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Fall 2020: St. Lucie Medical Center
The new academic year is now in full swing, and we continue to learn every day as we adjust to the “new normal.” Here at St. Lucie, we have been staying safe by using our respirators and doing almost all virtual didactics. While almost everything is online these days,...
Fall 2020: Kendall Regional Medical Center
Kendall Regional EM Residency started the academic year with our annual Airway Course, taught by Dr. Solis, and Ultrasound Course, taught by Dr. Moreno. It was definitely no hocus POCUS! With the new Ultrasound Fellowship in place, our interns were able to get...
Fall 2020: Mount Sinai Medical Center
We are happy to report that the 2021 academic year is off to a great start at Mount Sinai Medical Center. Despite a tumultuous year, our intern class has taken to the Emergency Department with enthusiasm, and we are proud of the progress they have made over the past...
Fall 2020: Jackson Memorial Hospital
It has been an interesting summer in Miami. We have welcomed our class of 2023—another fantastic class who come from all over the country, bringing a breadth of diversity, experiences and insight. We are excited to welcome them to Jackson and get them started on their...
Fall 2020: FAU
Here in sunny South Florida, we continue to blend work with pleasure, whether during off-shore boating adventures, intracoastal cruises, or lazy beach days (socially distancing, of course). We have welcomed medical students back to the ED post-Covid sabbatical, and...
Fall 2020: Aventura
We have been busy preparing for the unchartered territory of virtual medical student interview season by participating in online meet and greets through the EMRA Residency Program Fair at the end of September. Dr. Kristina Eastman, PGY-3 compiled several video...
Fall 2020: Medical Student Council
The Florida College of Emergency Physicians Medical Student Council (FCEP MSC), like the rest of the world, is still getting used to operating during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, we are excited to talk about what we have accomplished in the past few months and our...
Fall 2020: EMRAF President’s Message
Welcome to a new academic year. I am your incoming EMRAF president, and I am looking forward to reinvigorating resident involvement. The Emergency Medicine Residents’ Association of Florida (EMRAF) is the designated state committee for emergency medicine residents....
Fall 2020: Medical Economics: Florida Balance Billing OON Dispute Resolution Summary
On July 1, 2016, Florida’s HMO balance billing ban for emergency services was extended to PPO’s and EPO’s (Fla Co. 627.64194 (5)). As a result of advocacy efforts, the regulation requires that insurers must reimburse OON emergency providers at the lesser of: (1) the...
Fall 2020: Membership & Professional Development
2020 has felt like the longest year of my life... but as emergency medicine physicians—and the entire world—have grappled with an array of new challenges, there have also been opportunities for creativity, innovation and wellness amidst the obvious struggles. Here at...
