LSU New OrleansEmergency Medicine

Resident’s Perspective November 2011

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

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

New Orleans/Charity program Differe

same challenges and rewards.

“Spirit of Charity” program

Different buildings…

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

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

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

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

LSU New Orleans Emergency Medicine

“Prepared for the worst… providing the

best”