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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,...
Spring 2020: Medical Economics
State and federal legislative sessions are always a perilous time for EM medical economics, and 2020 was no exception. FCEP had some high priority items at Emergency Medicine Days 0n January 27-29. As of press deadline, it appears emergency medicine received another...
Spring 2020: Gov’t Affairs
This year’s legislative session had a very heavy focus on healthcare, as this was a priority of Speaker of the House, Rep. Jose Oliva, who is in his final year of his position. Below are some of the key bills affecting the specialty of emergency medicine: FAILED TO...
Pandemic Philanthropy: Medical Students Mobilize on COVID-19 Donations
After the first case of coronavirus (COVID-19) appeared in the United States in mid-January, it felt as though the entire country held its breath, silently hoping the virus would not spread outside the confines of that hospital. As we wished and waited, the virus...
