Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center- Shreveport

Submitted by EKing on May 17, 2011 - 3:13pm
Medical School Affiliation: 
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center- Shreveport
Institution Address: 
1541 Kings Highway P. O. Box 33932
Shreveport, LA 71130-3932
United States
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Program Training Format: 
PGY 1 - 3
List combined programs: 
none
Accreditation: 
ACGME
ACGME Accreditation: 
Initial
Year program began: 
2004
Residency Coordinator
Coordinator First Name: 
Elna
Coordinator Last Name: 
King
Coordinator Title: 
Residency Coordinator
Coordinator Email: 
eking@lsuhsc.edu
Coordinator Phone: 
+01 318 675 6632
Coordinator Fax: 
+01 318 675 6878
Department Chair:
Chair Title: 
Chair
Chair First Name: 
Thomas
Chair Last Name: 
Arnold, MD, FAAEM, FACMT
Program Director
Director Title: 
Residency Director
Director First Name: 
Thomas
Director Last Name: 
Swoboda, MD, MS
Director Email: 
tswobo@lsuhsc.edu
Research Director
First Name: 
Donna
Last Name: 
Carden, MD
Email: 
dcarde@lsuhsc.edu
Phone: 
+01 318 675 6659
Areas of department research interest: 
1) Brain injury following cardiac arrest; 2) Sepsis-induced multiple-organ failure in the obese; 3) Gene expression elicited by sepsis in the obese; 3) Ventilator-induced lung injury; 4) Multiple on-going clinical trials.
Primary Site
Institution name: 
LSU Health Sciences Center
Number of beds in hospital: 
478
Number of beds in ED: 
28
Total number of annual ED visits: 
53940
Pediatric visits (%): 
8100
Admission rate (%): 
10
Admission admitted to critical care area (%): 
2
Total Number of EM rotation months: 
17
Faculty Attributes
Total number of all faculty: 
10
Female faculty (%): 
3
Block Schedule
PGY-1: 
Medicine - 2 mos
Med ICU - 1 mos
Surgery (Trauma) - 1 mo
Surgery (General) - 1 mo
Pediatrics - 2 mos
OB/Gyn - 1 mo
ED - 2 mos
Orthopedics - 1 mo
EMS - 1 week
PGY-2: 
Emerg Med - 7 mos
Critical Care ICU - 1 mo
Anesthesia - 1 mo
Elective - 2 mos
Research/EMS - 1 mo
PGY-3: 
Emerg Med - 7 mos
ICU Elective - 1 mo
Research/EMS - 1 mo
ED/Admin -1 mo
Elective - 2 mos
Resident Benefits
Educational materials provided outside allowance per year: 
No