Greetings everyone! It seems like ages since we’ve last written an update. A lot has changed here at Oak Hill Hospital. We missed hearing everyone’s updates over summer, and are excited to share all of our progress.

When we last spoke, our construction had finally started to progress. We are happy to report that it has continued (relatively) on schedule, and we now have the new front and mid-sections of our department open. While there are certainly some growing pains with new construction, we are happy to finally be moving into our shiny new department.

It is with a heavy heart that our program bids farewell to one of its founding core faculty, Dr. Grabert. We wish him luck in his new role as the Department Director at one of our local sister facilities. Dr. Lugo, our current clerkship director, will be stepping into his former role. While she has big shoes to fill, we are sure she is up to the task. Our program would also like to welcome our new Simulation Director, Dr. Komurek. We recently expanded our simulation facilities and are already putting them to use under Dr. Komurek’s tutelage.

Our department welcomed a slew of new learners this summer. In addition to the six new interns we previously announced in spring, we have also accepted two transferring residents from another program. Please help us give a warm welcome to Drs. Paez and Hogan. Our senior class was happy to see all of our peers at ACEP SA this month. ■