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Prospective Applicants

The Department of Orthopaedic Surgery offers a five year Residency Training Program. Four PGY-1 positions are filled each year through the National Resident Matching Program. Our program is designed to provide progressive development in clinical, operative and research skills. The residents rotate through three New Orleans area hospitals: University Hospital, Children's Hospital and Kenner Regional Medical Center. Other rotations include Earl K. Long Hospital in Baton Rouge and a three month Sports Medicine rotation at the Center for Orthopaedics in Lake Charles. At these locations the residents' education is enhanced through clinical teaching and didactic programs. Residents participate in the annual Orthopaedic In-Training Exam given by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.

The following conferences are scheduled for all residents rotating in New Orleans: 

Core Conference/M&M	7-8 AM	Weekly
Grand Rounds	8-9 AM	Weekly
Indications Conference	5-7 PM	Weekly
Journal Club	6 PM	Monthly
Children's Grand Rounds	7-8 AM	Weekly
Formal Education Conference	1-5 PM	Weekly

In addition, residents attend the ATLS Course during the PGY-1, the AO Residents Basic Course during PGY-2 and the Annual Meeting of the AAOS during PGY-4. The department may also provide support for a resident to attend a meeting for which he or she has had a paper accepted for presentation.

Our Resident Library contains current Orthopaedic textbooks, up-to-date specialty journals, educational CD-ROMs and video programs, and is accessible to residents at all times. In addition, the nearby LSUHSC Medical Library is staffed by qualified medical librarians. Networked computers and digital imaging equipment are available for the residents to use in the Orthopaedic Academic Office, and a Residency Coordinator and a Graphics Coordinator are on staff to assist the residents. A faculty advisor mentors each resident throughout his or her five years in the residency program.

Typical Residency Rotation Schedule

 

	JUL	AUG	SEP	OCT	NOV	DEC
PGY1	General Surgery	General Surgery	General Surgery	Peds Surgery	ER	MICU
PGY2	CHNO	CHNO	CHNO	CHNO	CHNO	CHNO
PGY3	Private	Private	Private	Lake Charles	Lake Charles	Lake Charles
PGY4	CHNO	CHNO	CHNO	CHNO	CHNO	CHNO
PGY5	Baton Rouge	Baton Rouge	Baton Rouge	Private	Private	Private

  

	JAN	FEB	MAR	APR	MAY	JUN
PGY1	Ortho	Ortho	Ortho	Anesth	Plastic Surgery	SICU
PGY2	Private	Private	Private	Children	Children	Children
PGY3	Baton Rouge	Baton Rouge	Baton Rouge	Research	Research	Research
PGY4	Private	Private	Private	Baton Rouge	Baton Rouge	Baton Rouge
PGY5	CHNO	CHNO	CHNO	CHNO	CHNO	CHNO

LSU Health Sciences Center

For more information on the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, please visit www.lsuhsc.edu/.

For more information on the Louisiana State University Medical School, please visit www.medschool.lsuhsc.edu/.

LSUHSC Applicant Handout

ERAS

The Department of Orthopaedic Surgery will be accepting applications through ERAS. The Student Affairs Office of your medical school will transmit your completed application for you. We ask that you have your application, at least three letters of recommendation with one from your chairman, official transcript, recent photograph and personal statement transmitted by October 31st. Applications are not reviewed until complete. Invitations to interview will generally be e-mailed after November 15.

Please direct all inquiries to:

Residency Coordinator
Department of Orthopaedics
2020 Gravier St., Room 330
New Orleans, LA 70112

To access the application and all other information please visit http://www.aamc.org/students/eras/start.htm.

Invitations to interview will generally be e-mailed after November 15 and we typically offer 2 interview days. Typically the interview day begins with a casual reception the evening prior and the entire next day is dedicated to interviewing with all orthopaedic faculty. Approximately 80 people are invited to interview for the four residency positions. You will be invited to interview via email.

LSUHSC Applicant Handout

Foreign Medical Graduates

LSUHSC Department of Orthopaedic Surgery accepts foreign medical graduates. We offer a J-1 Visa sponsored by the ECFMG.

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