Spring 2022: Orange Park Medical Center

by Cody Russell, MD and Ed Hu, MD | May 23, 2022

As our academic year comes to a close, we’re excited to see our first class of residents transition to being attendings. Our current PGY-3 class has lined up solid jobs in seven states (Alabama, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, Ohio and Texas), including fellowships, core faculty positions, Level 1 trauma centers, and rural critical access sites. We’re also absolutely thrilled to welcome our full cohort of 12 incoming residents.

Some other major updates include numerous upgrades to our ultrasound and simulation programs, including a multi-million dollar renovation of our new simulation/teaching center, two new Sonosite PX machines, an ultrasound trainer, and our now fully functioning ED Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE) program. Drs. Carr and Hoffman are leading the way, utilizing TEE for ED cardiac arrests and resuscitations.

From a research perspective, we’ve enrolled in multiple additional research studies in the past few months and are looking forward to seeing what publications come from our new projects and ideas. Many of our residents and faculty recently traveled to the 2022 International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare in Los Angeles, the 2022 Wilderness Medicine National Conference in Big Sky, and CORD in San Diego to learn tips and tricks that continue improving our residency.

Last but not least, we are also eagerly looking forward to our annual mass casualty training event as well as our inaugural resident olympics as major events to close the year out strong. ■

Where the Class of 2022 is Going Next:

Michael Bischof, DO
Gadsden Regional Medical Center
Gadsden, AL

Taylor Bosley, DO
FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital
Pinehurst, NC

James Michael Broome, DO
HCA Memorial Hospital Jacksonville
Jacksonville, FL

Obianuju Eziolisa, DO
Ultrasound Fellowship, Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX

Janae Fry, DO
HCA Orange Park Medical Center
Orange Park, FL

Lauren Karsh, MD
Lutheran Medical Center
Wheat Ridge, CO

Trevor Lofgran, DO
HCA West Florida Hospital
Pensacola, FL

Patrick McKeny, DO
Memorial Satilla Health
Waycross, GA

Ahmad Mohammadieh, MD
St. Rita’s Medical Center
Lima, OH

Cody Russell, MD
Mission Health Hospital
Asheville, NC

Lisa Vaccaro, DO
AdventHealth Carrolwood
Tampa, FL

Derek VanderVelde, DO
Mission Health Hospital
Asheville, NC

Congratulations to the Incoming Class of 2025:

Jessica Marie Adams, DO
Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine-Auburn

Justin Clay, MD
Medical College of Georgia at Augusta Univ.

Daniel Dagenhart, DO
William Carey Univ. College of Osteopathic Medicine

Alexander Maqueira, DO
Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine

Anna Martin, DO
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

Nicholas Murphy, DO
Kansas City Univ. College of Osteopathic Medicine

Nicholas Prewitt, MD
Oakland Univ. William Beaumont School of Medicine

Courtney Lynn Smith, MD
Medical College of Wisconsin

Hannah Sodergren, DO
Pacific Northwest Univ. College of Osteopathic Medicine

Rebecca Jo Thomas, DO
Rocky Vista Univ. College of Osteopathic Medicine

Krystal Tinney, MD
St. George’s Univ.

Zsa Zsa Whyce, DO
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

This article is part of the following sections:

Cody Russell, MD
Emergency Medicine Resident Class of 2022 at Orange Park Medical Center
Ed Hu, MD