Hello from North Florida!

As everyone settles into the new academic year, we are excited to welcome some familiar faces into new roles at our program. Dr. DJ Martin has joined as core faculty and will be assuming a larger role in resident education. He will be maintaining his positions as the Medical Director of the freestanding emergency departments and as one of our nocturnists. Stay busy, Dr. Martin! We also welcome Dr. Joshua Middleton as our Assistant Ultrasound Director. A graduate of North Florida EM residency and ultrasound fellowship, there was clearly no one better for the job.

Our interns and second-years have both enjoyed attending recent conferences. The intern class traveled to Miami for the POCUS Conference in July. The second-years traveled to Bonita Springs for SBS 2022 the following month. Always great educational and bonding experiences.

Our nerve block program is taking off at North Florida EM. Leading the charge is Dr. Diana Mora, our Ultrasound Director. Our on-call nerve block team is available to assist residents as we learn fascia iliaca, PENG, interscalene, supraclavicular, and popliteal sciatic nerve blocks. Ortho is loving it, and so are our patients!

Finally, we enjoyed one of our wellness days last month with a getaway on the Gulf. We rented a few boats for a day of snorkeling and scalloping. Gotta love residency in Florida! ■