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.
Educational Experience - Emergency Medicine Residency Program
Welcome to the Emergency Medicine Residency Program! Our dynamic program offers residents superb, state-of-the-art training at one of the largest private academic medical centers in the South. The Ochsner Emergency Medicine Residency Program is committed to providing an exceptional educational experience that will prepare residents to deliver comprehensive, compassionate, and cost-effective care. The Emergency Medicine Residency Program is a fully accredited 3-year program by ACGME and supports Ochsner’s mission to serve, heal, lead, educate, and innovate.
The residency program is a major focus of effort for our faculty and is closely integrated with our quality clinical mission. The current structure and organization of the training program was designed to teach residents to deliver excellent patient care in a supportive and collegial educational environment. The program endeavors to train compassionate professionals who have a comprehensive medical knowledge base of the specialty, can translate that knowledge into effective patient care, and communicate effectively with patients, their families, and the healthcare team. We hope to train “lifelong learners” who will continually strive to improve their own practice, and who effectively use system resources for the benefit of their patients. The ACGME has termed these goals the “Competencies” of Patient Care and Procedural Skills, Medical Knowledge, Practice-Based Learning and Improvement, Interpersonal and Communication Skills, Professionalism, and Systems-Based Practice. An effort will be made not only to teach, but also evaluate these competencies using multiple methods.
EM PGY-1 Sample Schedule
Rotation
Duration
Orientation
4 weeks
Emergency Medicine
26 weeks
Pediatric Emergency Medicine
6 weeks
Anesthesiology + Emergency Ultrasound
4 weeks
Medical Intensive Care Unit
4 weeks
Orthopedics / Sports Medicine
4 weeks
General Purpose Time (GPT)/Vacation
4 weeks
EM PGY-2 Sample Schedule
Rotation
Duration
Emergency Medicine
30 weeks
Toxicology / Emergency Ultrasound
2 weeks
Emergency Medical Services
2 weeks
Neurovascular Intensive Care Unit
4 weeks
Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
4 weeks
Shock Trauma Center Resuscitation Unit & Intensive Care Unit
4 weeks
Obstetrics
2 weeks
General Purpose Time (GPT) / Vacation
4 weeks
EM PGY-3 Sample Schedule
Rotation
Duration
Emergency Medicine + Pediatric Emergency Medicine
34 weeks
Pediatric Anesthesiology + Emergency Ultrasound
2 weeks
Medical Intensive Care Unit
4 weeks
Elective
4 weeks
Shock Trauma Center Resuscitation Unit & Intensive Care Unit OR LSU Shreveport TRU
4 weeks
General Purpose Time (GPT) / Vacation
4 weeks
Ochsner’s Emergency Medicine Residency Program is committed to the education of its residents and offers a wide variety of conferences focused on training great physicians for practice in diverse settings.
The Ochsner Clinical Simulation and Patient Safety Center located at Ochsner Medical Center’s North Campus on Jefferson Highway provides our residents with a vast amount of additional training so that they may enhance their skills and education further. Simulation teaching begins in the PGY-1 year.
Research prospects are abundant at Ochsner. Residents in Emergency Medicine are allotted the opportunity to conduct research in any topic within our field. Residents are encouraged to explore subjects that offer them interest and will have a meaningful impact in Emergency Medicine. Residents have the opportunity to present their work in a supportive environment while establishing collaborations and creating academic friendships at Ochsner’s Annual Research Day, held annually in May. This event showcases the biomedical research of investigators within the Ochsner Health while including students of the University of Queensland-Ochsner Clinical School, along with postdoctoral fellows, scientists, clinical residents and fellows, nurses, and pharmacists. It’s a daylong event that includes general assemblies, a noon keynote address, a poster display, and an evening networking session with hor d’oeuvres and cocktails in the Brent House Atrium. In addition, residents have the ability to submit their work for publication to the Ochsner Journal, a quarterly medical journal providing a wide range of peer-reviewed, timely, and practical information.
Residents at Ochsner have access to a vast amount of resources to enhance their clinical and educational experiences. The Medical Library is available for use and provides access to over 1,700 electronic journals and over 250 electronic books, all searchable through high-value databases. In addition, Ochsner’s Research Division, Clinical Simulation and Patient Safety Center, along with various Web Applications and External Organizations suggested by Graduate Medical Education can help residents develop their career further.
