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Spring 2020: Kendall Regional Medical Center
It has been a busy start to the new year at Kendall Regional Medical. From the opening of the new garage for residents, medical students and staff to utilize (yay!), to another successful in-service training exam, everyone is excited to seize every moment leading up...
Spring 2020: Jackson Memorial Hospital
Greetings from Miami! What to say about the University of Miami/Jackson Health System residency in 2020 so far? We could easily discuss the preparations that went into organizing the South Florida Consortium— but, it had to be cancelled. We could talk about how...
Spring 2020: Brandon Regional
The last few months have been quite eventful for the Brandon Regional Hospital EM Residency Program. In February, our residents took the in-training examination. Afterwards, they were able to relax at Dave and Busters for a fun-filled night outside of the hospital...
Spring 2020: FAU
Greetings from sunny South Florida in Boca Raton. As we grew into the second half of the academic year, our second- and third-year curriculum has begun incorporating longitudinal trauma shifts into our EM months. The first-year cohort will now begin their longitudinal...
Spring 2020: Aventura
After a busy interview season, we’re already preparing for the next academic year. We are excited to welcome students from the new Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Allopathic Medicine, who will be joining osteopathic students from the existing program at Nova...
A Disappearing Act: The curious case of Lemierre’s Syndrome
Background The textbook definition of Lemierre’s syndrome is thrombophlebitis of the internal jugular vein. This serious condition usually follows an oropharyngeal infection with ensuing septic emboli. The syndrome usually manifests with Fusobacterium necrophorum as...
Bleeding from a Chronic Head Wound
A 70-year-old Caucasian male presented via EMS with the complaint of “bleeding from a chronic head wound after a fall the day before.” He presented to a mid-western community hospital with an emergency medicine (EM) residency associated with a large academic...
Burnt Out Doctors Performing Whole Patient Care… Really?
The concept of whole patient care or patient-centered care was initially part of holistic medicine, but now is mainstream medicine. Unfortunately, the promise of whole patient care is too often negated by the dysfunctional environment in which care is delivered....
Farewell, FCEP Family
For 33 years, I have watched and witnessed your dedication to emergency medicine and the patients you care for through your involvement with FCEP, FEMF and other organizations. It has been a wonderful journey to learn about and work with you on legislative/regulatory...
Spring 2020: FSU at Sarasota Memorial
Hello from Sarasota! Our inaugural class is almost done with our intern year, and we can’t believe how quickly it has flown by. We have worked with so many different physicians and staff all over the hospital, especially on our off-service rotations, that Sarasota...
