Louisiana State University - New Orleans

Submitted by KWhittington on May 17, 2011 - 2:55pm
Medical School Affiliation: 
Louisiana Health Sciences Center - New Orleans
Institution Address: 
1542 Tulane Avenue Room 459, Box T4M2
New Orleans, LA 70112
United States
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Mailing Address
Address1: 
1542 Tulane Avenue
Address2: 
Room 459, Box T4M2
City: 
New Orleans
State: 
Louisiana
Zip: 
70112
Website(s): 
http://www.medschool.lsuhsc.edu/emergency_medicine
Program Training Format: 
PGY 1 - 4
Number of residents per entering class: 
13
Number of residents currently in training: 
47
Percentage of residents who are women: 
42.00
Total number of resident graduates: 
300
Numbers of residency who did not complete the program in past 5 years: 
7
List combined programs: 
EM/IM
Accreditation: 
ACGME
ACGME Accreditation: 
Initial
Date of last ACGME RRC - EM survey : 
Monday, May 3, 2010
Year program began: 
1973
Residency Coordinator
Coordinator First Name: 
Kathy
Coordinator Last Name: 
Whittington
Coordinator Title: 
Residency Coordinator
Coordinator Email: 
klwhit@lsuhsc.edu
Coordinator Phone: 
+1 504 903 3594
Coordinator Fax: 
+1 504 903 4569
Program Director
Director Title: 
Program Director
Director First Name: 
Micelle
Director Last Name: 
Haydel
Director Email: 
mhayde@lsuhsc.edu
Research Director
First Name: 
Lala
Last Name: 
Dunbar, MD
Email: 
laladunbar@msn.com
Areas of department research interest: 
hyperbarics, trauma, disaster medicine
Number of peer review abstracts presented in last 5 years: 
15
Number of peer reviewed manuscripts published in the last 5 years: 
25
Number of non-peer-reviewed publications in the last 5 years: 
5
Describe how the residents meet the requirement of engage in scholarly activity: 
Residents may choose to do bench research, case presentations, original studies, assisting with clinical trials, or a host of other ways to fulfill their research requirement.
Unique attributes: 
There is a resident research requirement. Departmental funding is available for research pursuits and grant-writing is encouraged and assisted. All resident travel is fully funded for research presentations.
Primary Site
Institution name: 
LSU Interim Public Hospiatl
Number of beds in hospital: 
250
Number of beds in ED: 
44
Total number of annual ED visits: 
70000
Pediatric visits (%): 
6
Admission rate (%): 
8
Admission admitted to critical care area (%): 
14
Level 1 Trauma verification?: 
Yes
Total Number of EM rotation months: 
16
Unique attributes: 
Electronic ED chart Digital radiographs Electronic tracking Distinct ChemBio area Electronic patient records
Second Site
Institution name: 
Ochsner Hospital
Number of beds in hospital: 
441
Number of beds in ED: 
29
Total number of annual ED visits: 
54000
Total Number of EM rotation months: 
4
Miles from primary training institution: 
5
Unique Attributes: 
Electronic ED chart Digital radiographs Electronic tracking Distinct ChemBio area Electronic patient records
Faculty Attributes
Total number of all faculty: 
27
Number of core faculty: 
20
Number of clinical faculty: 
25
Number of non-clinical faculty: 
2
Female faculty (%): 
44
Block Schedule
PGY-1: 
Intro 2 weeks
Vacation 3 weeks
OB 1 month
Anesthesia 1 month
Trauma Surg 1 month
Ochsner ED 2 months
Medicine 2 months
MICU 1 months
Charity ED 3 months
PGY-2: 
Special topics 2 weeks
EMS 2 weeks
Vacation 1 month
Children’s ED 1 month
MICU 1 month
Slidell ED 1 month
Ochsner ED 1 month
Elective 1 month
Charity ED 5 months
PGY-3: 
Special topics 2 weeks
Vacation 1 month
Children’s ED 1 month
MICU 1 month
Slidell ED 1 month
Elective 1 month
West Jeff ED 1 month
Charity ED 5 months
PGY-4: 
Special topics 2 weeks
Vacation 1 month
Children’s ED 1 month
MICU 1 month
West Jeff 1 month
Ochsner ED 1 month
Elective 4 months
Charity ED 3 months
Resident Benefits
Educational stipend allowance per year: 
250.00
Uniform allowance per year: 
one lab coat
Types of insurance coverage provided: 
Participation in state employee group benefit program for medical and disability insurance. Malpractice provided.
Educational materials provided outside allowance per year: 
Yes
Unique resident benefits not listed above: 
AAEM & ACEP memberships
Resident Graduate Attributes (last 5 years only)
Number of residents entering fellowship programs: 
25
Number of program graduates who are academic faculty: 
10
First time ABEM qualifying exam rate: 
95
First time ABEM oral exam pass rate: 
100