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LSU New Orleans Emergency Medicine

Resident’s Perspective November 2011. LSU New Orleans Emergency Medicine. Why Emergency Medicine?. Exciting career Fun workplace Team environment Room to take your interests farther Ultrasound Research Hyperbarics International EMS Academics Critical care Scheduling flexibility

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LSU New Orleans Emergency Medicine

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  1. Resident’s Perspective November 2011 LSU New OrleansEmergency Medicine

  2. Why Emergency Medicine? • Exciting career • Fun workplace • Team environment • Room to take your interests farther • Ultrasound • Research • Hyperbarics • International • EMS • Academics • Critical care • Scheduling flexibility • Ease in finding a job after graduation • Good compensation

  3. What to look for in a program…depends on your career goals • County vs Academic • Exposure to trauma, complex medical histories, pediatrics • Funding • Research opportunities • Location • Do you want to stay on as faculty after you graduate? • Moonlighting • 3 vs 4 year programs

  4. New Orleans/Charity program • Differe Different buildings… same challenges and rewards. “Spirit of Charity” program

  5. New Orleans/Charity program • Our patients: • Trauma patients • Those in the neighborhood who need emergency care • Patients who have historically come to the Charity system and feel that they get the best care there • Those without insurance – no “wallet biopsy” at University Hospital • Our missions: • Diversity within our residency to reflect the diversity of our patients • Cultural competence within the residency • Delivery of the best possible care to our patients

  6. Commitment to Diversity within the residency • Applications • Applications of medically underrepresented minority backgrounds are encouraged • Meet and greets are arranged for applicants to meet other residents and faculty from varied backgrounds

  7. Commitment to Diversity within the residency • Mentoring • We are seeking out mentoring relationships with historically African American medical schools such as Meharry Medical College • We are pursuing additional relationships with summer programs and community colleges aimed at increased exposure of future physicians in our community to the field of Emergency Medicine • We look forward to an increased mentoring role with members of SNMA from both Tulane and LSU

  8. Cultural Competence • Curriculum • Conference presentations aimed at exploring health care disparities and the history of racism in the medical field • Journal club articles examining health care disparities • Professionalism committee established to help medical residents and faculty communicate effectively with our patients

  9. LSU New Orleans Emergency Medicine “Prepared for the worst… providing the best”

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