We could not be happier with our inaugural class! Despite getting a late start to the match process last year, we matched 12 top-notch residents who continue to impress our faculty and ED staff daily. We are eagerly looking forward to meeting our next fantastic 12 in July.

On the research front, our faculty and residents are heavily involved in both grant-funded and nonfunded projects. Dr. Ahmad Mohammadieh presented two studies entitled “Cost Benefit Analysis of Dispensing Antibiotics at Emergency Department Discharge to Uninsured Patients” and “Trauma Activations at Provisional Level II Trauma Centers During their Inaugural Year” at Symposium by the Sea this past August. Our residents and simulation faculty are gearing up to present “Arterial Line Catheter Insertion Trainer: DIY for Cheap!” as well as “Stop the Cognitive Bias!” at the International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare conference in San Diego, late January 2020. Our program director recently launched a large, grant-funded ED clinical study in collaboration with our dermatology residency program.

This fall, our PGY-1 class and faculty took part in Six Sigma training as well as dedicated TEE training. Despite all the hard work, we were able to bring the faculty and residents together for multiple wellness and team-building events such as a group Crossfit workout, Top Golf tournament and a Zamboni-riding ice hockey game. What a blast! ■