From the classroom to the emergency room, O-R and beyond.

You're joining trauma ICU rounds with your host, Dr. Dennis Kim.

Welcome back to trauma ICU rounds.

I'm your host, Dr. Dennis Kim, and I want to thank you once again for joining us.

Earlier this week, W-A-S-AST kicked off, and I got to say,

I have been super impressed with the virtual platform. There have been some fantastic talk,

social events, and breakout sessions, including the add-on session this past Tuesday,

trends, updates, and controversies in acute care surgery.

Remember that registration is free for fellows, residents, and students.

Also, if you missed a session or presentation, these talks are available on demand through

the end of the year, so please be sure to check this great feature out of this year's

program. Just to echo what Dr. Spain, Livingston, and so many others have already stated,

none of this could have been achieved without the fantastic and incredibly hard work and

dedication from the likes of Sharon Gouchy, Jermika Smith, and Brea Sanders,

who were acknowledged for their 15, 10, and 5 years of incredible service to the premier

trauma organization, respectively. Thank you so much for what you do.

So I have to admit, I actually didn't have plans to release another

episode since we last chatted with Dr. Megan Brenner on the past, present, and future of

Raboah until the release of the season two trailer. But a couple of nights ago, I was talking with my mom, and she asked where I'd been

and why I hadn't released any new episodes. In short, she had accused me of a well-known

phenomenon in the podcast world known as Podfade. When I explained that season one was over

and that I had been posting and talking about this

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