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HCA St. Lucie Medical Center
By Nicole Tobin, DO, PGY-3
Happy spring from all of us here at St. Lucie! I’m sure we’re not the only ones to be happy to have the ITE out of the way for this year. It’s been nice not to have that ever-present day in February looming over our shoulders. In-person learning has continued, and we are all looking forward to our annual EKG competition near the end of the year. Everyone is also very excited to get back to SIM lab! While we haven’t had much opportunity for it recently, it is an invaluable learning tool, and the seniors are excited to share the experience with the interns.
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After yet another long and virtual interview season, we are very excited to welcome the class of 2025! We cannot believe that it is already time to welcome another new class of interns; it seems like only yesterday the class of 2024 was getting started. The current interns are very excited to pass down their knowledge. We hope that our new interns are as excited as we are to get started soon!
With the end of the academic year approaching, our seniors are preparing to graduate and start practicing on their own. We wish them nothing but the best. It is also clear that our second-years are starting to take more command of the department as they prepare to lead it in just a couple short months. While not announced yet, we are anxiously waiting for our new chief to be named, so stay tuned! ■
Orange Park Medical Center
By Cody Russell, MD, PGY-3 and Ed Hu, MD, PGY-1
As our academic year comes to a close, we’re excited to see our first class of residents transition to being attendings. Our current PGY-3 class has lined up solid jobs in seven states (Alabama, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, Ohio and Texas), including fellowships, core faculty positions, Level 1 trauma centers, and rural critical access sites. We’re also absolutely thrilled to welcome our full cohort of 12 incoming residents.
Some other major updates include numerous upgrades to our ultrasound and simulation programs, including a multi-million dollar renovation of our new simulation/teaching center, two new Sonosite PX machines, an ultrasound trainer, and our now fully functioning ED Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE) program. Drs. Carr and Hoffman are leading the way, utilizing TEE for ED cardiac arrests and resuscitations.
From a research perspective, we’ve enrolled in multiple additional research studies in the past few months and are looking forward to seeing what publications come from our new projects and ideas. Many of our residents and faculty recently traveled to the 2022 International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare in Los Angeles, the 2022 Wilderness Medicine National Conference in Big Sky, and CORD in San Diego to learn tips and tricks that continue improving our residency.
Last but not least, we are also eagerly looking forward to our annual mass casualty training event as well as our inaugural resident olympics as major events to close the year out strong. ■
