Aventura: Summer 2021

by Dr. Scarlet Benson | Jul 2, 2021

Aventura congratulated its third graduating class on June 15 with a lovely graduation dinner planned by our residency program coordinator, Angie Taylor, and hosted at Piazza Italia in Fort Lauderdale. We are so proud of them and look forward to seeing their careers blossom as new attendings, critical care and ultrasound fellows! In addition, we said goodbye to Clerkship Director Dr. Annalee Baker, who will be starting a new position as the program director at NYU Bellevue in Manhattan, and our assistant CDEM Dr. Scarlet Benson, who will be taking a clinical position within the community.

We welcomed the new intern class of 2024 for orientation in July with a busy schedule of academic lectures coordinated by our education director, Dr. Laurence Dubensky, as well as hands-on workshops, including simulation and ultrasound days planned by our Sim Mom, Dr. Jessica Cook, and our US gurus, Drs. Huy Tran and Guarav Patel.

Our senior chief residents were announced for the 2021-2022 academic year. Best of luck to Drs. Fayez Ajib, Benjamin Pirotte and Nicolas Ulloa – we know you will bring enthusiasm and positive energy to the new positions!

Although summer is usually a slower season for academic conferences and publications with the change in residency classes, Drs. Kody Moynihan-Sacks and Drew Winters presented a poster at AAEM in St Louis in June 2021 on elbow injuries, mentored by our sports medicine attending, Dr. John Childress. We are gearing up for another busy fall and hope to engage our new intern class in their new academic pursuits soon!