Residency Graduation

He did it!

After three years of hard work and dedication,

Jake has officially completed his residency 

at Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children.

I wish I had kept better track of just

how many call shifts, nursery shifts,

weekends and holidays Jake worked.

Needless to say, he put in countless 

hours and functioned on very little

sleep over the past three years.

Here is the complete group of graduates:

Back: Fernando Suarez, Amy Hatcher, Lade Oduala,

Erika Ondrasek, Eric Remster, Kevin O'Brien,

Adam Ruskowski, Ryan Brogan, Jake Deines

Front: Susanna Attia, Angela Goodwin, Katie Wolter,

Erika Shelburne, Meghan Martin, Joe Henderson

Jake and his best buddy Joe:

Jake with the outgoing Chiefs,

Sam Stephenson and Sabina Holland:

Completing a residency is no small thing, and

I am very proud of Jake for what he has 

accomplished. He has done an amazing job of 

maintaining balance between his demanding 

work schedule and his family, and Corbett and I 

sure love him and appreciate all he does for us!

So what's next?

Well, we are staying in Orlando for one

more year because Jake accepted a position

as this year's Chief Resident. He is currently

applying and interviewing across the country

for a fellowship in pediatric critical care,

which is an additional three year training 

that he will start next June. We will find out

in November where that will be. 

Stay tuned!