Residency Program Descriptions
As the birthplace of family medicine, Louisiana long has recognized the importance of strong family medicine residency programs that prepare excellent family physicians to meet the challenges and ever-changing needs of patients. If you are considering the fun, diverse, and rewarding career of family medicine, consider our state’s many fine residency programs.
Louisiana offers 16 family medicine residency programs with superior facilities and progressive clinical environments. While varied in format, each provides consistently, high quality training with dedicated faculty and resident staffs. Our residency programs are organized as affiliated networks around each of our medical schools and benefit by sharing diverse resources. There is wonderful collaboration and innovative faculty development within these networks. Louisiana is fortunate to have strong departments of family medicine representing our specialty in each medical school. Louisiana programs also benefit from the Louisiana Academy of Family Physicians, which plays an important role in supporting residency education and encourages resident involvement in LAFP business through board and committee participation.
The American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) publishes a Directory of Family Medicine Residency Programs that lists each family medicine residency program in the United States accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). The directory covers many topics in detail including faculty, staff, administration, accreditation, size, and salaries.
We hope the program summaries below, provided by each respective residency program, stimulate your curiosity and prompt you to come and explore our many outstanding programs.
And, as you begin the process of discovering the best residency for you and preparing for the match process, check out the resources on the AAFP website.
Baton Rouge General Family Medicine Residency Program
3401 North Boulevard, Suite 200
Baton Rouge, LA 70806
Phone Number: (225) 387-7899
Program Director: Desi Valentine, MD
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Program Coordinator: Leah McKeough
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East Jefferson General Hospital Family Medicine Residency Program
4228 Houma Blvd., Ste. 230
Metairie, LA 70006
Phone Number: (504) 503-6206
Program Director: Amy Galiano, MD
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Program Coordinator: David Potter
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LSU Health New Orleans Rural FMRP at Our Lady of Angels Hospital - Bogalusa
420 Avenue F
Bogalusa, LA 70427
Phone Number: (985) 735-6735
Program Director: Frederick "Rick" Stone, MD
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Program Coordinator: Susan Pieno
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LSU Health New Orleans FMRP Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner
200 W. Esplanade Ave., Ste 412
Kenner, LA 70065-2489
Phone Number: (504) 471-2761
Program Director: Ernest James, III, MD
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Program Coordinator: Porsha Hughes
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LSU Health New Orleans FMRP at University Hospitals and Clinics - Lafayette
2390 West Congress Street, Lafayette, LA 70506
P. O. Box 69300, Lafayette, 70596-9300
Phone Number: (337) 261-6690
Program Director: Marilyn D. Marshall, MD
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Program Coordinator: Brittney Benoit
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LSU Health New Orleans FMRP at Lake Charles
1525 Oak Park Blvd.
Lake Charles, LA 70601
Phone Number: (337) 494-2023
Program Director: Dannette Null, MD, FAAFP
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Program Coordinator: Sally Freemman
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LSU Health Shreveport FMRP – Alexandria
Rapides Regional Medical Center
301 Fourth Street, Ste. 3
Alexandria, LA 71301
Phone Number: (318) 441-1041
Program Director: Micah Pippin, MD
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Program Coordinator: Kate February
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LSU Health Shreveport FMRP – Monroe
E. A. Conway Medical Center
4864 Jackson Street, Monroe, LA 71202-1881
P. O. Box 1881, Monroe, LA 71210
Phone Number: (318) 330-761
Program Director: Teri O’Neal, MD, FAAFP
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Program Coordinator: Ashley Roberts
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LSU Health Shreveport Rural FMRP at Franklin Medical Center - Winnsboro
Program Director: Teri O’Neal, MD, FAAFP
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Program Coordinator: Ashley Roberts
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LSU Health Shreveport FMRP – Shreveport (Core)
1501 Kings Highway, Shreveport, LA 71130
P. O. Box 33932, Shreveport, LA 71130-3932
Phone Number: (318) 675-8695
Program Director: Luke Baudoin, MD
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Program Coordinator: Shamekia Gardner
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LSU Health Shreveport Rural FMRP at North Caddo Medical Center - Vivian
1501 Kings Highway
Dept. of Family Medicine
P.O. Box 33932
Shreveport, LA 71130-3932
Phone Number: (318) 675-8695
Program Director: Ammar Husan, MD
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Program Coordinator: Brooke Baucom
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LSU Health Shreveport Emergency Medicine/Family Medicine Residency Program – Combined
LSU Health Shreveport Dept. of Family Medicine
1501 Kings Highway / P.O. Box 33932
Shreveport, LA 71130-3932
Phone Number: (318) 675-8695
Program Director: Luke Baudoin, MD
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Program Coordinator: Shamekia Gardner
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Ochsner St. Tammany Health System FMRP
1202 S. Tyler St.
Covington, LA 70433
Program Director: Lisa Casey, MD
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Program Coordinator: Susan W. Lenoir, MBA, C-TAGME
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DePaul Family and Social Medicine Residency Program
5630 Read Blvd.
New Orleans, LA 70127
Phone: 504-248-5357 Ext: 4287
Program Director: Coleman Pratt, MD
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Program Coordinator: Donna Johnson
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Willis Knighton Rural FMRP at Claiborne Memorial Medical Center
Program Director: Samuel K. Abshire, MD
Program Coordinator: Carlee Tabor
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Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System FMRP at St. Francis Medical Center - Monroe
309 Jackson St
Monroe, LA 71201
Phone: (318) 988-7172
Program Director: Shaista Qureshi, MD, FAAFP
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Program Coordinator: Babbette Adcock
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