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Lake Charles Memorial Hospital

Alan LeBato, MD
Program Director

The Family Medicine 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.
• Our residents 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.
• Our graduates display leadership skills and good citizenship in the medical society and communities in which they practice their specialty of Family Medicine.

Since the inception of our program, we are proud and honored to have a total of 66 medical- school graduates select our residency program as their residency-training site. Our current residents and incoming residents understand the importance and impact that our program has on the community it serves.

The contributions that our residents and graduates make to Lake Charles, southwest Louisiana, the state of Louisiana and nationally are significant!

CURRICULUM

The rotations for the Family Medicine Residency Program at Lake Charles Memorial Hospital are designed to provide comprehensive training to the resident-physician in all 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 Medicine Residency Program at Lake Charles Memorial Hospital:

PGY 1   Internal Medicine 3 mos Pediatrics-Outpatient 2 mos OB/GYN 2 mos Emergency Medicine 2 mos General Surgery 2 mos Community Medicine 1 mo Family Practice Center 1 half day per week Vacation 2 wks

PGY 2   Internal Medicine 3 mos Pediatrics-Inpatient 2 mos OB/GYN 2 mos Orthopedics 1 mo Practice Management/ Sports Medicine 1 mo FPC Walk-In Clinic 1 mo Urgent Care Clinic 1 mo Night Float 1 mo Family Practice Center 2 half days per week Vacation 3 wks

PGY 3   Internal Medicine 2 mos PUL/ICU 1 mo Cardiology 1 mo Pediatrics 1.5 mos Urgent Care Clinic  6 wks Subspecialty 1 mo FPC Walk-In Clinic 1 mo Night Float 2 wks Electives 3 mos Family Practice Center 3 half days per week Vacation 4 wks

COMPENSATION

The LSUHSC Family Medicine Residency Program at Lake Charles Memorial Hospital offers an excellent salary and benefits package:

Year	Salary	Annual Leave	CME/Travel/Book Allowance
PGY 1	$44,168	3 weeks	$1,000/yr
PGY 2	$45,500	4 weeks	$500/yr & 5 CME days
PGY 3	$47,179	5 weeks	$1,500/yr & 5 CME days

Benefits:

• Housing Allowance - $3,600/year (Paid $300/month)
• Intern Moving Expenses - $1,500
• Licensing Fees Paid:
  • USMLE Step 3 - $855
  • Louisiana State Medical License/Permit - $100/yr
• Medical Health Insurance Coverage for resident and dependents available at a discounted rate through LCMH.
• Moonlighting is allowed for second- and third-year residents.

Lagniappe Benefits:

• Advanced training
  • Advanced Cardiac Life Support
  • Pediatric Advanced Life Support
  • Advanced Trauma Life Support
  • Neonatal Advanced Life Support
• Lab Coats (two for incoming house officers, one per year thereafter)
• Meals (while on duty)
• Medical Malpractice Insurance
• Membership Dues
  • American Academy of Family Physicians
  • Louisiana Academy of Family Physicians
• Pager
• Parking

FACULTY

Alan LeBato, MD
Assistant Professor and Program Director
alebato@lcmh.com
 

E. Jay Soileau, MD
Assistant Professor and Assistant Program Director
jsoileau@lcmh.com
 

Bryan Barootes, MD
Assistant Professor
bbarootes@lcmh.com
 

 

Danette Null, MD
Assistant Professor
dnull@lcmh.com

Tuananh Pham, MD
Assistant Professor
tpham@lcmh.com

 

Brian Harrell, MD
Assistant Professor
bharrell@lcmh.com

Rev. David DeWitt, DMin
Assistant Professor, Behavioral Science 
ddewitt@lcmh.com

Part-Time Faculty
Mark Dawson, MD, MBA
David Dobbins, MD, PhD
Charles Humphries, MD
Bradley Loewer, MD
Keane O'Neal, MD
Arthur W. Primeaux, MD
Kenneth Thomas, MD
Patrick Unkel, MD

MEET THE RESIDENTS

PGY-3 
 

Jean Ancelet, MD	Benjamin Degatur, MD	Rick Edwards, MD
Joseph Nick Heinen, MD	Fallon McManus, MD	Lacey Millet, MD
Rajalakshmi Natarajan,  MD	Melissa Rasberry, MD

 

PGY-2 
 

Matthew Courville, MD	Mandy Crow, MD	Andrew Davies, MD
Tommy Gould, MD	Lynda Ebere Mbah, MD	Lanminh Ngoc Pham, MD
Danielle Rushing,  MD	Josh Whatley, MD

PGY-1 

Stewart Greathouse, MD	Ashley Greenman, MD	Jason Hagan, MD
David Landry, MD	Spencer Launey, MD	Micah LeLeux, MD
Ben Proctor,  MD	Amy Soileau, MD