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LSU Rural Family Medicine Residency Program

Research & Education

Preparing Future Family Physicians

Our Lady of the Angels Hospital operates one of 55 rurally located residency programs in the nation—the only one of its kind in Louisiana. We graduate seven highly trained rural physicians each year. Our unique program is dedicated to preparing family physicians to support the healthcare needs of vulnerable populations in specifically rural contexts.

Our LSU Rural Family Medicine Residency Program is institutionally sponsored and fully accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education with 18 resident positions. Since 2014, we have recruited seven of our graduate medical education program’s graduates to our Northshore team of staff physicians.

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  • Our Year 1 Residents

    Devendra Bhandari
    Hometown: Kaski, Nepal
    Medical School: Nepalese Army Institute of Health Sciences College of Medicine

    Sophie Palopoli
    Hometown: Metairie, LA
    Medical School: Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans

    Harmanpreet Singh
    Hometown: Tarn Taran, India
    Medical School: Government Medical College Patiala

    Weilai Chen
    Hometown: Tianmen Hubei, China
    Medical School: Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science & Technology

    Janamarie Uy
    Hometown: Pagbilao, Quezon, Philippines
    Medical School: Our Lady of Fatima University College of Medicine

    Marissa Jenkins
    Hometown: Boyce, LA
    Medical School: Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine-Louisiana Campus in Monroe

    Breanna Zehnder
    Hometown: Holladay, UT
    Medical School: Michigan State University College of Human Medicine-Upper Peninsula (Marquette)

  • Our Year 2 Residents

    Hannah Adams Schilling
    Hometown: Franklinton, La
    Medical School: Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans

    Benjamin Bienvenue
    Hometown: New Orleans, La
    Medical School: Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans

    Amr Fawzy
    Hometown: Cairo, Egypt
    Medical School: Cairo University Faculty of Medicine, Egypt

    Gloria Ogunlade
    Hometown: Kwara State, Nigeria
    Medical School: Windsor University School of Medicine, St. Kitts & Nevis

    Man Paudyal
    Hometown: Butwal, Nepal
    Medical School: Institute of Medicine, Tribhuvan University, Nepal

    Luke Poche’
    Hometown: Lutcher, La
    Medical School: American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine, Sint Maarten

    Kiratpal Singh
    Hometown: Punjab, India
    Medical School: Mayo Institute of Medical Sciences, India

  • Our Year 3 Residents

    Josiah Cole
    Hometown: Danville, PA
    Medical School: Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University

    Blessing Ebong
    Hometown: Ikeja Lagos, Nigeria
    Medical School: University of Calabar College of Medical Sciences

    Katy Gaspard
    Hometown: Carencro, La
    Medical School:     American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine

    Rachel Johnson
    Hometown: Lafayette, La
    Medical School: American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine.

    Brennen Murphy
    Hometown: Stonewall, La
    Medical School: Louisiana State University School of Medicine in Shreveport

    Ally Noyes
    Hometown: Milwaukee, WI
    Medical School: Tulane University of Medicine

    Mallory Knight Varnado
    Hometown: Franklinton, La
    Medical School: Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans

On Straight from the Source, FMOL Health Vice President of Rural Strategy Dave Estorge and Emilio Russo, MD, FAAP, department chair and associate professor of family medicine with LSU Health, talk candidly about rural health, the challenges communities face, the hope that drives the work and why relationships are at the center of every strategy.

Graduate medical education plays a vital role in shaping the future of healthcare across Louisiana. In this episode of Straight from the Source, host Brian speaks with three leaders from FMOL Health’s GME programs: Melissa Roy, MD, of FMOL Health | Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Hospital, Dr. Shaista Qureshi of FMOL Health | St. Francis and Dr. Rick Stone of FMOL Health | Our Lady of the Angels Hospital.

Together, they discuss how residency programs in Baton Rouge, Monroe and Bogalusa are helping train the next generation of physicians while strengthening access to care in the communities FMOL Health serves. Listen below.