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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...
Fall 2020: EMS/Trauma
“Just do the next right thing.” While the parents or Disney fans of this group will know this purposely veiled reference, the statement is an exceedingly complex one but an important one nonetheless. 2020 has been a year of confusion and upheaval. 2020 has shown us...
Fall 2020: Pediatric Committee
With everything going on regarding COVID-19, the pediatric emergency medicine committee has been trying to keep Florida’s emergency physicians up to date regarding pediatric care. We started in early April with putting together a handout with all the information we...
Fall 2020: Government Affairs
Unless you’ve gone on complete media blackout, you are likely aware there is an upcoming election. With early voting possibly underway by the time you are reading this, and mail-in voting ongoing, we can really think of this as an election season instead of just...
