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Didactics

Five hours of lecture per week, divided in 2.5 hour blocks twice per week, on core topics in Emergency Medicine are presented by staff, selected specialists and guest lecturers. Topics chosen coordinate with the assigned reading in the book Emergency Medicine, A Comprehensive Study Guide (provided by the program). Journal Club, Morbidity and Mortality, and Interesting case conference are each held monthly. Residents are required to give two lectures per month to the interns and students in the ED.

In-service exams, both written and oral, cover assigned reading and conference topics and are given monthly to prepare residents for the Emergency Medicine Board certification exams.

All residents take the National In-training Exam prepared by ABEM each year. All residents will become certified at the provider level in BLS, ACLS, ATLS and PALS and become instructor certified as well.

The program will fund attendance at a national Emergency Medicine conference for presentation of any accepted research. Outstanding residents will be selected to attend the ACEP Scientific Assembly and the Society of Academic Emergency Medicine meetings each year.

Cadaver Lab

Resident procedure cadaver labs are held annually for each class and provide an outstanding opportunity to practice and learn critical care procedures.  In addition, the LSU Emergency Medicine Program historically has had a strong working relationship with the LSU Medical School.  Procedure cadaver labs are incorporated throughout the freshman and sophomore anatomy blocks.  These student cadaver labs are taught by Emergency Medicine residents.  Residents are encouraged to volunteer their time to teach medical students and have the opportunity to further improve their proficiency in critical care procedures during these labs.

Difficult Airway Course

During the the yearly PGY didactic blocks, residents participate in a difficult airway course led by nationally recognized airway faculty. The course involves a mixture of advanced didactics and simulation labs. While the course provides a structured formal framework in the management of the difficult airway, the principles of the nationally recognized difficult airway course are expoused throughout the entire residency training experience. 

 

Ultrasound Lab

During the yearly PGY didactic blocks, residents participate in an Ultrasound lab.  In addition, the Ultrasound faculty provide ultrasound lectures with hands-on lab sessions several times a year during the resident conference times. 

Subspecialty Track

Because we are a 4-year program, our curriculum allows for a generous amount of elective time.  Our PGY4 residents plan and participate in a subspecialty track to develop their "niche" in EM.  EMS, U/S, International EM, Toxicology and Hyperbarics are currently the most popular subspecialty tracks, but the resident is encouraged to develop any area of interest into a subspecialty track with a goal of furthering that resident's career in EM.