We hope that everyone had a great holiday season! Holidays this year were extra special, as the department had the opportunity to come together once again for the return of our annual Holiday Party. This season has also given us pause to reflect on another difficult year, and we are so thankful to our UF family for their continued support.

Perhaps what we have been most grateful for is the ability to travel again. Faculty and PGY-3s trekked to Boston for ACEP. While there, we were proud to watch our own Dr. Cristina Zeretzke-Bien as she was voted into the chair-elect position for the ACEP PEM section. PGY-2s are anxiously awaiting their turn and look forward to SAEM in New Orleans this coming spring.

We’d like to extend a hearty congratulations to Dr. Joseph Pompa, a recent 2021 UF EM graduate and current Global Health Fellow, who was awarded the 2021 SAEM Global Emergency Medicine Academy Scholarship for the ARMED (Advanced Research Methodology Evaluation and Design in Medical Education) MedED Course. We additionally would like to congratulate our seniors who recently matched into fellowship: Drs. Mysore and Borobia into Critical Care at University of Florida, Dr. Clifford into EMS at University of Florida, and Dr. Kuai into Toxicology at Emory University. Meanwhile, our other seniors have been busy navigating job offers at various hospitals around the country.

We’ve had a prosperous interview season with another record set of applications. We are always so impressed by the excellence and vigor of our next generation of doctors. We cannot wait to see who will join us in Gainesville!

As we ring in 2022, we’re looking forward to another exciting calendar year. UF EM wishes everyone a year of health, wellness, and continued success. ■