Tehran University of Medical Sciences Frontiers in Emergency Medicine 2717-3593 7 4 2023 12 13 e32 e32 Hadi Mirfazaelian Emergency Medicine Department & Prehospital and Hospital Emergency Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Venkatesh Thiruganasambandamoorthy Department of Emergency Medicine, School of Epidemiology and Public Health, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada. 2023 12 03 2023 12 04 To the editor-in-chief Emergency medicine (EM) is one of the most difficult fields of medicine, and specialists in this field should handle different tasks, simultaneously. According to some reports, this group has the highest burnout level among different medical specialities. It is necessary for the professionals in this field to zoom out once in a while. Sabbaticals are good opportunity for this purpose among academics. This period not only provides a time window to get away from work stress, it also helps to broaden people's view via learning new materials. Over one year, September 2022 – August 2023, I completed my Master of Science in epidemiology degree at the University of Ottawa. In addition, the work at the Ottawa hospital research institute (OHRI) which is well known across the world for its excellence in EM research provided me a unique opportunity to participate in some research studies. I detail a few observations below. https://fem.tums.ac.ir/index.php/fem/article/view/1310 https://fem.tums.ac.ir/index.php/fem/article/download/1310/464