ID: 4802121176
Ochsner Clinic Foundation Program
New Orleans, LA
Data Last updated: 10/23/2025
TOTAL PROGRAM SIZE
No program size data available.
| Requires previous GME | No |
| Offers preliminary positions | |
| Participates in the Main Match of the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) | |
| Participates in the Advanced or Fellowship Match of the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) | |
| Latest date for applications for 2026-2027 | 9/15/2025 |
| Interview period 2026-2027 | 11/21/2025 - 12/12/2025 |
| Earliest date for applications for 2027-2028 | |
| Latest date for applications for 2027-2028 | |
| Interview period 2027-2028 | - |
| Applicants may interview remotely via video conferencing | |
| Interviews conducted last year for first year positions | 25 |
| Ratio of interviews to first year positions | 8.4 to 1 |
| Participates in another matching program | |
| Required letters of recommendation | 3 |
| Osteopathic Recognition |
| Step 1 required | |
| Minimum score | |
| Applicants must have passed Step 1 to be considered | |
| Step 2 required | |
| Minimum score | |
| Applicants must have passed Step 2 to be considered |
| Level 1 required | Yes |
| Minimum score | |
| DO applicants must have passed Level 1 to be considered | |
| Level 2 required | Yes |
| Minimum score | |
| DO applicants must have passed Level 2 to be considered |
PGY1 applicants to this program must have graduated from medical school within the past number of years | year(s) |
| J-1 visa sponsorship through ECFMG | Yes |
| H-1B visa | No |
| F-1 visa (OPT 1st year) | No |
| Percentage of full-time paid female physician faculty | 18.8 |
| Ratio of full-time equivalent paid faculty to positions | 1.1 to 1 |
| Avg. hrs/wk on duty during first year (including patient care, all call, night float, research, conferences, etc) | 75 |
| Maximum consecutive hours on duty during first year (excluding beeper call) | 26 |
| Average number of 24-hour off duty periods per week during first year | 1 |
| Program allows moonlighting (beyond GY1) | |
| Night float system |
Resident/Fellow Characteristics
Three year averages. Medical school type does not include graduates of Canadian schools.
Call schedule
Year 1
Most taxing schedule and frequency per year
Every third night for 12 month(s)
Beeper or home call (weeks/year)
46
Year 2
Most taxing schedule and frequency per year
Every third night for 12 month(s)
Beeper or home call (weeks/year)
46
Year 3
Most taxing schedule and frequency per year
Every third night for 12 month(s)
Beeper or home call (weeks/year)
40
Year 4
Most taxing schedule and frequency per year
Other for 12 month(s)
Beeper or home call (weeks/year)
46
Year 5
Most taxing schedule and frequency per year
Other for 12 month(s)
Beeper or home call (weeks/year)
46