Although the coronavirus pandemic drastically affected the practice of both clinical and academic medicine, Aventura residents and faculty continued to contribute in many ways. The CEME Scientific Research Competition was transmitted to booklet form, and ultrasound gurus Drs. Vu Tran and Guarav Patel supervised several of our residents who published the POC ultrasound cases below:

• “POC US Identification of Tension Hydrothorax” by Dr. Leeran Baraness
• “POC US Diagnosis of Fournier’s Gangrene” by Dr. Dennis James
• “POC US Evaluation of Pulmonary Embolism in Pregnancy with Cardiac Arrest” by Drs. Manuel Obando and Benjamin Pirotte

Dr. Huy Tran also had a poster presentation accepted for AIUM (unfortunately canceled due to COVID) entitled, “Assessing barriers to supervision of trainees in use of POCUS due to cardiac arrest by emergency medicine physicians.” Dr. Erin Marra collaborated with resident Drs. Jenny Reyes, Leeran Baraness and Hieu Duong in publishing their case, “Xanthogranulomatous Pyelonephritis: A case of the great mimicker,” in the CEME booklet as well.

Outgoing chief residents Drs. Emerson Franke and Jenny Reyes advocated for providers regarding issues such as hazard pay, the need for PPE, and medical liability coverage during the COVID era at the inaugural ACEP Virtual Hill Day on April 28. Intern Dr. Leeran Baraness published a StatPearl on Acute Headache in addition to her CEME poster publications above.

2020 has thus far been an unprecedented and difficult year, but our core faculty and residents have handled the stress with equanimity and poise. We celebrated our second graduating class on June 16 and congratulate them as they move on to the next chapter of their physician career! ■