Our program has doubled in size as we welcomed our second class of interns! We started the year with a two-week boot camp that covered everything from calling consults to STEMIs to procedures. We had a day dedicated to airway management as well as an ultrasound day, led by our ultrasound-trained faculty Dr. Eric Kalivoda and Dr. Gabriel Cabrera. With a dedicated procedure day led by myself and core faculty, Dr. Sergio Martinez, our interns were able to get their hands dirty and practice suturing, chest tube placement, central line placement and more. They’ve only been working with us for two months, but we are already pleased with their performance.

As our program grows, we have expanded our core faculty as well. Dr. Cabrera is one of our new faculty members, along with Dr. David Arbona, who is fellowship-trained in EMS and will be coordinating our EMS rotation. Dr. Sergio Martinez will also be a fantastic resource to our program. Dr. Kirk Szustkiewicz is fellowship-trained in administration. Dr. Aleem Bakhtiar, fellowship-trained in sports medicine, will be joining us in the next few months. Dr. Kelly Grabbe, who has a special interest in disaster medicine, will also be coordinating our simulation program. We are all excited to work with our new manikins and incorporate more simulations into our curriculum.

To round out this summer, two PGY-2 residents were chosen to be our academic liaisons: myself and Dr. Rachel Oliver. We will be working with the core faculty to improve our conference days by incorporating more flipped classroom lectures, small groups and guest lecturers. With all of the new additions to our program this year, we can’t wait to get started! ■