How y'all doin'?
Though I'm only a newly transplanted New Yorker, with my NY accent the only time I can express that phrase and make it work is in writing, so forgive my indulgence.
I am an Osteopathic physician that graduated from the NY College of Osteopathic Medicine, did a traditional Osteopathic rotating internship in NY and now I am a PGY3 resident at the Louisiana State University PM&R program. I've lived in NY for most of my life and when it was time to apply for my PM&R residency I was open to change. I was simply looking for the best program focused on outpatient musculoskeletal medicine with solid exposure to all the other aspects of physical medicine and rehabilitation. Residency is certainly a unique opportunity to live and work somewhere you might not otherwise have thought of… who knows, an open-minded exploration might lead to a happy permanent settlement elsewhere! I interviewed at all of the NY programs, most of the programs on the eastern seaboard, Texas, and LSU. I should also mention that my fianc?e also interviewed for a PM&R position. 😍
We chose to come to New Orleans and do our residency at the Louisiana State University Health Science Center. Let me tell you now how we arrived at LSU and what we've experienced thus far. In short, we did not know much about the program at first, but we were initially drawn to LSU by the fantastic informational packet, the friendly approach of the residency coordinator, and the prospect of living in exciting New Orleans! 🙂 During our interview our attraction grew stronger as we learned more about the program, residents, faculty, and city.
The Louisiana State University physical medicine and rehabilitation residency is a very organized program that exposes residents to a very wide array of patient demographics, pathology, approaches to practice, and postgraduate opportunity. The faculty is outstanding and they are actively expanding. The residents are mentored and taught by leaders of each of the major PM&R sub-specialties. 👍
A nationally known and respected leader in traumatic brain and spinal cord injury, not to mention, a very successful and wise businessman, heads our PM&R section. He is a wealth of knowledge, but what's different is that he sits down with the residents at least a few times a week and talks business or pleasure. He is a great person to work with and very willing to share his secrets of success with the residents.
The residency director is a well-known and highly respected EMG specialist as well as an excellent and diverse clinician. Having many years of experience, he has given numerous lectures around the world on electrodiagnostic medicine. He also has a wide base of PM&R knowledge, which he is truly enthusiastic in sharing. His lectures are well planned and entail literature reviews of various topics over the course of the last 20 years - excellent notes for evidence-based learning. He is an approachable person and easy to engage having serious intent towards teaching his students to be leaders in physiatry. 👍
Dr. Charles Aprill is also on staff. If you know about interventional spinal injections then you must have heard of him. He is a world renowned and early pioneer of many interventional techniques and has authored countless papers. Two or three very lucky fellows each year are selected to learn from the interventional guru himself. He has accepted residents from outside programs in the past, but this year LSU residents have filled all of the slots.
LSU has also recently hired two energetic young attendings, one of which heads the consultation service. Residents work one on one with her to offer patients an early approach to the rehabilitation process- a very sharp, fun, enthusiastic teacher and down to earth individual. I can't say enough good things about her. They have also hired a graduate fellow from Harvard who will be the only pediatric PM&R doctor in the state. With his referrals sure to be no less than abundant, resident opportunities for exposure to this sub-specialty will soon be very substantial.
Another PM&R staff member has been voted the most valuable teacher of the whole LSU system by medical students. Other faculty members are equally strong and enthusiastic with the focus always being on resident education. Staff members have developed a wide-ranging intimate network of contacts in the field, serving our graduating seniors very well thus far, with excellent postgraduate opportunities.
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Though I'm only a newly transplanted New Yorker, with my NY accent the only time I can express that phrase and make it work is in writing, so forgive my indulgence.
I am an Osteopathic physician that graduated from the NY College of Osteopathic Medicine, did a traditional Osteopathic rotating internship in NY and now I am a PGY3 resident at the Louisiana State University PM&R program. I've lived in NY for most of my life and when it was time to apply for my PM&R residency I was open to change. I was simply looking for the best program focused on outpatient musculoskeletal medicine with solid exposure to all the other aspects of physical medicine and rehabilitation. Residency is certainly a unique opportunity to live and work somewhere you might not otherwise have thought of… who knows, an open-minded exploration might lead to a happy permanent settlement elsewhere! I interviewed at all of the NY programs, most of the programs on the eastern seaboard, Texas, and LSU. I should also mention that my fianc?e also interviewed for a PM&R position. 😍
We chose to come to New Orleans and do our residency at the Louisiana State University Health Science Center. Let me tell you now how we arrived at LSU and what we've experienced thus far. In short, we did not know much about the program at first, but we were initially drawn to LSU by the fantastic informational packet, the friendly approach of the residency coordinator, and the prospect of living in exciting New Orleans! 🙂 During our interview our attraction grew stronger as we learned more about the program, residents, faculty, and city.
The Louisiana State University physical medicine and rehabilitation residency is a very organized program that exposes residents to a very wide array of patient demographics, pathology, approaches to practice, and postgraduate opportunity. The faculty is outstanding and they are actively expanding. The residents are mentored and taught by leaders of each of the major PM&R sub-specialties. 👍
A nationally known and respected leader in traumatic brain and spinal cord injury, not to mention, a very successful and wise businessman, heads our PM&R section. He is a wealth of knowledge, but what's different is that he sits down with the residents at least a few times a week and talks business or pleasure. He is a great person to work with and very willing to share his secrets of success with the residents.
The residency director is a well-known and highly respected EMG specialist as well as an excellent and diverse clinician. Having many years of experience, he has given numerous lectures around the world on electrodiagnostic medicine. He also has a wide base of PM&R knowledge, which he is truly enthusiastic in sharing. His lectures are well planned and entail literature reviews of various topics over the course of the last 20 years - excellent notes for evidence-based learning. He is an approachable person and easy to engage having serious intent towards teaching his students to be leaders in physiatry. 👍
Dr. Charles Aprill is also on staff. If you know about interventional spinal injections then you must have heard of him. He is a world renowned and early pioneer of many interventional techniques and has authored countless papers. Two or three very lucky fellows each year are selected to learn from the interventional guru himself. He has accepted residents from outside programs in the past, but this year LSU residents have filled all of the slots.
LSU has also recently hired two energetic young attendings, one of which heads the consultation service. Residents work one on one with her to offer patients an early approach to the rehabilitation process- a very sharp, fun, enthusiastic teacher and down to earth individual. I can't say enough good things about her. They have also hired a graduate fellow from Harvard who will be the only pediatric PM&R doctor in the state. With his referrals sure to be no less than abundant, resident opportunities for exposure to this sub-specialty will soon be very substantial.
Another PM&R staff member has been voted the most valuable teacher of the whole LSU system by medical students. Other faculty members are equally strong and enthusiastic with the focus always being on resident education. Staff members have developed a wide-ranging intimate network of contacts in the field, serving our graduating seniors very well thus far, with excellent postgraduate opportunities.
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