It has been a busy start to the new year at Kendall Regional Medical. From the opening of the new garage for residents, medical students and staff to utilize (yay!), to another successful in-service training exam, everyone is excited to seize every moment leading up to the end of the academic year.

We would like to congratulate our Global Health Track on their successful trip to Costa Rica, where three EM residents and two of our faculty provided medical care to Nicaraguan refugees who abandoned their homes due to severe political unrest. Advanced, portable ultrasound was utilized (see photo), allowing U.S.-based ultrasound faculty to provide real-time feedback and interpretation with residents. Special thanks to Drs. Valori Slane, Matthew Slane, Emilio Volz, Moises Moreno, Nikkitta Georges, Kristina Drake and Sara Zagroba who worked tirelessly to prepare for this trip.

We were looking forward to continuing the annual 200+ Mass Casualty Event simulation in April in conjunction with the Florida Department of Health, Broward Fire Rescue, Broward Police, Broward College, and Aventura across various specialties. In this simulation, residents must utilize Incident Command and triage principles to risk stratify patients and allocate limited resources in an otherwise overburdened system. As of print, whether or not this event will still happen is uncertain.

The past year has been an exciting time in our rapidly growing program. We hope to continue our focus on resident clinical and academic achievement with our faculty, drawing from their diverse experiences to promote resident engagement and education while we continue collaborations with prehospital organizations and other institutions. ■