Welcome to an exceptional journey in medicine with the LSU Health Science Family Medicine Residency Program in Lafayette, Louisiana. Our enduring mission is to cultivate highly skilled family physicians dedicated to providing comprehensive, team-based healthcare. We are deeply committed to serving our patients, families, and the wider community while fostering a culture of educational excellence and lifelong learning among our residents, fellows, and students. Since 1989, we have proudly trained over 224 family physicians, with more than 90% achieving board certification from the American Board of Family Medicine, a testament to our rigorous and supportive program.
Why Choose Our Family Medicine Residency for Your Lifelong Career?
Selecting the right residency program is a pivotal step in your medical career. Our program at LSU Health Lafayette distinguishes itself through several key advantages designed to equip you for a successful and fulfilling practice in family medicine, providing lifelong medical care to your future patients:
- Comprehensive Longitudinal Curriculum: Our curriculum is designed for depth and breadth, featuring longitudinal experiences in continuity obstetrics, geriatrics with nursing home care, and sports medicine. You’ll gain hands-on experience with Division 1 collegiate team coverage at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and local high school football teams, offering diverse patient care scenarios.
- Rich Fellowship Associations: Benefit from close collaborations with our Geriatric Medicine and Sports Medicine Fellowships, enhancing your learning and networking opportunities in specialized areas of family medicine.
- Diverse Clinical Experiences: Gain invaluable experience across a variety of clinical settings, both public and private, ensuring you are adept at navigating different healthcare environments.
- Expertise in Hospice and End-of-Life Care: Develop compassionate and comprehensive skills in hospice and end-of-life care management, an essential aspect of family medicine.
- Practice-Ready Graduates: Our program is structured to prepare residents to confidently practice in any setting, whether rural, urban, private, or public health.
- Community Networking for Career Growth: We actively foster networking opportunities within the Lafayette community, facilitating your future employment prospects and establishing you within a supportive professional network.
- Exceptional Board Certification Success: We are proud of our consistent 100% board take and pass rate, reflecting the high caliber of our training and resident preparedness.
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Welcome to the LSU Health-University Hospital and Clinics Family Medicine Residency Program. Our program, deeply rooted in the welcoming and diverse culture of Lafayette, offers a unique and engaging environment for your residency. Relocated from Lake Charles in 1989, we have since graduated over 190 family physicians, many of whom remain in Louisiana, contributing to the health of our state. The rich pathology, cultural diversity, and varied training sites provide an unparalleled breadth and depth of experience. Our graduates emerge confident and well-prepared to deliver high-quality, cost-effective, and culturally sensitive healthcare in any setting, ensuring lifelong medical care for their communities.
Many of our alumni exemplify the true essence of family medicine by establishing full-spectrum practices in rural Louisiana communities. Others have leveraged their residency experience to pursue passions in diverse fields such as emergency medicine, urgent care, military medicine, office-based practice, and specialized areas like bariatric medicine, sleep medicine, wound care, aesthetics, women’s health, occupational medicine, sports medicine, geriatrics, and academic medicine. Our program also serves as a springboard for competitive fellowships nationwide in areas including geriatrics, sports medicine, hospice and palliative care, and more.
Academically, our perfect board pass rate is a testament to our commitment to excellence. Our faculty brings together diverse skill sets, including specialized training in obstetrics and gynecology, geriatrics, endoscopy, advanced surgical techniques, sports medicine, occupational medicine, research, and hospice and palliative care. They are exceptionally dedicated to our patients and residents, deeply engaged in academic pursuits, and readily accessible for mentorship and guidance.
Beyond our achievements, what truly defines our program are the enduring collegial and familial bonds formed here and the profound opportunity to serve underserved populations within our hospital, local community, and even globally. We invite you to explore these pages and discover the spirit of camaraderie and our unwavering dedication to our patients.
Linda K. Oge’, M.D.
Section Chief, Department of Family Medicine
Clinical Assistant Professor
We extend a warm welcome to the LSUHSC-University Hospital and Clinics (UHC) Family Medicine Residency Program! Originally established in Lake Charles in 1972, our program moved to Lafayette in 1989 with a clear vision: to train family medicine physicians capable of delivering comprehensive medical care to hospitals and local communities, ensuring lifelong medical care is accessible to all.
In 2013, our partnership with Lafayette General Medical Center (LGMC) broadened our clinical training landscape. While maintaining strong educational rotations at UHC, our residents now benefit from key experiences at LGMC, offering a diverse and robust training environment.
Our primary goal is to provide comprehensive, continuous, and family-oriented primary care training that promotes overall patient wellness. Residents gain practical experience at the Family Medicine Center (FMC), University Hospital and Clinics, Lafayette General Medical Center, nursing homes, and private physician offices.
At our FMC, residents and nurses work collaboratively as a care team, providing same-day and urgent care appointments and managing patient health and wellness proactively. Residents manage their own continuity panel of patients, addressing a broad spectrum of acute and chronic conditions. Our training is grounded in high-quality care, informed by the latest scientific knowledge and guided by our dedicated academic faculty.
With 25 resident positions, we offer comprehensive educational experiences in outpatient care, inpatient medicine, ICU, OB/GYN, pediatrics, and more. Our faculty are proficient in GI procedures, offering EGD and colonoscopy training. Our unique sports medicine program provides residents the opportunity to serve as team physicians for local high school and college athletes and cover mass participation events, professional sports, and collegiate events with the University of Louisiana at Lafayette (ULL) athletic program.
Physicians trained here will possess the expertise to care for a wide range of patients across the full spectrum of family medicine, ensuring lifelong medical care for individuals and families. Having trained over 200 practicing family physicians, our program emphasizes continuity of care and prepares you for a fulfilling career. Many of our graduates choose to remain in Southwestern Louisiana, contributing to the health of our community.
We invite you to become part of our Family Medicine Residency Program in Lafayette, a community rich in culture and heritage. As we say in South Louisiana, “laissez les bons temps rouler” – “let the good times roll”!
Marilyn D. Marshall, M.D.
Program Director, Department of Family Medicine
Assistant Professor of Family Medicine
LSUHSC Family Medicine
