Ochsner Health is a system that delivers health to the people of Louisiana, Mississippi and the Gulf South with a mission to Serve, Heal, Lead, Educate and Innovate.
Ochsner Health is a system that delivers health to the people of Louisiana, Mississippi and the Gulf South with a mission to Serve, Heal, Lead, Educate and Innovate.
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Ochsner is committed to a clinically-integrated research program with the ultimate goal of improving the health and wellness of our patients and communities. And as the largest academic medical center in Louisiana, we are training the next generation of healthcare professionals to be leaders who can meet evolving healthcare challenges.
Please Note: This program has two phases - fourth-year students participate between August and December, and third-year students participate between January and May.
To provide third- and fourth-year medical students with an advanced experience in General Surgery and possible sub-specialties. Students will apply and expand their knowledge of surgical disease through direct patient care and operative experience.
Each student will rotate on busy clinical services, typically acute care and minimally invasive surgery, with possible opportunities in breast surgery, surgical critical care, trauma surgery, endocrine surgery, surgical oncology, and vascular surgery. Students will participate actively in all phases of diagnosis and treatment alongside resident and attending staff. Activities include daily work rounds, evaluation of pre- and postoperative patients in both the hospital and clinic settings and assisting in the operating room. Students will attend all regularly scheduled academic conferences. Evaluation, diagnosis, and management of surgical disease, as well as understanding of clinical pathophysiology, are especially emphasized for the student. There is no on-call requirement, though students may choose to shadow an intern on-call once a week. This third- and fourth-year elective rotation is designed for students interested in pursuing a career in General Surgery or one of its subspecialties.
Please log in to the Visiting Student Learning Opportunities (VSLO) for full details and application process and to view our elective catalog. Electives are approved with a maximum of one 4-week elective rotations and are based on academic merit and availability. Because the selection process is highly competitive, we ask that students please allow a minimum of 8 weeks for proper approval.
Because of our increasing number of affiliate partnerships and the high demand for educational rotations at Ochsner, opportunities for visiting students from nonaffiliated schools may be limited.
Visiting students are responsible for locating and securing their own transportation, housing, and meals during the elective rotation(s).
We recommend that final housing and travel arrangements are deferred until enrollment has been confirmed in the event that we are unable to accommodate a specific course request.
All students must upload a letter of interest to their VSLO application explaining why they are interested in an elective rotation at Ochsner.
Ochsner Clinic Foundation
Undergraduate Medical Education
1401-A Jefferson Highway
Academic Center, First Floor
New Orleans, LA 70121
Electives@ochsner.org
All information requests must come through the GME Office.
Students are NOT to directly contact Ochsner Health faculty and administrative staff in an attempt to arrange clinical/research experiences. The GME Office is responsible for scheduling ALL elective requests. All students must follow the established guidelines and procedures without exception.
Send student inquiries and status requests to:
olgmc.gme@ochsner.org
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