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WELCOME TO A FUTURE IN EMERGENCY MEDICINE!

The Advanced EM elective is designed to prepare you for an exciting future in this ever-changing specialty.  At LSU, our aim is to provide you with outstanding clinical exposure and high-quality education in a variety of forms.  During this clerkship, your responsibilities will include:

• clinical shifts in multiple areas the Main Emergency Department of University Hospital - a Level I Trauma Center that currently sees 90,000+ patient visits/year;
• dedicated ultrasound, hyperbarics, and toxicology shifts;
• weekly didactic sessions that include a variety of educational methods - case based, traditional lectures, skills and simulation labs
• residency and career advising services from LSU academic faculty and residency program leadership

For those students wishing to explore one of the many subspecialties of EM, we also offer dedicated 4-week rotations in Ultrasound, Hyperbaric Medicine, and Research. 

Please fill out the application form with all required information if you are interested.  We look forward to meeting you and showing what LSU EM has to offer!

Visiting Student Clerkship Application Forms  

Clerkship Application Form                                

Senior EM Ultrasound Rotation

Senior Hyperbaric Medicine Rotation

Housing Application Form

Please fill out and return to LSU Student Affairs at the address provided. You will be notified upon receipt whether your application is accepted.

Please note course numbers:

MEDC 432a - Senior Clerkship in Emergency Medicine
(You may list Dr. Jennifer Avegno under "Preceptor.")

MEDC 434a - Senior Elective in Emergency Medicine (write "U/S," "Hyperbarics," or "Research" next to course number)

Housing

Several of our residents have generously offered housing at reasonable prices to visiting students.  There is limited availability; if you are interested please contact Dr. Avegno ASAP.  We will also help you to secure short-term housing in the New Orleans area if necessary.

On-campus housing is extremely limited and provided on a first-come, first-serve basis only. If you are interested in LSU dorm housing, please contact: 

Dennis Lauscha,
Director of Student Housing
(504) 568-6259