Residency and Fellowship Programs

Emergency Medicine Residency Program in New Orleans

 

SOCIAL EMERGENCY MEDICINE

 

Meet the Team

 

Jordan Vaughn, MD

DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL EMERGENCY MEDICINE
Jordan Vaughn, MD

Jennifer Avegno, MD

PUBLIC HEALTH SPECIALIST
Jennifer Avegno, MD

Bridgette Egan, MD

HARM REDUCTION & OVERDOSE PREVENTION SPECIALIST
Bridgette Egan, MD

Annelies De Wulf, MD, MPH

VIOLENCE PREVENTION SPECIALIST
Annelies De Wulf, MD, MPH

Pierre Detiege, MD

HEALTH COMMUNITY SPECIALIST
Pierre Detiege, MD

 
 

What is Social Emergency Medicine?What is Social Emergency Medicine?

Social Emergency Medicine is a branch of Emergency Medicine that explores the interplay of social factors and the emergency care system. The Social determinants of health (SDH) are non -medical factors that shape the conditions of daily lives and act together to affect the health of individuals and their communities. These factors and systems include economic policies and systems, social norms, social policies and systems (WHO). Research shows that SDH are more important than lifestyle choices in influencing health outcomes.  Although only recently acknowledged as a formal section of Emergency Medicine, LSU Emergency Medicine has integrated Social Emergency into our residency training for decades. Through an integrated curriculum, ongoing community engagement projects, research, an academic track, and our routine approach to patient care, we live and breathe social medicine daily. 

 

Social Emergency Medicine Curriculum and Track

Social Emergency Medicine Curriculum and Track 

LSU Offers a Social Medicine curriculum through integrated didactics (Conference, and Journal club),  and a requirement to accrue “social EM credits'' on a yearly basis. Residents are required to integrate social EM objectives in our weekly didactic and patient safety conferences.  Residents that go above the required minimum social EM credit requirements may choose to participate in the Social EM academic track.  Those  that complete this track graduate with a certificate in Social Emergency Medicine. Residents who show a sustained commitment to Social Emergency Medicine and it’s initiatives may also be awarded the prestigious annual Social EM Champion Award.  
Tracks and Social EM hours throughout the year.

  • Didactics/Lectures (given by residents and faculty)

  • Journal Club

  • Electives

  • Modules

  • Asynchronous Activities/Learning

  • Podcasts

  • “Social Hours” ( Cultural Visits and Immersions)

  • Site Visits ( intern community immersion)

  • Advocacy 

  • Community programming and Outreach

See what ongoing projects current residents are doing in the Community
Current Resident Led Projects

Are you a resident looking to get involved in the community but don’t know where to start?
Connect with the Community