EJGH FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY
Welcome to the East Jefferson General Hospital Family Medicine Residency Program! Our university-affiliated, community-based program is unopposed and maintains a 100% five-year board pass rate as well as ACGME accreditation without citation. The mission of the East Jefferson General Hospital Family Medicine Residency Program and its Sponsoring Institution is to provide comprehensive, high quality, compassionate health care to the people we serve and to train competent, well-rounded family physicians that will provide exemplary care to the citizens of Jefferson Parish and the surrounding area, as well as to increase the primary care physician workforce in our community. As a graduate of this program, I take great pride in preserving the solid foundation of medical knowledge attained by our residents as well as seizing and creating opportunities for us to innovate and grow. We are located in a New Orleans suburb that allows you to have a small town experience but also take advantage of all this great city has to offer. The majority of your professional time will be spent on the East Jefferson campus at our 407 bed hospital. Our residents also rotate in University Medical Center’s Level I Trauma Center and on the inpatient teams at Children’s Hospital.
The strength of our program lies in the people who comprise it – our 6 core and 17 adjunct faculty who are diverse in age, background and interests, our residents (6 per class), our residency support staff, and our clinic staff. As a result of this outstanding support network, we were able to not only weather the COVID crisis but succeed within it. Our program was instrumental in setting up a telehealth platform, which allows us to continue to serve our patients without unnecessarily increasing their risk of exposure and which will continue on in perpetuity. We safely integrated ourselves onto each of the specialty critical care teams in the hospital so that our academic programming and patient care remained uninterrupted. We also spear-headed a separate high risk clinic, for our own clinic as well as the whole network, that allows us to see our normal volume of patients in person in the Family Practice Center. From our internal expansion of pediatrics with dedicated pediatric faculty and incorporation of integrative and obesity medicine into our daily practice to our hospital’s upcoming merger with LCMC, who has committed to a large investment in hospital improvements, the future of the East Jefferson Family Medicine Program is certainly bright.
It is my hope that our site gives you a glimpse into the collegial atmosphere of our program that is both fun and challenging. We are looking for motivated residents with an innovative spirit who are enthusiastic learners with a diligent work ethic and a willingness to advocate for their patients. In short, we are looking for residents who are passionate about Family Medicine. In return, our residency program commits to fostering your intellectual curiosity, providing a safe learning environment, and accounting for your well-being.
In closing, I would like to welcome you to our work family and hope that you one day consider being a part of it.
Sincerely,
Lisa A. Casey, MD
Program Director
“I loved my program because it gave me a solid, well-rounded education in a supportive and unopposed environment.”
-Brittany Tav, MD – Class of 2018
“All resident physicians should be surrounded by supportive faculty and staff, have a focus on team camaraderie, have the opportunity and autonomy to learn to care for patients the way they want to, and have confidence and competence instilled in them at the end of those three years. East Jefferson did this without a doubt.”
-Dwayne Whitfield, MD – Class of 2020
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
Tulane University School of Medicine
Through our affiliation with Tulane, we have access to many academic resources, including the Tulane medical library and the simulation lab. We welcome Tulane medical students in our clinic and on our inpatient rotations, giving our residents ample opportunity to teach. Tulane faculty precept in our continuity clinic as well as participate in a recurring didactic lecture series. We also collaborate with Tulane in SAPORO, the only practice based research organization in the Gulf South.
Outpatient Training at The Family Practice Center
Our multidisciplinary clinic performs over 12000 patient encounters annually, serving patients of varying age, race, ethnicity and socio-economic status. Our patient population is approximately 30% Medicaid, 40% Medicare, 30% private insurance. In our clinic, residents become well-versed in office-based procedures that they can integrate into their future practice such as cryotherapy, incision and drainage, excision of skin lesions, pap smears, endometrial biopsies, colposcopy, and joint injections.
Inpatient Training
Our residents graduate with an average of 1100 inpatient encounters each. Our team has the privilege of true continuity of care as we admit each of our own clinic patients. Residents become adept at managing the common and the obscure in our unopposed environment, open ICU, and on-campus post-acute care. Patients are managed by our team from the time they are in the ED until they transition back into their home.
Integrative Medicine
Our residents complete a longitudinal integrative medicine curriculum through the University of Arizona, facilitated by our own fellowship trained faculty, Dr. Gordon Magonet. Though a broad range of topics are covered, we focus on nutrition, vitamins and supplements, and alternative pain treatment. Upon completion of the curriculum, residents receive a certificate from the University of Arizona.
