Our second year is well under way with several exciting updates to our program. The addition of Dr. Aleem Bakhtiar to our core faculty has already proven to be an asset to our teaching staff. He brings a new perspective to our education with his advanced fellowship training in sports medicine. Dr. Kelly Grabbe has supervised several simulation scenarios with the use of our brand new, state-of-the-art Apollo simulation manikin, building the confidence of our residents with running codes and performing procedures. Additionally, our didactic and simulation scenarios have been relocated to our brand new GME classroom, providing a great space for lectures, studying and much more.

We are well underway with our interview season and have come across very strong applicants. Several of our residents and many of our faculty had the pleasure of meeting some applicants at ACEP19 in Denver, CO. As they braved the cold and snow, our program was incredibly proud to have Dr. Roli Kushwaha present her case report on Perforated Viscous at ACEP.

Moreover, our intern class has assimilated very well and has proven to be a strong group of residents. There have been several social gatherings, which have created a wonderful bond between all of our residents. We had our first wellness activity of the year where we had one hour of relaxing yoga during our didactics, which was followed by a fun-filled afternoon at an escape room.

We are very excited to see what the rest of the academic year holds for us and cannot wait to add another class of residents to our program, completing our program with three full classes of residents. We eagerly look forward to meeting many more applicants, working even harder as we train with amazing faculty, and grow closer with each other. ■