The rotations for the Family Practice Residency Program at Lake Charles Memorial Hospital are designed to provide comprehensive training to the resident-physician in all of the medical components necessary to fulfill the broad medical specialty of Family Practice.
To comply with the guidelines listed by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, and to meet the requirements listed in the Special Requirements for Family Practice Residents, the following rotations have been implemented for the LSUHSC Family Practice Residency Program at Lake Charles Memorial Hospital:

PGY 1

Duration

Internal Medicine

3 months

Pediatric

2 months

OB/GYN

2 months

Emergency Medicine

2 months

General Surgery

2 months

Community Medicine

1 month

Vacation

2 weeks

Family Practice Center

1 (1/2) days per week

(vac.- take within Community Medicine, General Surgery or ER rotations)


PGY 2

Duration

Internal Medicine

3 months

Pediatric

2 months

OB/GYN

2 months

Orthopedics

1 month

Practice Management

1 week

Internal Medicine Outpatient Clinics

1 month

Urgent Care Clinic

2 months

Family Practice Center

2(1/2) days per week

Vacation

3 weeks


PGY 3

Duration

Internal Medicine

2 months

PUL/ICU

1 month

Cardiology

1 month

Pediatrics

1 month

Urgent Care Clinic

 

Outpatient with OB Call

2 months

Internal Medicine

 

Outpatient Clinics

1 month

Electives

3 months

Family Practice Center

3 (1/2) days per week

Vacation

4 weeks