Fall 2019: USF Morsani

by Samantha League, MA | Oct 22, 2019 | EMpulse, Fall 2019, Residency Update, USF Morsani, West Florida

Aequanimitas: a term meaning imperturbability or coolness and presence of mind under all circumstances, calmness amid storm, clearness of judgment in moments of grave peril.* This is a quality regarded by Sir William Osler as the premier quality of a good physician. It has been awesome to see our USF EM family grow in imperturbability over the past several months: interns conquering their first July in the ED and moving on to off-service rotations in ICUs, second-years stepping up into teaching and leadership roles, and seniors taking up mentoring and managing roles, all with clarity, coolness and calmness. We are grateful to our faculty for exemplifying these qualities. A big thank you to our faculty members— Dr. Wilson, Dr. McKenna and everyone else involved—for working so hard to make Symposium by the Sea a success. From the research presentation competition to SimWARS, these events would not have been possible without their leadership. Of course, congratulations to the winners during the competitions this year! We are also excited that one of our own seniors, Dr. Matthew Beattie, now represents us as the new EMRAF president. We are looking forward to strengthening the emergency medicine residents of Florida and advocating on their behalf. It is exciting to see what the next few months bring as we all develop aequanimitas, the imperative quality of a physician and even more so an emergency medicine physician. *Indirect quote from Sir William Osler’s 1889 valedictory address. ■

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