On the Northshore of Lake Pontchartrain, family comes first. That's why the delivery of first-rate family centered medical care has been central to everything we've done at St. Tammany Health System since our founding more than seven decades ago.

In 2024, the health system took that commitment to the next level with the establishment of its unopposed 24-resident St. Tammany Ochsner Family Medicine Residency Program, which provides local families with even more convenient access to our brand of quality, compassionate healthcare while also training the next generation of family medicine physicians.

The program's mission is to increase the primary care physician workforce in St. Tammany Parish by training a diverse cohort of competent, well-rounded physicians who provide comprehensive, high-quality, compassionate health care to the community we serve. To accomplish this mission, the residency is based in a brand new, purpose-built, 18,000-square-foot Family Medicine clinic that opened its doors to the community in March, 2024.

Along with the program director, a team of six core faculty members practice alongside and train residents in the Family Medicine clinic, which also offers onsite X-ray, lab draws and physical therapy. In the hospital, the core faculty leads a dedicated Family Medicine continuity inpatient service that is supported by a full complement of specialist faculty.  

To learn more about our program, our hospital and living in St. Tammany, we invite you to explore the resources below. We hope you are as excited about our new program as we are. If you would like more information, please contact our Program Manager, Susan Lenoir at susan.lenoir@ochsner.org.

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Benefits - Ochsner Health provides house staff with a comprehensive benefits plan that includes health, dental, disability, and life insurance, as well as the opportunity to participate in a 401(k) plan or a 403(b) tax-deferred annuity program.  The health, dental, disability, and life insurance programs are offered at minimal cost to the house staff. 

Employee Discounts and Special Offers – Ochsner offers a variety of local and national discounts through their partner, Perkspot. It is a one-stop-shop for exclusive discounts from your favorite brands including 30,000 national and local offers including travel, cell phones, restaurants, auto, apparel, electronics, and more. Check out all the great offers by signing up at www.Perkspot.com.

Lab Coats – Two (2) personalized embroidered lab coats are provided to incoming house staff.

Northshore YMCA Discount - includes $0 initiation fee, $36 per month membership rate (house staff only).

Parking – Free, safe, secure on-campus parking provided for all house staff.

Professional Liability Insurance/General Liability Insurance - Ochsner will provide, maintain, and pay costs of the following:

• Professional liability insurance of self-insurance with limits of not less than $1 million per occurrence and $3 million annual aggregate.
• General liability of self-insurance with limits of not less than $1 million dollars annual aggregate covering all assigned residents.

Vacation  
Vacation days allowed per academic year. Use it or lose it applies per year. Several services have additional restrictions on when and how vacation may be taken while on rotation through that individual discipline, which are at the discretion of the program director.

St. Tammany Health System has earned distinction at local, regional and national levels for quality, leadership, employee satisfaction and patient satisfaction. Click here for a full survey of our awards and recognitions.