There definitely aren't any blatant red flags to the program. I have a couple of good friends who are in the program currently, and they are all extremely happy with the program. Understandably, alot of people are turned off to the idea of traveling to different sites- you cover most of South Louisiana including the towns of Bogalousa, Houma, Lafayette, New Orleans, and Baton Rouge, but they do provide housing and gas money to travel between the different locations. They are getting a new chairman this year, a Cornea and refractive surgery specialist from Wayne State.
According to my friends, they have never had unfilled spots before, so honestly I think they just had bad luck with the match this year. In addition, they have not had any IMGS within the last two years. I believe they only had 2 or 3 IMGS in the class that applied soon after Hurricane Katrina.
I wish the best of luck to all of you who did not match, and I really think you should consider this program. New Orleans is a great and fun city to spend your residency in, and it is a very clinically strong program from what I hear. Shoot me a private msg if you have any other questions--and if you are considering one of these spots, I would contact Gale Marie Abbass, their secretary, as often as possible as Im sure these spots will fill up quickly.
Best of luck.
