Our Joint Internship

Residents who match at LSU Health Shreveport are required to complete their intern year at LSU Health Shreveport.  In partnership with LSU Health Shreveport's Internal Medicine Program, the four interns will spend 40 weeks in a combination of emergency medicine, medicine sub-specialties, wards, MICU, night float, and ambulatory general medicine rotation blocks; and 3, four week long blocks of Ophthalmology. Interns have three weeks of vacation over the year. During the ophthalmology blocks, interns will:

• Learn basic examination skills and techniques
• Participate in all scheduled ophthalmology didactic sessions and joint-departmental case conferences
• Observe in the operating room, working with ophthalmology attendings 
• Access the EyeSi surgical simulator

We believe the joint internship promotes a smooth transition between the PGY-1 year and the PGY-2 year, allowing familiarity with the Ochsner LSUHS hospital system, the electronic medical records, and by establishing professional relationships with LSU Health Shreveport departments' faculty, residents, and staff. The increased ophthalmology experience provides interns with tools to learn the basics before their ophthalmology residency begins.