It’s the most wonderful time of the year… flu season! Just kidding. Winter is off to a great start here at ORMC. We recently completed renovations at our behavioral health unit to allow for a more comfortable, safe, and secure environment for both our patients and staff. We are also well underway with construction on adding our third CT scanner in the department, which is scheduled to be up and running in early 2022.

Dr. Keegan Mullins, informatics fellow and recent ORMC EM residency graduate, has done amazing work spearheading our COVID-19 vaccination program. We are now able to provide vaccines to patients in the ED, and they can even choose between Pfizer or Moderna.

Interview season is in full swing! While we are sad we can’t show our applicants around our beloved city in person, we are blown away every interview day with what dynamic, intelligent, and hardworking soon-to-be doctors we have the pleasure to meet with. We work our hardest at every pre-interview dinner and interview to let our La Familia atmosphere shine.

Last, but certainly not least, huge congratulations to our PGY-3s who have already matched into fellowships! Drs. Conner Karr and Will Waite matched into ultrasound; Dr. Lindsay Maguire matched into research; Dr. Pooja Sarim matched into PEM; Dr. Tadashi Updegrove matched into critical care; Dr. Jessica Wanthal matched into EMS; and Dr. Hudi Wenger matched into sim/education. This year’s class has led our department with strength, intelligence, and grace, and we know they will keep doing so in their fellowship endeavors. ■