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Prospective Residents

Didactics

Morning Report
Morning Report is held daily Monday through Friday at Touro Infirmary, Kenner-Ochsner, and University Hospital. Presentations are from the previous night’s admits, with opportunities to develop skills in history taking, lab/ECG/chest x-ray interpretation, and evaluation of proper assessments. Each month at University Hospital there are four to six subspecialty Morning Reports that include Cardiology, Gastroenterology, Nephrology, Infectious Disease, Comprhensive Medicine, and Pulmonary/Critical Care. Our morning reports are run by faculty who are experienced and seasoned teachers - you won't leave without learning something! We often incorporate small didactic presentations and demonstrate clinical approaches to common patient scenarios. Morning report usually ends with one or two Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program questions related to the disease process that was presented.

Department of Medicine Grand Rounds
Gramd Rounds occur every Friday at noon. Each week faculty from a different section of the Department of Medicine presents a relevant clinical or research topic. LSU Medicine faculty and prominent national and international guest speakers provide a lecture regarding their bench or clinical research, clinical expertise, and novel issues and developments in the field of Internal Medicine.

Core Conferences
Residents attend weekly conferences presented by faculty and subspecialty fellows. Each month is organized by individual subspecialties. MKSAP reviews are scheduled on a bi-monthly basis to coincide with the subspecialty core lectures. Additionally, medical guideline lectures are also provided on a bi-monthly basis. Residents are also free to attend any of the various fellow conferences. As the year comes to an end and residents prepare for their board exams, faculty and fellows review board-relevant questions with the residents. The Department of Medicine also administers two inservice exams - the national ABIM inservice exam and an LSU inservice exam that tests the material covered in the guideline, core, and MKSAP lectures.

PACE-HOPE Workshop Series
Once a month, the students, residents, and faculty attend a required conference designed to foster the development of skills relating to professsionalism and the advancement of education. Workshop topics have included “Teaching Fellow Residents” and “Written Evaluations of Houseofficers” as well as sessions on “Tips on Writing a Winning Abstract” and “Developing a Research Plan.” Our program recieved a grant from the ACP to develop this series, and it is well attended and well liked by all of our residents.

Case Conferences
Bi-monthly, the students, residents, and faculty attend a special conference in which experts sit on a panel and discuss a particular case. Cases are selected from the patients seen at our three facilities and are chosen based on unique pathology or unique presentations of common pathology. The residents and chief residents prepare the cases for the audience. Cases are often published in the Journal of the Louisiana State Medical Society.

Guideline Quizzes
Twice a month, a key journal article regarding important guidelines is discussed with the residents. Following the presentation, a quiz is given to assess resident understanding. Features such as the guideline quizzes are only a small part of the measures taken to ensure preparation for the ABIM and clinical practice.

Procedure Skills Fairs and Patient Simulation Labs
Residents attend two procedure labs per year where they undergo instruction by faculty who teach proper techniques for procedures, such as endotracheal intubations, resuscitation/megacode managements, lumbar punctures, ultrasound-guided central line placements, and other ABIM-required procedures. Residents also attend two simulation labs during the year where they address simulated disease processes in specially designed manikins who respond to treatment. Our patient simulation lab is one of only fourteen in the entire country.

Resident Teaching Opportunities
There are multiple teaching opportunities at LSU-New Orleans that include teaching on the wards, clinics, and at morning report. LSU medical students rotate on Internal Medicine inpateint services at Touro Infirmary, Kenner-Ochsner, and University Hospital. Residents also participate in the Introduction to Clinical Medicine course where they teach second-year medical students the basics of taking a history, performing a physical examination, and forming a differential diagnosis. Each year during the June orientation, senior residents provide a series of lectures to new interns designed to prepare them for the general medicine inpatient, outpatient clinic, and subspecialty services.

Social Learning
There are multiple opportunities to enjoy the cuisine and spirits of New Orleans with other residents during educational activities. A good example is Journal Club. Two articles are selected and presented by two residents each month, using a systematic guide for study analysis. Faculy are invited to participate in the discussion. Journal Club has been held in many of our local restaurants, including Melting Pot, Sake Café, Anselmo’s, Hyde Park Grill, Copeland’s Cheesecake Bistro, Drago’s, Voodoo BB-Q, and Crescent City Brewhouse. The presentations and discussions are informal, and participation is encouraged from residents and students.