Greetings from Miami! We have had a great fall thus far. We held our annual full-residency retreat at Crandon Park in September. The day was focused on wellness, team building and brainstorming for program improvements. It also included plenty of free time for fun sports such as beach volleyball, football and an amazing barbecue prepared by none other than our program director, Dr. Freeman.

In October, our entire senior class and many of our faculty attended ACEP19 in Denver. The conference was great; the weather a little less so, but it served as a reminder of why we live in Miami. We are happy to announce that one of our PGY-3 residents, Dr. Tim Montrief, competed in the EMRA 20 in 6 Resident Lecture Competition at ACEP’s Scientific Assembly and was selected as the winner of the competition. His presentation on harm reduction in the ED entitled “Breaking Bad” was excellent. If you have not checked out this great event yet, make sure you attend next year.

It’s hard to believe it’s recruitment season already. We have held a few interview days and are excited to meet many more applicants in the coming weeks! We hope everyone had a safe and happy holiday season and anticipate seeing many of you at CORD in the spring. ■