It has been an interesting summer in Miami. We have welcomed our class of 2023—another fantastic class who come from all over the country, bringing a breadth of diversity, experiences and insight. We are excited to welcome them to Jackson and get them started on their careers as EM physicians. This onboarding has been during our second peak of COVID in South Florida. We hit our apex at the end of July and have been managing it well as a community, hospital system and residency.

Faculty and residents from the University of Miami/Jackson Health System were excited to attend, participate and present at this year’s virtual Symposium by the Sea (SBS). We were very excited by our residents, Drs. Joshua Goldstein and Andrea Alverado, who competed in the clinical pathology competition at SBS. Dr. Goldstein won the award for the best presenter while Dr. Alvarado won best discussant, and we were selected as the best overall team. Dr. Naomi Newton won an award for her research at the poster competition as well. Congratulations to them for their hard work and well-deserved victory.

Otherwise, we are preparing for our first virtual recruitment season and are excited to start interviews in November. We are also preparing for influenza/COVID returning in the fall/winter, and looking forward to post-COVID life. Stay safe everyone, and thank you for all that you do. ■