Since 1995, the Louisiana State University Health Science Center - New Orleans Family Medicine Residency Program at Lake Charles Memorial Hospital has been chosen by 66 medical school graduates to complete their residency training.

The Family Practice Residency Program is a community-based program that began in January 1995. In January 1996 our program was granted provisional accreditation by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education and in January 2002 our program was awarded full accreditation.

The mission of our residency program is to promote and provide the highest quality physician education through patient care - utilizing the most up to date educational methods and information systems. Our residents provide patient care that is continuous, comprehensive, and in the context of the entire family. They are prepared to practice medicine in a full range of practice settings and in a continuously evolving professional environment. Our graduates demonstrate competence and compassion in providing the highest quality and comprehensive care to all members of the family. They display leadership skills and good citizenship in the medical society and communities in which they practice their specialty of Family Medicine.

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