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

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