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Alan LeBato, MD
Program Director
The Family Practice Residency Program based at Lake Charles Memorial Hospital is a community-based program that began in January 1995. In January 1996 our program was granted provisional accreditation by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education and in January 2002 our program was awarded full accreditation.
The mission of our residency program is to promote and provide the highest quality physician education through patient care - utilizing the most up to date educational methods and information systems. Our residents provide patient care that is continuous, comprehensive, and in the context of the entire family. They are prepared to practice medicine in a full range of practice settings and in a continuously evolving professional environment. Our graduates demonstrate competence and compassion in providing the highest quality and comprehensive care to all members of the family. They display leadership skills and good citizenship in the medical society and communities in which they practice their specialty of Family Medicine.
The contributions that our residents and graduates make to the Lake Charles community, southwest Louisiana, the state of Louisiana and other states within our great nation are significant!
The rotations for the Family Practice Residency Program at Lake Charles Memorial Hospital are designed to provide comprehensive training to the resident-physician in all of the medical components necessary to fulfill the broad medical specialty of Family Medicine. To comply with the guidelines listed by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education and to meet the requirements listed in the Special Requirements for Family Practice Residents, the following rotations have been implemented for the LSUHSC Family Practice Residency Program at Lake Charles Memorial Hospital:
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The LSUHSC Family Practice Residency Program at Lake Charles Memorial Hospital offers an excellent benefits package:
| Year | Salary | Annual Leave | CME/Travel/Book Allowance |
| First-year | $40,528 | 3 Weeks | $500 |
| Second-year | $41,270 | 4 Weeks | $1,000 & 5 CME days |
| Third-year | $43,242 | 5 Weeks | $1,500 & 5 CME days |
In addition:
Benefits provided at no charge:
Program Director
Alan LeBato, MD
Assistant Program Director
E.J. Soileau, MD
Full-time Faculty
Bryan Barootes, MD
Part-Time Faculty
Phillip Connor, MD
Mark Dawson, MD, MBA
David Dobbins, MD
Charles Humphries, MD
Arthur W. Primeaux, MD
Patrick Unkel, MD