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Christus Saint Patrick Hospital

524 Michael Debakey Drive

Lake Charles, LA 70605

CASPR # 0368

CRIP Section 2

Rescue Fund Insured: yes

COTH Member: yes

Entry Level Positions: n/a

Type

# Approved

# Filling

Director

Tyson Green DPM

Phone: 225-287-2555

Program E-mail: tellisgreen22@gmail.com

Program Web Site: louisianapodiatricsurg.com

Hospital Description

Accreditation: JCAHO

Offers podiatry clerkship: no

Staff DPMs: 6

Affiliated Institutions:

Imperial Calcasieu Surgery Center

Center for Orthopaedics

CHRISTUS Oschner Lake Area Hospital

West Calcasieu Cameron Hospital

Other Residency Programs: n/a

Clinical Experiences

Anesthesiology: yes

Behavioral Science: yes

Dermatology: no

Diabetic Wound Care: yes

Emergency Room: yes

Family Practice: yes

Internal Medicine: yes

Infectious Disease: yes

Neurology: no

Orthopedics: yes

Office Rotations: yes

Outpatient Clinic: yes

Pathology/Lab: yes

Pediatrics: yes

Plastic Surgery: no

Podiatry: yes

Podiatry (Surgery): yes

Radiology: yes

Rehabilitation: yes

Rheumatology: yes

Surgery: yes

Trauma: yes

Vascular Surgery: yes

Other Clinical Experiences:

Neurosurgery Rotation
PM&R/Pain Management/Regional Blocks
State of the art Wound Care Facility with cutting edge approach
Research Opportunities
Athletic Training & Physical Therapy

Comprehensive Sports Medicine program

Program Emphasis:

Heavy on the sports medicine and surgery side. Sports medicine program incorporates working side by side with the team physicians of 14 area high schools and McNeese State University.
Surgical numbers are hard to beat. Cases far exceed numbers to graduate with all residents at least tripling every required category. Practice management, coding, billing, etc. All of which are rarely taught in a residency program. You are wll prepared to go into any situation after graduation and thrive!

Didactic Program

Grand Rounds: yes

Book Club: no

Journal Club: yes

Research: yes

Lecture Series: yes

Resident Benefits

Stipends

First Year: $48000

Second Year: $50000

Third Year: $52000

Fourth Year: n/a

CME Allowance: yes

Health Insurance: yes

Malpractice Insuarance: yes

Housing: no

Meals: yes

Sick Leave: yes

Uniforms: yes

Vacation: yes

Other Resident Benefits:

Legal team reviewing contracts, etc during your job search. We take pride in getting the residents the job they want and what they are worth!

Applicant Requirements

Mail additional fees and required documents not included in your CASPR application and any non-electronic document to this address: 1747 Imperial Blvd , Lake Charles, LA 70605

NBPME Part III: No

Program Application Fee: n/a

Refundable: n/a

Payable to: n/a

Clerkship Required: no

State Licensure: Training

ACLS: no

CPR: yes

Minimum GPA: Reviewed

Minimum Rank: Reviewed

Other Applicant Requirements:

GPA/Rank reviewed
Strongly recommend program visitation. Hospital provides rooms for our students who do their clerkship and/or visit our program! We also have very affordable rentals in the area for the month.

Available Resources

Sample Contract: Contact Program

Benefit Package: Contact Program

Curriculum: Contact Program

Program Overview

We have a ton of pride in our residency program and truly believe that it is the best around! Our alumni are still strongly involved in the future of the program and just talking to them you can see how much they valued their time spent in Lake Charles. We are a family here and will continue to pass that mindset on for generations to come! Lots of questions can be answered at our website www.louisianapodiatricsurg.com but please feel free to contact the residents or the program director for any further inquiries.
Thanks!
Tyson Green, DPM
tellisgreen22@gmail.com
cell: 2252872555