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Spring 2020: UCF/HCA of Greater Orlando
It is a new year and spring has sprung! We are honored by the sheer number of medical students who applied to our program, and creating a rank list was no easy feat. We cannot wait to meet our residents in July. In other news, we have chosen our chiefs for next year!...
Spring 2020: UCF/HCA Ocala Regional
It has been a busy start to 2020 at UCF/HCA Ocala Emergency Medicine. We are excited to announce the addition of two core faculty members to the program: Dr. Samyr Elbadri will join as simulation director, and Dr. Elbadri, who is currently serving as chief resident...
Spring 2020: Orlando Health
Orlando Health has been staying busy in 2020! Many of our residents and faculty attended Emergency Medicine Days in January to advocate for pressing issues in emergency medicine. In February, some senior residents and faculty headed north to Greenville, SC for the...
Spring 2020: AdventHealth East Orlando
Hello again from AdventHealth East Orlando! We cannot believe Match Day has already come and gone. We look forward to meeting our soon-to-be interns and welcoming them to our East family. On a similar note, it is amazing to think we are already so close to the end of...
What Physicians Bring to Hospital Leadership
I am often asked today if I am a doctor or an administrator; my response is both—always! You might ask, can a physician really be both? The answer is yes, though not every physician. If you take the group of all physicians, the first cut is those that are interested,...
Musings: Coronavirus Woes
While waiting for the Super Tuesday Primary Election results to become evident, it became clear to me that some thoughts about the COVID-19 pandemic may be more appropriate at this time. Indeed, I have been personally touched by the threats and fears posed by this...
Spring 2020: Medical Student Council
What does advocacy mean to you? Advocacy is formally and generically defined as “the public support for or recommendation of a particular cause or policy.” However, advocacy has a very real and raw meaning that varies from person to person. Specifically, there are...
Spring 2020: EMRAF President’s Message
Spring has arrived, and we are coming to the close of another academic year. For interns, this is an exciting time as they transition to performing most of their clinical duties in the ED. For second-years, they can now develop their own practice style and take over...
Spring 2020: Daunting Diagnosis
Question: A 34 year-old female presents to the ED with worsening left upper extremity pain and weakness. She has a past medical history of neurofibromatosis 1. On exam, she has decreased use of her left deltoid, biceps, triceps, and wrist flexion and extension. She...
Spring 2020: Membership & PD
You are likely reading this in April 2020. Compared to your experiences up to the release of the January 2020 edition, there have been many significant changes over the past few weeks and with more likely to come. With the gravity of battling a viral pandemic,...
