It is the beginning of another academic year and, like so many other programs, we have seen our Emergency Department changed by the COVID-19 pandemic. However, it has not stopped our intern class from embracing the challenge. Drs. Marvi Gul, Jonathan Littell, Jeffrey Adams, Jovans Lorquet, Martin Morales-Cruz, Adam Oswald, Mihir Tak have hit the ground running, and we are excited to have them on our team.

In addition to new residents, we have new fellows. Our ultrasound fellows, Drs. Nicholas Fusco and Roberto Marrero, and our academic emergency medicine fellow, Dr. Cherian Plamoottil, have started as well. We are grateful to have them teaching in our ED. While we do not know how long the pandemic will linger, we are committed to quality patient care and education of our current and future doctors.

Despite COVID-19, our research interests remain strong. Drs. Gideon Logan, Emily Drone, Larissa Dub, and Latha Ganti published a case series detailing hypercoagulability in COVID-19. The residents created a new protocol detailing steps for a COVID-19 cardiac arrest resuscitation. In continuing education, alumni and faculty published a mass casualty curriculum. Congratulations to Drs. Joshua Tsau, Nicholas Fusco, Ayanna Walker, and Latha Ganti on their published article, “Development of an interactive curriculum and trainee-specific preparedness plan for emergency medicine residents” in the International Journal of Emergency Medicine. We have many more publications in the works!

Although many events are entering the virtual world, we are still enthusiastically participating in them. From Symposium by the Sea to ACEP, COVID-19 is not holding us back. While the virtual platform is a new frontier for most, our technology committee, Drs. Keegan McNally, Parth Patel, Javier Rosario, and Ariel Vera, are working hard to map it for us. They are exploring new ways to not only improve weekly conferences via Zoom, but also make the interview experience unique as the interview season starts.

We hope everyone stays safe in these uncertain times, but we are also looking forward to a promising new academic year. Best of luck to all those applying to fellowship! ■