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CURRICULUM
The LSU Family Medicine Residency Program in Kenner is a community-based, university-administered, fully accredited 6/6/6 program. Residents are assigned to 32 required rotations, 3 elective rotations, and one procedure elective rotation. Rotations are located in OMC-K (the primary teaching hospital), UMC New Orleans (http://www.umcno.org/), Children's Hospital, Leonard J. Chabert Medical Center in Houma, and the Southeast LouisianaVeterans Health Care System (VA hospital).
During each rotation, residents are assigned to the Family Practice Clinic (FPC) at OMC-K, where they see their continuity-of-care patients. PGY-1 resident spend one to two half days per week in the FPC. PGY-2s spend two to three half-days, and PGY-3s spend three to four half-days in the FPC. During certain months, PGY-1s and/or PGY-2s take in-house call. PGY-3s call is taken from home.
For more information, please call Beth Sutton, Program Coordinator, at 504-471-2757 or e-mail her at eburro@lsuhsc.edu.
Block Rotations: PGY-1
Adult Medicine |
3 months |
Emergency Medicine |
1 month |
General Surgery |
1 month |
Gynecology |
1 month |
Neurology |
1 month |
NICU |
1 month |
Night Float |
1 month |
Otorhinolaryngology |
1 month |
Pediatrics |
2 months |
Block Rotations: PGY-2
Adult Medicine |
2 months |
Behavioral Medicine/Geriatrics |
1 month |
Community-Oriented Primary Care |
1 month |
Emergency Medicine |
1 month |
General Surgery |
1 month |
ICU |
1 month |
Night Float |
1 month |
Obstetrics |
1 month |
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation |
1 month |
Orthopedics |
1 month |
Pediatrics Emergency Medicine |
1 month |
Block Rotations: PGY-3
Adult Medicine |
2 months |
Cardiology |
1 month |
Dermatology |
1 month |
Electives |
2 months |
Procedure Elective |
1 month |
Obstetrics |
1 month |
Ophthalmology/Urology |
1 month |
Orthopedics/Sports Medicine |
1 month |
Pediatrics |
1 month |
Practice Management |
1 month |
Longitudinal Experiences over Three Years of Training
- Behavioral Medicine
- Practice Management
- Office Procedures
- Pharmacy and Therapeutics
- Research and Scholarly Activities
- Community-Oriented Primary Care
- Diagnostic Imaging and Nuclear Medicine
- Geriatrics
- Nutrition (PGY-2 & 3)
- Quality Improvement/Patient Safety
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