Program Overview
The CHRISTUS St. Patrick Podiatric Medicine and Surgical Residency program is approved by the Council on Podiatric Medical Education of the American Podiatric Medical Association. It is a 3-year, surgically oriented program, focusing on foot and ankle surgery and comprehensive podiatric medicine.
Director:
Tyson Green, DPM
- Foot and Ankle Specialist, Senior Partner, Center for Orthopaedics
- Fellow, American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons
- Board Certified, American Board of Foot and Ankle Surgery
- Board Certified, American Board of Podiatric Medicine
- Master, American Professional Wound Care Association
- Professor, Health and Human Performance, McNeese State University
- President, Louisiana Podiatric Medicine Association
- President, American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons, Gulf States Region
- Member, Specialty Board Review Committee, Council on Podiatric Medical Education
Hospitals:
CHRISTUS Ochsner St. Patrick Hospital, West Calcasieu Cameron Hospital, Imperial Calcasieu Surgical Center, Center for Orthopaedics, Christus Ochsner Lake Area Hospital
Clinical Experiences:
Anesthesiology, Athletic Training, Behavioral Science, Diabetic Wound Care, Emergency Room, Family Practice, Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease, Orthopaedics, Office Rotations, Outpatient Clinic, Pathology/Lab, Pediatrics, Podiatry, Podiatry Surgery, PM&R, Pain Management/Regional Blocks, Radiology, Rehabilitation, Research, Rheumatology, Surgery, trauma, Vascular Surgery
Program Emphasis:
Heavy on the sports medicine and surgery. Sports medicine program incorporates working side by side with the team physicians of 14 area high schools and McNeese State University.
Application Requirements:
- NBPME passage by July 1
- CV and three (3) letters of recommendation
Pay Scale:
- Year I: $48,000
- Year II: $50,000
- Year III: $52,000
Other Benefits:
- CME Allowance
- Health Insurance
- Malpractice Insurance
- Meals
- Uniform
- Sick Leave
- Vacation