We would like to congratulate our assistant program director, Dr. Andre Pennardt, regarding his new appointment as the new CMO of FEMA. He will be staying on part-time as core faculty with Aventura, so we are lucky enough to not lose him completely! Dr. Annalee Baker will be stepping up into the new role as Assistant Program Director for the 2021-2022 season. 

Drs. Huy Tran, Gaurav Patel, Erin Marra and Charles Latimore, PGY-1 have started at Midline Utilization in the ED survey study, so stay tuned for more updates regarding their progress. In February, Sim Director Dr. Jessica Cook piloted the first joint EM/trauma in-situ simulation conference at Aventura for staff, residents and nursing. This was part of a new trauma simulation conference she is developing with the assistance of Dr. Ben Pirotte, PGY-2. Dr. Cook also participated in a 2-hour virtual “speed mentoring” session at the International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare. 

Several of our residents recently received recognition as “Vaccination Warriors” after they participated in the COVID vaccine administration fair at Aventura. Congratulations to Drs. Kody Sacks-Moynihan, Kevin Fan, Charles Latimore, Allison Clark, Daniel Samet and Glenn Goodwin, who together administered a record number of vaccines for the state! 

Aventura also had a successful match this year, and looks forward to welcoming our new interns in June.

Class of 2024 Match List:

Amit Boukai, MD
Ruth and Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion Israel Institute of Technology

Elise Clark, DO
Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine of Midwestern University

Vincent Grekoski, DO
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

Erik-Jon Hammond, DO
Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences College of Osteopathic Medicine

Daniel Klein, MD
Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University

Leon Nguyen, DO
Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine of Midwestern University

Katherine O’Neil, DO
New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine

Akash Patel, DO
Nova Southeastern University Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine

Matthew Reeves, MD
Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine

Christian Ryckeley, MD
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine

Steven Shapiro, DO
Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine – New York

Bret Winners, DO
Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine of Midwestern University