Sixty-three. That is the number of new residents who will be coming to Baton Rouge next year to complete specialty training at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center as part of the next stage of their medical education. The residents were revealed today at the hospital’s Match Day celebration, in which Our Lady of the Lake joined other academic medical centers around the country in learning which residents were matched to different graduate medical education programs nationwide.
Our Lady of the Lake is the largest academic medical center in the region. Each year, more than 260 residents and 300 medical students train on the hospital’s campus. The 62 residents matched today filled all available residency slots at Our Lady of the Lake. They will be coming to Baton Rouge from as far away as San Francisco, Michigan and Nebraska, as well as close-to-home institutions including LSU-New Orleans, LSU-Shreveport and University of Alabama at Birmingham.
The residents will join the following residency programs at Our Lady of the Lake for the next three to five years:
- Our Lady of the Lake Pediatric Residency
- LSU-Our Lady of the Lake Psychiatry Residency
- LSU Emergency Medicine Residency
- LSU Internal Medicine Residency
- LSU Surgery Residency
- LSU Ear, Nose and Throat Residency
“Match Day is a rite of passage for graduate medical students who will spend the next stage of their training getting hands-on experience in a specific field of study,” said Laurinda Calongne, EdD, chief academic officer at Our Lady of the Lake. “The graduate medical education program at Our Lady of the Lake brings the brightest and most talented doctors to our community, which is significant for Baton Rouge because research shows physicians tend to stay and practice medicine in the state where they trained.”
“Match Day celebrates the future of medicine and the next generation of physicians,” said P. Michael Davis, chief of staff, Our Lady of the Lake. “As an academic medical center, Our Lady of the Lake is honored its role in transforming Baton Rouge into a hub for medical research and new technology.”
The residency match, conducted annually by the National Resident Matching Program, is the primary system that matches applicants to residency programs with available positions at U.S. teaching hospitals. Graduating medical students across the country receive their match information at the same time on the same day.