Surgery Residency Program

The Surgery Residency Program at Ochsner Health is a 5-year ACGME-accredited free-standing residency program. The Ochsner General Surgery Program is nonpyramidal, entering one preliminary and seven categorical PGY I interns, and graduating seven chief residents. Ochsner is located in the suburbs of New Orleans, close to the excitement of one of the nation's premier cities for food and entertainment but safely removed from the hectic pace of urban life. The mission of the Ochsner Surgery Program is to provide broad-based experience and training in all facets of general surgery practice and science. This is accomplished by providing an ideal mix of training venues, a talented and academically oriented staff, a well-planned educational curriculum, extensive research activity, regular resident-program director interaction and feedback, and outstanding fellowship and employment opportunities.

The clinical training for the Surgery program at Ochsner occurs at six facilities. The Ochsner Clinic Foundation main campus in New Orleans provides two-thirds of the resident's experience, and three others are located in the greater New Orleans region. Ochsner Health is an integrated health care system in Southeast Louisiana that provides routine and specialty care for patients from Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas, Alabama, and the Florida panhandle. The resident experience also includes rotations at the Ochsner Kenner, Baptist, and Northshore locations; in addition to the Leonard J. Chabert Medical Center in Houma.

The remaining 5% of each resident’s experience is provided on the region’s only Level I Trauma Service at University Medical Center (UMC) for rotations in Trauma/Critical Care in New Orleans. UMC is a Level I trauma center located 5.4 miles from the main campus of Ochsner.