Advocacy
Our residents and faculty are actively involved in advocacy efforts at both the state and national level. Residents attend annual White Coat Day and serve frequently as Family Physician of the Day at the capitol during the legislative session. Our residents have served as delegates to the AAFP and LAFP and core faculty member, Dr. Richard Bridges, chairs the LAFP Legislative Committee.
Community Outreach
Our residents are involved in several community outreach projects. Through the Comprehensive Medical Mentoring Program (CMMP), residents mentor minority students who are interested in healthcare professions as early as high school. We staff Bridge House (a medical clinic for recovering addicts) as well as multiple school clinics. We perform participation physicals for high school athletes. Our residents administer flu vaccines to multiple businesses in our area. Our program is always looking for new ways to serve our community!
CURRICULUM
PGY-1
- Inpatient Family Medicine Service (4 months)
- Inpatient Pediatrics (2 months)
- Obstetrics (2 months)
- Emergency Medicine (1 month)
- NICU/Nursery (1 month)
- Surgery (1 month)
- Psychiatry (1 month)
- Family Medicine Clinic (2 half days per week)
PGY-2
- Inpatient Family Medicine Service/Night Float (4 months)
- Ambulatory Pediatrics (1 month)
- Cardiology (1 month)
- Practice Management (1 month)
- Emergency Medicine (1 month)
- Gynecology (1month)
- Critical Care (1 month)
- Orthopedics (1 month)
- Pediatric Emergency Medicine (1 month)
- Family Medicine Clinic (3 half days per week)
PGY-3
- Inpatient Family Medicine Service (2 months)
- Elective (3 months)
- Ambulatory Pediatrics (1 month)
- Dermatology (1 month)
- Medicine Subspecialty (1 month)
- Musculoskeletal (1 month)
- Community Medicine (1 month)
- ENT (2 weeks)
- Neurology (2 weeks)
- Ophthalmology (2 weeks)
- Urology (2 weeks)
- Family Medicine Clinic (4 half days per week)
“ I chose EJ for great residents and staff, the types of patients and breadth of training experiences, and the great community served by the hospital. It prepared me well for the honor and responsibilities of private practice.”
-Jonathon Sossamon, MD – Class of 2018
“EJ provides you with intense training that has prepared me well for a hospitalist position. With a family, work/life balance was important to me and I was able to achieve that at EJ.”
-Ruby Bhullar, MD – Class of 2015
Faculty and Residents
Faculty
Mary Beth Hulin, MD
Richard Bridges, MD
Jessica Gilbert-Slipman, DO
Gordon M. Magonet, MD
Patrick O’Callaghan, Ph.D
Kevin Russ, MD
Robert C. Ryan, MD
Brittany Tav, MD
“I ranked EJ as #1 on my list because of the supportive, dedicated, and approachable faculty.”
-Adenrele Olaosun, MD – Class of 2014
“EJ was my first choice for residency because it offered a broad range of clinical experiences in a caring environment. When I walked into the department I was struck by the fact that everyone was smiling and that the residents were happy. I was able to get a lot out of my residency at EJ – it made me a better doctor. Going to EJ was one of the best decisions I ever made.”
-Joe Mather, MD – Class of 2014
Meet Our Family Medicine Residents
Class of 2021
Class of 2022
Class of 2023
“I chose EJ for the quality of the staff and residents. I can definitely see a difference from other residency programs. It’s an uplifting program that isn’t malicious in any way.”
-William Hay, MD – Class of 2015
“…the people were kind and inviting and made you want to be there. The residency prepared me for a broad practice with a diverse population and different ways of managing acute and chronic ailments.”
-Huong Nguyen, MD – Class of 2014
“I love the culture and how supportive the faculty and staff were. I felt confident when I graduated to practice anywhere.”
-Mary Ellis, MD – Class of 2013
“The attendings are engaged at all levels and the specialists put forth a lot of effort to teach residents and were instrumental in what I offer in my practice today. I can’t thank EJ enough.”
-Alex Hoang, MD – Class of 2005
Contact Us – We’re here to help
Lisa A. Casey, M.D.
Program Director
Phone: (504) 503-6722
Email: lacasey@ejgh.org
Susan G. Perrier
Residency Coordinator
Phone: (504) 503-6206
Email: sperrier@ejgh.org
Address
4228 Houma Blvd. Ste. 230
Metairie, LA 70006