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.
Teaching Facilities - Emergency Medicine Residency Program
Take the next step in your medical career at Ochsner Medical Center, the Gulf South's premier academic medical center and the top-ranked hospital in Louisiana for 15 consecutive years. Here, you will train alongside nationally recognized experts across eight centers of excellence, gaining hands-on experience managing complex, high-acuity cases in a collaborative, multidisciplinary environment. Whether you're driving breakthrough clinical research or delivering compassionate, patient-centered care backed by Magnet-recognized nursing excellence, Ochsner provides the ideal setting to hone your skills, expand your clinical expertise, and shape the future of medicine.
Elevate your training at Ochsner Baptist, a key campus of Ochsner Medical Center and a nationally recognized hub for clinical excellence. Home to the renowned Women's Pavilion, the region's only Level 4 NICU, and the collaborative Ochsner MD Anderson Cancer Center, this dynamic campus offers exceptional exposure to high-acuity maternal-fetal medicine, advanced surgical subspecialties, and comprehensive oncology care. Train alongside leading specialists in an environment backed by top-tier national rankings in OB/GYN and a deep commitment to cutting-edge research, patient safety, and multidisciplinary education.
Sharpen your acute musculoskeletal diagnosis and management skills at the Orthopedics Walk-in Clinic at Ochsner Health Center - Elmwood. In this high-volume walk-in setting, you will gain hands-on experience evaluating and treating acute sprains, strains, fractures, and sports injuries without the delay of scheduled referrals. Working alongside specialized orthopedists, sports medicine experts, and physical therapists, you'll master rapid triage, on-site imaging interpretation, and efficient outpatient orthopedic care delivery.
Advance your clinical training at Ochsner Medical Center - Kenner, a dynamic community teaching hospital that blends personalized mentorship with high-acuity care. While rotating here, you will gain hands-on experience across diverse specialties; including a 24/7 Level II Emergency Department, comprehensive family birthing services, advanced wound care, and the region's leading neuroendocrine tumor program. Work alongside dedicated faculty in an award-winning, patient-focused environment that champions quality outcomes, advanced research, and exceptional medical education.
Advance your clinical training at Ochsner Medical Center - West Bank Campus in Gretna, Louisiana. While rotating through this 180-bed acute-care facility, you will gain comprehensive hands-on experience across critical care, emergency medicine, high-acuity inpatient services, specialized surgical care (including Mako robotic-arm assisted procedures), maternal-fetal medicine, and the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). Work alongside nationally recognized multidisciplinary care teams delivering award-winning healthcare across the West Bank community.
During the EM3 year, Ochsner Emergency Medicine residents complete a four-week external rotation at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta through Emory University.
This experience allows residents to train within another major academic and urban clinical environment and learn from a different patient population, healthcare system, faculty and institutional approach to emergency care.
Emergency physicians may practice in many different clinical environments after graduation. Training across institutions helps residents develop flexibility, broaden their clinical perspective and carry lessons from multiple systems into their future practice.
Ochsner provides an apartment for each resident during the rotation and reimburses mileage for travel to and from Atlanta.
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Why Choose Ochsner?
Ochsner Health is the leading nonprofit healthcare system in the Gulf South, serving patients across Louisiana, Mississippi, and surrounding regions.
- 47 hospitals and more than 370 health and urgent care centers
- Over 40,000 team members
- Approximately 4,900 employed and affiliated physicians
- Care for 1.6 million patients annually from all 50 states and dozens of countries