General Surgery Residency Program

1. Applicants must hold an MD or DO degree from a recognized medical school.
2. Candidates must meet the medical licensing and postgraduate training requirements of Ochsner Health.
3. Applicants must provide USMLE or COMLEX examination transcripts.
4. International Medical Graduates must meet applicable Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) certification and visa requirements.
5. Candidates must satisfy the program's selection and appointment requirements.

The General Surgery Residency at Ochsner Health is a five-year Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)-accredited, non-pyramidal training program. It provides broad clinical and operative experience across all major areas of general surgery. The program typically accepts eight categorical residents and one preliminary resident at the Postgraduate Year 1 level annually. Residents train at six clinical facilities, including Ochsner Medical Center in New Orleans, Ochsner Baptist, Ochsner Kenner, Ochsner Northshore and Leonard J. Chabert Medical Center in Houma. They also receive trauma and critical care experience at University Medical Center, a Level I trauma center. The curriculum combines supervised surgical procedures, clinical rotations, research, academic education and regular feedback from faculty. Ochsner Health is a nonprofit academic healthcare system serving Louisiana, Mississippi and surrounding Gulf South regions.

1. Apply through the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS).
2. Participate in the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) Main Residency Match.
3. Submit a personal statement and curriculum vitae.
4. Provide the Medical Student Performance Evaluation (Dean's Letter).
5. Submit official medical school transcripts.
6. Provide at least three letters of recommendation from physicians who have supervised the applicant clinically.
7. Submit USMLE or COMLEX examination transcripts.
8. Attend an interview if shortlisted.