Education

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.

CURRICULUM

First Year

Internal Medicine*: Goals	2 months
Pediatrics: Goals	1 month
Pediatrics Inpatient #: Goals	1 month
Obstetrics: Goals	2 months
Surgery: Goals	2 months
Emergency Room #: Goals	1 month
Psychiatry: Goals	1 month
Radiology: Goals	1 month
Night Admit: Goals	1 month

One half-day per week in the Family Medicine Center
3 Weeks Annual Leave

*Internal Medicine includes Pulmonary, Geriatrics, Cardiology, Nephrology, Rheumatology, and ICU.
#ER and Pediatric Inpatient rotations takes place at LSU Health-Shreveport

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

Internal Medicine*: Goals	3 months
Pediatrics: Goals	1 month
Gynecology: Goals	1 month
Orthopedics: Goals	1 month
Neurology: Goals	1 month
Community Medicine: Goals	1 month
HSM/PopHealth: Goals	1 month
Cardiology: Goals	1 month
Night Med: Goals	1 month
Elective	1 month

One half-day per week in the Family Medicine Center
4 Weeks Annual Leave

* Internal Medicine includes Pulmonary, Geriatrics, Cardiology, Nephrology, Rheumatology, and ICU.

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

Internal Medicine*: Goals	3 months
Pediatrics: Goals	2 months
Family Medicine In-patient Service: Goals	1 month
Scholarly Activity: Goals	1 month
Sports Medicine: Goals	1 month
Dermatology: Goals	1 month
Family Medicine Out-patient Service: Goals	1 month
Elective	2 months

Three half-day per week in the Family Medicine Center
4 Weeks Annual Leave

*Internal Medicine includes Pulmonary, Geriatrics, Cardiology, Nephrology, Rheumatology, and ICU.
#ER and Pediatric Inpatient rotations takes place at LSU Health-Shreveport

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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