This summer was busy with intern orientation. We had a large number of EM and non-EM faculty step up to teach and lead hands-on procedural sessions, including a suture workshop, dedicated intern simulation day and two full days of ultrasound training. The Aventura emergency department was also able to purchase four new, beautiful Sonosite machines dedicated solely to the ED residency program.

Resident Dr. Jenny Reyes published an article on human trafficking for Pulse, the newsletter for ACOEP in July. We would also like to congratulate resident Drs. Fred Chu and Nicholas Ulloa for being elected as our emergency medicine AHMC House Council Representatives for the 2019-20 academic year.

The EM residents represented us in the annual SimWARS competition at Symposium by the Sea on August 2. The team, coached by Simulation Director Dr. Jessica Cook, consisted of team leader Dr. Fred Chu, PGY-3 and Drs. Katharine Peterson, PGY-3, Andrew Morris, PGY-2 and Eva Ryder, PGY-2. The team won their case in the first round of the competition.

Our senior residents enjoyed the Life After Residency Retreat at the end of September. In fact, they won first place in the inaugural EMRA Quiz Show: Florida Style! They are pictured above with our program director Dr. Todd Slesinger, who happened to be co-hosting the game as “Dr. Lord Snow.” The knowledge gained will help them prepare for job and fellowship searching.

Finally, Research Director Dr. Erin Marra presented on recognizing human trafficking in the ED at the Mediterranean Emergency Medicine Congress in Dubrovnik, Croatia in September. Dr Annalee Baker, CDEM, authored an EB Medicine article for publication in September, entitled “Nonconvulsive Status Epilepticus: Overlooked and Undertreated.” ■