As we are all settling into a new year, I would like to say hello from FAU’s Emergency Medicine Residency Program. This year marks the first year with a full cohort of residents. In addition to our recently welcomed interns, we are also congratulating Daniel Parks, PGY-3 and Michael Turchiaro, PGY-1 as new fathers. Our FAU EM family continues to grow!

The 2019-20 academic year is off to an exciting start with Grand Rounds from well-known trauma surgeon Dr. Lawrence Lottenberg to discuss pelvic trauma in the ED. In harmony with our monthly wellness events, this past month, the program joined together at Game of Axes–Ax Throwing Bar. Thankfully no one sustained any injuries chucking axes into wooden boards, but if one had, he would arguably be in the right crowd.

Finally, as a group we attended Symposium by the Sea, with its array of resident competitions—including SimWARS, Case Presentation Competition and the new SonoRace—right around the corner at the Boca Raton Resort & Club. The simulations carried a strong pediatric focus with contributing judges from Nemours Children’s Hospital in Orlando. We are very proud to share that FAU participated and won first place in the eighth annual SimWARS!

In closing, we would like to wish you all the best as you also settle into a new year! ■