Spring 2021: Kendall

by Tina Drake, MD, Ibrahim M. Hasan, MD and Sara Zagroba, MD | Apr 18, 2021

Hello again from Miami! We are thrilled to announce that we are expanding the Kendall family to include 12 fantastic new interns for the coming 2021-2022 academic year. Match Day is always an exciting time, but we are especially thankful for the wonderful group of medical students who braved the virtual recruitment season to join us. We are also proud to welcome the next generation to our team, as two of our residents have become fathers this year! Chief resident Dr. Ibrahim Hasan and intern Dr. Danny Lopez have both welcomed beautiful and healthy babies into the world.

The strong, cooperative bond between our EM crew and the trauma team at Kendall continues to result in excellent training experiences and patient outcomes. We recently hosted helipad training for our residents and trauma staff, including hands-on practice in safely approaching and off-loading air rescue trauma patients from the arriving helicopters. We also co-hosted, with Miami-Dade Fire Rescue, a Citizen’s Award presentation to a bystander who provided lifesaving prehospital care to one of our trauma patients, and who is now an advocate for our Stop The Bleed program.

We continue to prioritize high-fidelity simulation as an integral part of our curriculum. We hosted our annual Medical Student Simulation Day this spring and have our annual Mass Casualty Incident training day coming up soon! In addition, having all of our residents vaccinated against Covid-19 has allowed us some additional freedom in our resident wellness curriculum, which has included group activities like interdepartmental kickball and Topgolf day! We look forward to continuing these regular activities through the summertime, and to welcoming our new interns in June.