We at the FCEP Medical Student Council (MSC) are excited for the new year and all that it has in store!

EM Days 2021 will be virtual this year. That means that medical students will not be taking the trip up to Tallahassee this spring, but a virtual setting makes it even easier to participate in this event that will directly benefit the future of emergency medicine here in Florida. If participating in EM Days is something that you have considered in the past but have forgone due to time and distance, this year is the perfect year to attend! If you are interested in learning how the policy process works, consider yourself to be naïve on the issues, or feel intimidated by the thought of speaking to legislators, have no fear because FCEP and the MSC will help guide you through all of this and more, from the comfort of your own home.

To brush up on the ongoing issues for EM in the state of Florida, bookmark the EM Days 2021 Legislative Database at www.fcep.org/emdays. If you would like to look at a particular house or senate bill’s language, sponsors and status, start at www.flsenate.gov.

If board exams and constant Zoom meetings have decreased your legislative acumen over the past year, please contact the members of FCEP MSC on our favorite resources before the legislative session starts on March 2, 2021. ■