The GME office would like to extend a warm welcome to our two newest Program Directors in the 2017-2018 academic
Category: Archived Issues
House Officers’ Quality Improvement Council (HQUIC) at University Medical Center New Orleans (UMCNO)
LSU House Staff Association (HSA) co-presidents, Dr. Claude Pirtle (IM) and Dr. Eric Wallace (RAD), created an innovative, integrated committee
Publications
Rigby, P. G., & Gururaja, R. P. (2017). World medical schools: The sum also rises. JRSM Open, 8(6), 2054270417698631. To read a
Lafayette Faculty Updates: Nicholas Sells, MD as Department Head
The Internal Medicine Program is pleased to welcome Dr. Nicholas Sells as head of the department. Dr. Sells is trained
Lafayette Family Medicine Sports Medicine Fellowship
The Lafayette Family Medicine Department has been approved by the ACGME to offer an accredited Sports Medicine Fellowship Program. The
Save the Date: GME Important Dates
June June 13 – GME Coordinator Meeting – Learning Center Lecture Room, 10:00 AM June 15 – GMEC Meeting –
AMA Proposes Changes to Certified CME Activity Formats
The American Medical Association, working with the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education, have proposed changes to the learning formats
UME Curriculum Update
The revised first and second year medical curriculum has just completed its first cycle with the class of 2019! Major
AHEC Rural Primary Care Elective Rotations Began May 29
Fifty-three students who just completed the first year of undergraduate medical education have begun their AHEC Primary Care Elective summer rotations.
GME Mask Fit Testing-Last Day June 27
The GME office held four dates for mask fit testing over the months of April and May. At these sessions,