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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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!