General Surgery Applicants

Applications for residency positions will only be accepted through ERAS (Electronic Residency Application Service). The application timeline for the 2023 match can be found here.

Complete applications through ERAS should include:

• Application form
• Recent photograph
• Dean's letter
• 3-4 letters of recommendation. Letters from surgeons strongly preferred and letters from program director suggested.
• Official Medical School transcripts
• USMLE scores sent from the NBME
• Personal statement

All applications are screened by a Review Committee. Interviews are by invitation only and are conducted in November, December and January each year.

For more information please contact:

Jeanne Zar                                                
Coordinator, General Surgery Residency         
(504) 568-2249                                                    
jzar@lsuhsc.edu

 

Please review the LSU GME Website and contact the residency coordiantor with any additional questions.