FSU at Sarasota Memorial Dr. Courtney Kirkland Oak Hill Hospital Dr. Ryan Johnson UF Health Jacksonville Drs. Chris Phillips and Richard Courtney

WEST FLORIDA

FSU at Sarasota Memorial

Courtney Kirkland, DO, PGY-2

Greetings from Sarasota! We are so excited to welcome our third intern class and cannot wait for them to join our family this July. With the addition of this group, we look forward to finally having a full complement of residents.

Our program has also undergone different types of growth as well. Dr. Josh Pavlik, PGY-1, and his wife, Mindy, welcomed Jackson Pavlik into the world on March 17, 2021. Dr. Hannah Cianci, PGY-1 was also able to marry her fiancé, internal medicine resident, Dr. Bobby Malik, on March 20, 2021. Congratulations to all!

Late last year, we were fortunate enough to receive Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccination. Since then, our residents have volunteered within the community to vaccinate our EMS workers during our EMS rotation. It has been great to give back to our community in this small way and help get our frontline workers protected.

Our inaugural class will be PGY-3 residents in the coming year, and they are gearing up to fully take on the role of senior. Our residency retreat will take place at the end of April, and our leadership positions, including chief resident, will be designated at that time. We will also get to enjoy a little time at the beach with our families and faculty during the retreat! Happy spring to all. ■

Oak Hill Hospital

By Ryan Johnson, MD, PGY-1

Greetings from Oak Hill! We have had an incredibly busy winter season and have just finished our in-training exam for the year. We would like to extend a warm welcome to the newly matched Class of 2024! All of their hardwork has paid off, and we cannot wait to have them become part of the Oak Hill family. We look forward to working with each of them in July.

Our ED expansion is going well, and construction is ahead of schedule! We are all very excited to begin transitioning to our new facility in the coming year. The new building will include an increased amount of private patient rooms to care for our growing volumes and new resuscitation bays for our most critical patients. While this has created no shortage of headaches for traffic and parking in the short term, the benefit of having a new, larger space will be immeasurable for our continued growth. WEST FLORIDA

Our simulation program continues to mature, and we have now progressed to doing weekly simulations. We recently conducted a mass casualty event simulation in which the residents worked to risk stratify and treat multiple patients in an acute crisis. Oak Hill research day is fast approaching, and we have several residents who will be presenting posters this year. Some of the topics include orthopedic injuries in pregnancy and novel therapeutics for the acute management of COVID-19 patients.

The seniors are quickly approaching graduation! Dr. Shaun Mansour, PGY-3 is going on to complete an administration fellowship. The other PGY-3’s have signed contracts with hospitals around the country, with some moving to other states while others are staying close by. We will be sad to see them go, but we are all excited to see what the future holds for them!■

UF Jacksonville

By Chris Phillips and Richard Courtney, DO, PGY-3

As this challenging academic year comes to an end, we have a lot to be thankful for. We would like to start off by congratulating the medical students who matched at our program this year. We look forward to meeting all 15 of you in July. Welcome to the Jax EM family!

While we get ready to welcome in our new interns, we would like to take a moment to recognize the achievements of our PGY-3 residents. Four residents matched into fellowships this year: Dr. Andrew Grozenski with a sports medicine fellowship at Vanderbilt; Dr. Christine Gage with an administration fellowship at UF Health Jacksonville; Dr. Jessica Ryder with a disaster medicine fellowship at Carolinas Medical Center; and Dr. Ryan Brandt with a medical education fellowship at UF Health Jacksonville. In addition, we would like to congratulate all the PGY-3s on finishing residency and obtaining job offers. We wish everyone success in their careers and know the training you’ve received has prepared you to handle anything thrown your way. You are all rockstar emergency physicians!

Finally, we’d like to give a shoutout to our upcoming chief residents: Drs. Chelsea Allen, Richard Courtney and Semir Karic. They are all excellent role models and we look forward to their guidance next year.■

NORTH FLORIDA