Education - Louisiana State University Health Shreveport

The three-year training program is structured to comply with the Institutional, Common and Specialty Requirements for Residency Training in Family Medicine approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) and the Review Committee-Family Medicine (RC-FM). All residents should familiarize themselves with these requirements by reviewing the appropriate documents handed out to each resident during orientation and by reviewing the documentation available at the ACGME’s website. For more detailed information on our Program, please see our Resident Policy & Procedure Handbook.

CURRICULUM

First Year

Family Medicine Inpatient*: Goals	8 weeks
Family Medicine Clinic**	6 weeks
Pediatrics: Goals	4 weeks
Pediatrics Inpatient *: Goals	4 weeks
Obstetrics: Goals	8 weeks
Surgery: Goals	4 weeks
Emergency Room*: Goals	4 weeks
Psychiatry: Goals	2 weeks
Radiology: Goals	2 weeks
Eye ENT	2 weeks
Cardiology	2 weeks
Night Admit: Goals	4 weeks

* Pediatrics inpatient and Emergency rotations currently in Shreveport. Portions of the dermatology rotation, electives, and sports medicine are in Shreveport.

** Family Medicine Clinic: one half day per week in the Family Medicine Center during all rotations in addition to 6 weeks dedicated to clinic only.

4 Weeks Annual Leave

Electives include any of the above rotations plus allergy and immunology and anesthesiology. Additional electives are available at LSU Health in Shreveport. Consideration will be given to those residents desiring to do electives elsewhere.

Scheduled Procedure Clinics:
Colposcopy, EGD, Nasolaryngoscopy, Diabetic Foot Clinics.

Second Year

Family Medicine Inpatient*: Goals	6 weeks
Pediatrics: Goals	4 weeks
Pediatric Night Float	2 weeks
Gynecology: Goals	4 weeks
Orthopedics: Goals	4 weeks
Neurology: Goals	4 weeks
Community Medicine: Goals	2 weeks
HSM/PopHealth: Goals	2 weeks
Family Medicine Clinic**	6 weeks
Family Medicine Walk In Clinic	2 weeks
Night Float: Goals	6 weeks
Electives*	4 weeks

* Pediatrics inpatient and Emergency rotations currently in Shreveport. Portions of the dermatology rotation, electives, and sports medicine are in Shreveport.

** Family Medicine Clinic: two half days per week in the Family Medicine Center during all rotations (except on inpatient medicine, then only one half day per week) in addition to 6 weeks dedicated to clinic only.

4 Weeks Annual Leave

Electives include any of the above rotations plus allergy and immunology and anesthesiology. Additional electives are available at LSU Health in Shreveport. Consideration will be given to those residents desiring to do electives elsewhere.

Scheduled Procedure Clinics:
Colposcopy, EGD, Nasolaryngoscopy, Diabetic Foot Clinics.

Third Year

Family Medicine Inpatient*: Goals	8 weeks
Pediatrics: Goals	8 weeks
Pediatric Night Float	4 weeks
Family Medicine Clinic**	10 weeks
Sports Medicine*: Goals	4 weeks
Dermatology*: Goals	4 weeks
Family Medicine Walk In Clinic	2 weeks
Electives*	8 weeks

* Pediatrics inpatient and Emergency rotations currently in Shreveport. Portions of the dermatology rotation, electives, and sports medicine are in Shreveport.

** Family Medicine Clinic: three half days per week in the Family Medicine Center during all rotations (except on inpatient medicine, then only one half day per week) in addition to 10 weeks dedicated to clinic only.

4 Weeks Annual Leave

Electives include any of the above rotations plus allergy and immunology and anesthesiology. Additional electives are available at LSU Health in Shreveport. Consideration will be given to those residents desiring to do electives elsewhere.

Scheduled Procedure Clinics:
Colposcopy, EGD, Nasolaryngoscopy, Diabetic Foot Clinics.

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