CURRICULUM
The rotations for the Family Medicine Residency Program at Lake Charles Memorial Hospital are designed to provide comprehensive training to the resident-physician in all the medical components necessary to fulfill the broad medical specialty of Family Medicine.
To comply with the guidelines listed by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education and to meet the requirements listed in the Special Requirements for Family Practice Residents, the following rotations have been implemented for the LSUHSC Family Medicine Residency at Lake Charles Memorial Hospital:
Post Graduate Year 1 | |
Internal Medicine | 3 months |
Obstetrics | 2 months |
Community Medicine | 1 month |
Emergency Medicine | 1 month |
General Surgery | 1 month |
Night Float | 1 month |
Pediatrics - Inpatient | 1 month |
Pediatrics - Outpatient | 1 month |
Rural Medicine - Outpatient | 0.5 month |
Special Procedures | 0.5 month |
Family Medicine Center | Minimum 2 half days per week, rotation dependent |
Longitudinal Experiences | Procedures – Minor & MSK, Pediatrics – Outpatient, Practice Management |
Post Graduate Year 2 | |
Internal Medicine | 3 months |
Emergency Medicine | 1 month |
Family Medicine Walk-In | 1 month |
Internal Medicine - Outpatient | 1 month |
Night Float | 1 month |
Obstetrics/Gynecology | 1 month |
Orthopedics/Sports Medicine | 1 month |
Pediatrics - Inpatient | 1 month |
Pediatrics - Outpatient | 1 month |
Pulmonology/Critical Care | 1 month |
Family Medicine Center | Minimum 2 half days per week, rotation dependent |
Longitudinal Experiences | Procedures – Minor & MSK, Pediatrics – Outpatient, Practice Management |
Post Graduate Year 3 | |
Elective | 3 months |
Internal Medicine | 2 months |
Family Medicine Walk-In | 1.5 months |
Cardiology | 1 month |
Internal Medicine - Outpatient | 1 month |
Pediatrics - Inpatient ICU | 1 month |
Pulmonary/Critical Care/ICU | 1 month |
Sub-Specialty | 1 month |
Night Float | 0.5 month |
Family Medicine Center | Minimum 2 half days per week, rotation dependent |
Longitudinal Experiences | Procedures – Minor & MSK, Pediatrics – Outpatient, Practice Management |