Educational & Research Foundation
Activities

CONTACT:

Continuing Medical Education
Wendy Newell

The LSMS established the Educational and Research Foundation for the purpose of funding educational programs like CME, scholarships, and other activities to enhance the educational opportunities for physicians and medical students in Louisiana.

ERF Bylaws

Philip H. Jones, MD Scholarship Program
The P.H. Jones, MD Memorial Scholarships Fund awards annual scholarships to financially needy medical students attending Louisiana’s three medical schools. An attempt is made to divide these scholarships among the three institutions.

CME Program
The ERF CME Program is accredited to provide educational opportunities for physicians in Louisiana to obtain AMA Physician’s Recognition Award Category 1 credit for participating in educational activities. Its mission is to "fill in the gaps" of other accredited programs in Louisiana, providing educational activities in areas that might not have the resources to provide local CME. The ERF also joint sponsors activities with state specialty societies, component medical societies and other organizations to assure quality educational programs for Louisiana physicians.

Medical Student and Resident Section Support
Every year, the ERF provides designated funding to the LSMS Medical Student Section and the LSMS Resident Section. This funding enables these sections to send representatives to the annual and interim meetings of the American Medical Association and the LSMS.