As this challenging academic year comes to an end, we have a lot to be thankful for. We would like to start off by congratulating the medical students who matched at our program this year. We look forward to meeting all 15 of you in July. Welcome to the Jax EM family!

While we get ready to welcome in our new interns, we would like to take a moment to recognize the achievements of our PGY-3 residents. Four residents matched into fellowships this year: Dr. Andrew Grozenski with a sports medicine fellowship at Vanderbilt; Dr. Christine Gage with an administration fellowship at UF Health Jacksonville; Dr. Jessica Ryder with a disaster medicine fellowship at Carolinas Medical Center; and Dr. Ryan Brandt with a medical education fellowship at UF Health Jacksonville. In addition, we would like to congratulate all the PGY-3s on finishing residency and obtaining job offers. We wish everyone success in their careers and know the training you’ve received has prepared you to handle anything thrown your way. You are all rockstar emergency physicians!

Finally, we’d like to give a shoutout to our upcoming chief residents: Drs. Chelsea Allen, Richard Courtney and Semir Karic. They are all excellent role models and we look forward to their guidance next year.

Class of 2024 Match List:

Dr.  Blake Autry
Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine-Carolinas Campus

Dr.  Julia Buddendorff
University of Florida College of Medicine

Dr.  Jeffrey Downen
USF Health Morsani College of Medicine

Dr.  Zackary Funk
University of Florida College of Medicine

Dr.  Alexander Howard
University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville

Dr.  Alexander Kelly
Morehouse School of Medicine 

Dr.  Hunter Lively
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Dr.  Meghan McCallister
Florida State University College of Medicine

Dr.  Alexa Peterson
Nova Southeastern University Dr Kiran C Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine

Dr.  Jeanne Rabalais
University of Arkansas College of Medicine

Dr.  Jessica Restad
Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine

Dr.  Bryan Salvato
Florida State University College of Medicine

Dr.  Alexa Sughroue
Creighton University School of Medicine

Dr.  Eric Tizzard
Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans

Dr.  Malcolm Velasco
Mercer University School of Medicine