Kendall Regional Medical Center’s EM Residency is thrilled to report that our friendly SimWars competition with Aventura’s EM Residency at the Broward College Simulation Lab this past October was a success for the fifth year in a row, thanks to the planning and dedication of our Simulation Director and Associate Program Director, Dr. Antoinette Golden. We keep our skills honed for next year’s competition through regular simulation activities interspersed during our dedicated weekly didactics. Our leadership team has been amazingly resourceful in coordinating socially-distant and virtual learning opportunities this year to keep our training engaging, fun and effective. Thank you to all the guest lecturers who have joined us so far.

The range of resources in the fight against Covid-19 continues to evolve, and we were able to protect our frontline workers last month by launching the first phase of vaccine administration to healthcare personnel. As always, we dedicate ourselves to using the latest evidence-based guidelines as we serve our community. We also continue to make wellness activities a priority for our team during this difficult time, from outdoor recreation to virtual game nights, to keep our residents feeling refreshed and connected. Our senior residents and interns have been partnered up into mentor-and-mentee pairs this year for even more guidance and support!

Many of our senior residents have accepted fellowship positions in various regions of the country, including Dr. Joseph Clemons to Portland, Oregon for toxicology and Dr. Kristina Drake to Augusta, Georgia for wilderness medicine, but we are proud to announce that we will be keeping two of our own at Kendall Regional. Dr. Nicholas Rosende will be one of two Ultrasound Fellows for the 2021-22 academic year, and Dr. Anton Gomez will be staying as our Administration Fellow. We welcome the opportunity to keep these fantastic physicians in the Kendall family. Happy New Year to all! ■