School of Medicine

Core Conferences

• Major Conferences
  • LSU Multidisciplinary Conference is held on a weekly basis with the participation of all members of the LSU Rheumatology Section. This important conference incorporates core lectures, journal clubs, research conference, and guest presentations into one extended educational session.

• Weekly Didactics on Wednesday Afternoon
  • Core topics in Rheumatology & Immunology
  • Clinical Cases
  • Hospital Cases
  • Procedure Lectures
  • Ultrasound cases
  • Journal Club
  • Updates on Research Projects
     
• Quarterly City Wide Conferences
  • Collaborative Meeting with Other Rheumatology Fellowship Programs in the Greater New Orleans area
     
• Friday Bi-Monthly
  • Pharmacology Lectures for Rheumatology
  • Discussion of Important Topics for Board Review
  • Ultrasound Basics with Guest Lecturers
     
• Interdisciplinary Case Conferences
  • Nephrology, Pulmonology, Ophthalmology, Dermatology, Orthopedics, and Pathology
    
    
• LSU Rheumatology Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Curriculum 
  
  • The LSU Rheumatology Fellowship offers a comprehensive, year-long musculoskeletal ultrasound curriculum designed to develop proficiency in both diagnostic and interventional ultrasound. Fellows participate in monthly didactic sessions combined with hands-on instruction covering normal anatomy, ultrasound pathology, image acquisition techniques, and interpretation across all major musculoskeletal sites. Training culminates in ultrasound-guided procedural education, including joint and soft tissue injections
    • Our curriculum is led by a faculty member who has completed the USSONAR training program and holds Rheumatology Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Certification (RhMSUS). This provides second-year fellows with the opportunity to participate in the USSONAR program, further advancing their ultrasound skills through a nationally recognized educational
      
      
• Special Courses
  
  • Research Mentorship
  • Physical Exam​​​​

 

 

Program Monitoring & Improvement

The quality of training activities are monitored closely by a number of measures. These include, but are not limited to, scheduled written and oral evaluations by faculty, fellows, nurses, and patients. Several initiatives have been undertaken to analyze the quality of training in order to continuously improve the training program as part of the ACMGE phase III project.