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Fall 2022: USF
Greetings from the USF family here. It’s been an exciting time as the new interns have settled in, completing their boot camp and ultrasound training like pros. This year, we were able to bring back the resident retreat and welcomed everyone with some BBQ, kayaking,...
Fall 2022: EMS/Trauma
FAEMSMD Update: For this update, we will cover the September EMS Medical Director/FAEMSMD meeting. President Dr. Abo introduced the Deputy Secretary of Health for Florida, Dr. Ken Scheppke, who presented the highly successful Addiction Stabilization and Management...
“The Perfect Patient” – Mindful Narcan Use in the Opioid Epidemic
Opioid use disorder (OUD) continues to be on the rise. There was a 30% increase in deaths caused by overdoses from 2019-2020 nationwide, and a continued 15% rise from 2020-2021. [1] Some have called this the “epidemic within the pandemic.” As synthetic opioids like...
Fall 2022: Jackson Memorial Hospital
There have been many exciting things occurring at the Jackson Health System/University of Miami program. In May, a team consisting of recent graduate Dr. Andrea Alvarado, Dr. Kristopher Hendershot, PGY-3, Dr. Rachel Armstrong, PGY-2 and Dr. Makena Owen, PGY-2 won 1st...
Fall 2022: Orange Park Medical Center
The EM residents in Orange Park have had a busy summer. Drs. Deaton, Wood and Bosley started off in May with a mass causality training for our program at the Clay County Fairgrounds. They enlisted help from Clay County Fire and Rescue and a team of volunteer moulaged...
Fall 2022: UF Gainesville
Hello from UF! As we enter the fall season, that means one thing in Gainesville: football! Our recent opening game against Utah held the largest crowd in UF history with 90,799 fans joining. Residents have been enjoying this electric start to the season by tailgating...
Fall 2022: FAU
A big hello from FAU here in Southeast Florida! We’ve enjoyed plenty of wellness, learning and fun over the past few months. Outside of the hospital, we cheered on our very own Owls at the FAU vs. UCF football game, savored some beach days, and recently enjoyed a...
Fall 2022: AdventHealth East Orlando
Hello, everyone! Currently, everyone is getting used to their new roles in the emergency department. The interns are quickly learning their new responsibilities of patient care. With most of everything being new to them, it is a steep learning curve that we know you...
Fall 2022: EMRAF President’s Message
Welcome to a new academic year, and congratulations to all of our new residents that have joined the ranks in emergency medicine. I am honored and excited to be your next EMRAF president. I have big ideas for this upcoming year, but will need your assistance and...
Fall 2022: The Status of the Emergency Medicine Workforce in Florida
The status of current and future emergency physician workforce needs in the United States continues to be a subject of heated debate. The American College of Emergency Physicians and others have projected an oversupply of emergency physicians in the next decade. [1]...
