Saturday, August 8, 2009

LOUISIANA

Number of programs available are - 3



Program Name:Louisiana State University Medical Center/Alton Ochsner Medical Foundation Program

Specialty: Psychiatry
Address: 2020 Gravier Street, New Orleans, LA 70112
E-mail: sskagg@lsuhsc.edu
Web Page: http://www.medschool.lsumc.edu/psychiatry
Phone #: 5045687912
Program Director: Erich J. Conrad, M.D.
ACGME: 4002121291

Exact Applicant webpage
http://www.medschool.lsuhsc.edu/Psychiatry/residency_adult_application_process.aspx

General Psychiatry Application Process-INTERN ELIGIBLITY AND SELECTION
Applications for PGY I positions will only be accepted through applicant pool through the NRMP Specialty Matching Services, ERAS (Electronic Residency Application Service, http://www.aamc.org/audienceeras.htm). .
Deadline for submission of completed applications is January 31, 2009.
Complete applications through ERAS should include:
Application form
Scanned photograph
Dean's letter
3 additional letters of recommendation
Official Medical School transcripts
USMLE scores
Personal statement
All applications are screened by a Review Committee. Interviews are by invitation only and are conducted from October to January each year.
* NOTE: PGY II applicants and above apply directly to the program.
All candidates must meet all the ACGME General Requirements for selection of House Officers.
Graduates of medical schools in the United States and Canada accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME)
Graduates of colleges of osteopathic medicine in the United States accredited by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA)
Graduates of medical schools outside the United States who have received a currently valid certificate from the Education Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates or have a full and unrestricted license to practice medicine in a United States licensing jurisdiction
Graduates of medical schools outside the United States who have completed a Fifth Pathway Program by an LCME-accredited medical school. [A Fifth Pathway program is an academic year of supervised clinical education provided by an LCME-accredited medical school to students who a.) have completed, in an accredited college or university in the United States, undergraduate premedical education of the quality acceptable for matriculation in an accredited United States medical school; b.) have studied at a medical school outside the United States and Canada but listed in the World Health Directory of Medical schools; c.) have completed all of the formal requirements of the foreign medical school except internship and/or social service; d.) have attained a score satisfactory to the sponsoring medical school on a screening examination; and e.) have passes either the foreign Medical Graduate Examination in the Medical Sciences, Parts I and II of the examination of the National Board of Medical Examiners, or Steps 1 and 2 of the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USLME).]
All House Officer trainees must have a valid license or permit to practice medicine in the State of Louisiana. Requirements for medical licensure change from time to time. Beginning with graduates of 1992, all Louisiana licensure examination is through the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) three-step pathway. The Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners will confer unlimited licensure only after the candidate successfully completes the post-graduate year I level and passes the USMLE Step examinations 1 through 3. The examination of the LMCC Canada examination are not currently accepted by the Louisiana licensing Board.
The Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners issues temporary training permits to qualified post-graduate year I level trainees. Foreign citizen trainees must have standard Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) certification.

"No exact criteria but very few FMGs are there "

Program Name: Tulane University Program

Specialty: Psychiatry
Address: Tulane Univ Sch of Med, 1440 Canal St, TB53 New Orleans, LA 701122715
E-mail: psychres@tulane.edu Web Page: http://www.psychneuro.tulane.edu/psychres.htm
Phone #: 5049884272
Program Director: Patrick T. O'Neill, MD
ACGME: 4002121078

TO APPLY
We accept applications for PGY-1 positions through ERAS only. Applicants should have 3 letters of recommendation. International medical graduates should be ECFMG certified. The university sponsors J1 visas. For additional criteria, please e-mail psychres@tulane.edu

Inquiries about our training programs may be directed to:

Patrick T. O’Neill, M.D.Director of Psychiatry Residency TrainingDepartment of Psychiatry and Neurology TB51440 Canal Street New Orleans, LA 70112-2715
Phone: 504-988-4272Fax: 504-988-4270
OR

e-mail: psychres@tulane.edu
Ms. Kate Howard, Recruitment
DANIEL K. WINSTEAD, M.D., CHAIRMAN, DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHIATRY AND NEUROLOGY

"No exact criteria-good number of FMGS are there"

Program Name: Louisiana State University (Shreveport) Program
Specialty: Psychiatry
Address: LSU Health Sciences Ctr, 1501 Kings Hwy P.O. Box 33932, Shreveport, LA 711303932
E-mail: tthom6@lsuhsc.edu Web Page: http://www.psychiatry.lsuhsc-s.edu
* If the URL does not work, please contact the Program, and not MyERAS Phone #: 3188132088
Program Director: Anita Kablinger, M.D.
ACGME: 4002121274


Requirements
We only accept applications through ERAS
Currently, you should be a senior student in an LCME-approved medical school, and have passed Step 1 of the USMLE.
If an IMG, must have a valid ECFMG certificate. We prefer that you have steps 1, 2, and 3, or have scored at least an 80 on Step 1 and Step 2. Louisiana requires that all residents must pass Step 3 by the completion of the second year of residency. If not, the resident does not have a temporary permit and is suspended by the program. We give preference to research experience and experience in psychiatry. We also prefer that it is less than 5 years since you last practiced medicine.
For all applicants, we require 3 letters of recommendation from people in the US so that we can call and verify the letters.
We participate in the Match, so you must have a Match number.
The LSU Health Sciences Center only sponsors the J-1 visa

"Looks IMG friendly and looks like a small program"

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