasound, simulation, and EMS.

AdventHealth East Orlando

By Shannon Caliri, DO, PGY-1

Hello again! First of all, I would like to congratulate all of the fourth-year medical students who have matched into emergency medicine. Take this time to refresh and relax before you have to hit the ground running once July 1 comes around. Do not be afraid to lean on your upperclassmen or mentor for support. It’s a steep learning curve again, but you will all do just fine. We are all very excited to meet our new interns and cannot wait to help pave the way for you. year, the interns are all getting much more comfortable in the department. We are getting used to seeing more patients, establishing a flow, and doing procedures. Our second-years are getting ready to take on their new responsibilities of third-years and help teach the incoming class. Our thirdyears are preparing to step out into the “real world” and practice on their own.

Lastly, I’d like to congratulate our new chief residents, Drs. Vlad Mordach and Casey McGillicuddy! We know you both will do an amazing job next year. ■

These stellar matches would not have been possible without an excellent academic experience to help our residents reach their goals. Despite a greater emphasis on virtual academics during this pandemic, our program persistently finds ways to further our educational endeavors. From enrolling our residents into online EKG and ultrasound courses to pushing our simulation experiences to new heights with our newly acquired sim equipment, our academics are stronger than ever.

Nevertheless, we expect significant growth in the coming months to years. Our hospital is expanding by building new wings, a new GME building, and working to add new training programs in anesthesia and interventional cardiology. Ultimately, these new additions will continue to expand on Brandon’s academic excellence, and we cannot wait to update you on all the positive changes in our next EMpulse article! ■

Mount Sinai Medical Center

By Daniel Puebla, MD, PGY-2

Hello from Miami Beach and the Mount Sinai Emergency Medicine Residency!

We have come to the close of another unique interview season and are thrilled to congratulate and welcome the new class of 2025. We are extremely excited to meet them and look forward to a wonderful year with these new physicians!

While we are excited for our new incoming class, it is always bittersweet to say goodbye to our graduating seniors. We’d like to congratulate Dr. Jiodany Perez for matching into the sports medicine fellowship at Duke University and Dr. Michael Lee for matching into the sports medicine fellowship at Allegheny General in Pittsburgh, both matching into their top choices. We are very proud of you! We would also like to welcome our two new ultrasound fellows for the 2022 academic year: Dr. Melissa Smith from the University of Connecticut and Dr. Lam Tran from St. Lucie Medical Center. We look forward to having you both as part of the Mount Sinai Family!

This month, we had a collaborative learning experience with the Aventura Emergency Medicine Residency, where we all participated in SIMWARS. It’s been two years since the start of the pandemic, and it was refreshing to engage in an in-person educational learning experience. We loved working with our fellow EM colleagues!

It is hard to believe another year has flown by. From MSMC at sunny south beach, we wish you a safe and happy summer. ■