There have been many exciting things occurring at the Jackson Health System/University of Miami program. In May, a team consisting of recent graduate Dr. Andrea Alvarado, Dr. Kristopher Hendershot, PGY-3, Dr. Rachel Armstrong, PGY-2 and Dr. Makena Owen, PGY-2 won 1st place at the annual Sim Wars at the Florida American Academy of Emergency Medicine Scientific Assembly! They were led by our fellowship-trained Simulation Director, Dr. Kelly Medwid. This summer, we also hired numerous core faculty, including Ultrasound Director Dr. Matthew Pyle, who completed his ultrasound training at George Washington University in D.C.

We are also proud to announce our chief residents for the academic year: Drs. Danielle Cohen, Joshua Goldstein, Kristopher Hendershot, Julia Martinez and Naomi Newton. We have been impressed with their leadership thus far and look forward to an exciting rest of the year. Our senior residents are currently interviewing for fellowship and attending positions across the country and have experienced some early success. Two of our chiefs, Josh and Kris, have already matched into their top choice programs for Anesthesia Critical Care and Neurocritical Care Fellowship, respectively.

In August, we enjoyed our annual residency retreat at Crandon Park in Key Biscayne. It was a great day of bonding at the beach between all three classes and program leadership. The highlight of the day was a competition between the classes consisting of numerous emergency medicine-themed summer camp style games!

We have really enjoyed welcoming visiting students back for the first time in a couple of years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Their presence has everyone excited for what will certainly be an amazing interview season, and we look forward to meeting brilliant young minds from all over Florida and the country! ■