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The Department of Surgery is dedicated to each resident’s well-being and committed to providing the resources needed to promote nutritional, physical, emotional, mental, social, and spiritual health.
Physical, Nutritional & Social Well-Being
⇒ Call Rooms
⇒ On-site Employee Health
⇒ Meal Plans at a Discounted Rate
⇒ Healthy Snacks provided for those on-call in the Institutional
Resident Lounge
⇒ Extensive Meal Selection at both the Cafeteria and WOW Café
⇒ Numerous Clubs and Organizations to Join, including the
Resident Council Association
Mental, Spiritual & Emotional Well-Being
⇒ Resident Lounge
⇒ Meditation Program
⇒ Medical Library
⇒ In-house Chaplain
⇒ (C.O.P.E.) Connecting with Peers through Empathy
⇒ Mentor / Mentee Program
⇒ Intern Process Group
⇒ Monthly Chief's Conference with Chairman and PD
The Department of Surgery will provide the following benefits for categorical and Surgery preliminary residents:
- One trip to American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress for categorical PGY 3 residents
- Travel for presentation of abstracts at local, regional, and national meetings if approved by the Department
Annual incentive awards will be presented at graduation. Note: Monetary awards will be in the form of gift certificates to LSU bookstore:
- Most operative cases PGY 1 through PGY 4 for academic year
- Most cumulative operative cases PGY 5
- Best teaching junior resident (voted by students)
- Best teaching senior resident (voted by students)
- Best research presentation
- 95th percentile (or above) on ABSITE
- Award certificates will be presented to residents that score in the top 25th percentile on ABSITE.
Other on-campus conveniences to assist in work/life balance:
- Post Office
- Bookstore
- Secure parking
- University Police escort
- Printing shop
- Clinic
CONTACT US
Residency Program
Navdeep Samra, MD
Program Director
Jane Sugar, MD
Associate Program Director
Paul Perkowski, MD
Associate Program Director
Ginny Hammock, MBA, C-TAGME
Program Administrator-Sr.
ginny.hammock@lsuhs.edu
Phone: (318) 675-6111
Fax: (318) 675-6138
Amy Shelley, RHIA
GME Specialist
amy.shelley@lsuhs.edu
Phone: (318) 675-8892
Fax: (318) 675-6138