Congratulations to the Class of 2024! We are thrilled to welcome our new class of interns to our program. After a grueling match season, we are excited to begin this upcoming academic year strong and have many new and exciting things planned. Although COVID has not left us quite yet, we have all learned to work within its confines and make sure we continue to train hard and effectively.

We recently had another great Simulation Extravaganza at our HCA Simulation Center led by Simulation Director, Dr. Martin Kim. He has been a huge asset to our program and has enhanced our education through simulation. We had a very educational day working with all our new simulation equipment and performed various procedures, like lumbar punctures and transvenous pacing. In one short year, our simulation program has really taken off!

Additionally, our ultrasound attendings, Drs. Kalivoda and Cabrera, have been especially active in our scholarly work and have published numerous articles in various prestigious journals. They have worked with resident Dr. Rivera to publish an article on the use of POCUS for identification of intraabdominal abscess in a Crohn’s patient; resident Dr. Al-Marzoog, who published in JACEP Open on the use of POCUS to identify pyomyositis; and Drs. McClure and Patel, who wrote a case report describing the use of POCUS to identify a liver abscess. Congratulations on all your hard work and continued research.

Lastly, while we welcome another class of residents, our program will graduate its first residency Class of 2021 this June. This particular class holds a special place at Brandon Regional Hospital as it is the inaugural class of this residency program. All our seniors have grown tremendously over the last three years and it is with a heavy heart that we will be leaving our hospital, our peers, and most importantly, our incredible staff of attendings who trained us. Words cannot describe how we feel about you! You have created a family here for us and no matter where we go, we know we will always have you behind us. We will miss you all tremendously, and words cannot express the gratitude we have for each of you. From the bottom of our hearts, thank you!

Welcome to the Class of 2024! You are about to join a very special family and you’re in for a fun ride.

Class of 2024 Match List:

Dr. Stanley Sylvester Budzinski
Lincoln Memorial University – DeBusk COM

Dr. Conner Nichel Daugherty
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

Dr. Brian Anthony Evans
USF Health Morsani College of Medicine

Dr. Mathew Adam Hagen
Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine

Dr. Henry Alexander Hauser
USF Health Morsani College of Medicine

Dr. Austin Kennedy
University of Central Florida College of Medicine

Dr. Charles Michael Needham
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

Dr. Hien Nguyen
Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine

Dr. Richard Taft Peterson
A.T. Still University of Health Sciences Kirksville COM

Dr. Mostafizur Rahman
George Washington University SOM

Dr. Micaela Breanne Ramsey
West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine

Dr. Brett Andrew Riddle
Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine – Virginia Campus

Dr. Thomas Michael Tchir
Lincoln Memorial University – DeBusk COM

Dr. Barbara Ann Van De Water
Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine

Dr. Salvatore Vassallo
Nova Southeastern University Dr. Kiran C. Patel COM