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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...
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...
