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Welcome to the LSU New Orleans Emergency Medicine Student Clerkship

 

Historically, the LSU/Charity Hospital Emergency Department has been one of the busiest in the country, offering care to 70,000+ patients annually for many decades. During the 276-year history of our institution, we have provided care in many physical settings and locations - traditional facilities, military MASH units, and floating hospital ships to name a few. In early 2007, our brand-new, renovated state of the art ED was opened and has been going strong ever since. Currently, we see an amazing breadth and depth of patient presentations in approximately 60 beds, with at least 10 more beds and a new observation unit set to open this fall. Our new space allows us ample room to run major trauma and medical resuscitations simultaneously, while returning to our famous "charge system" of ED management that attracts residents and students from around the country. We serve as the Level I Trauma facility for a four-parish (county) region and are known worldwide for our unique and coordinated Emergency Medicine-centered approach to trauma care. 

Our distinctive environment and close partnerships with LSU and Tulane medical schools offer students an opportunity to interact with others from various training institutions and develop clinical skills and medical decision-making strategies in Emergency Medicine. Under the direct supervision and guidance of board certified Emergency Medicine faculty, students will learn basic skills in Emergency Medicine and its relationship to all disciplines of medicine. Our faculty and residents are enthusiastic about teaching and have done so in an award-winning fashion. The vast pathology encountered daily in our patients coupled with the autonomy offered during our rotation makes for a highly enjoyable educational experience.  Furthermore, our experiences over the past few years have given us training and insight into disaster medicine and health care infrastructure unmatched anywhere else in the country. During this rotation, we hope to broaden students' experience beyond the typical Emergency Medicine clerkship and to disseminate understanding and knowledge of these critically important issues. 

Rotations are offered 12 months a year. We welcome you to come spend a month with us as a senior medical student and experience excellence and dedication in Emergency Medicine.  

Jennifer Avegno, MD 

Director, Medical Student Clerkship

 

Heather Murphy Lavoie, MD

Assistant Director, Medical Student Clerkship