Program Letters of Agreement (PLAs)
- LeighP (Unlicensed)
- Savannah Thibodeaux
- Julie Cain (Unlicensed)
**NEW** - A Step-by-Step Guide to Program Letters of Agreement
We have created a step-by-step guide to the entire PLA process, from start to finish. The guide includes links, references, and common roadblocks. Please start your process by following this guide. If you have other questions or concerns, please reach out to Savannah Thibodeaux (sthib6@lsuhsc.edu)
View and download here →PLA Guide
NEW ORLEANS and BATON ROUGE Clinical Sites:
**Send to Jennifer Burch (jen652@brgeneral.org) as APPROVER, prior to routing to Dr. Banda.
Venkat Banda, MD (ven572@hmgphysicians.com)
DIO
All LCMC hospitals: Children's Hospital New Orleans, Touro Infirmary, East Jefferson General Hospital, University Medical Center New Orleans, West Jefferson Medical Center, Tulane Lakeside, Tulane Lakeview, Tulane University Hospital & Clinic will use the following process:
As of October 2023, LCMC will not use Adobe Sign. However, you will still use it to obtain the other required signatures. Instead of routing to Chris O'Neill and Dr. McGoey, add Savannah as an Approver. Savannah will obtain the LCMC signatures and distribute the fully executed agreements when completed. This process may take 3-6 weeks.
Adobe Sign Recipients:
Signature of Program Director
Approval of GME - Savannah Thibodeaux (sthib6@lsuhsc.edu)
Signature of Site Director
Signature of DIO - Dr. Engel (lengel@lsuhsc.edu)
Approval of GME - Savannah Thibodeaux (sthib6@lsuhsc.edu)
LCMC Contacts (not recipients on Adobe Sign!):
Chris O'Neill (christopher.oneill@lcmchealth.org)
Contracts Administrator, LCMC Health
Dr. Robin McGoey (Robin.Mcgoey@lcmchealth.org)
Chief Academic Officer, LCMC Health
Brent A. Hemelt, MD (v-bhemelt@ochsner.org)
Medical Director LJCMC
Fernis Leblanc, CEO (fernis.leblanc@ochsner.org)
Ochsner Bayou Region
**In Adobe Sign, after Savannah, list Michelle Davis (michelle.davis@ochsner.org) as APPROVER. Then continue on to the site director, Dr. Engel, and the contacts below:
Rajiv Gala, MD (rgala@ochsner.org)
Designated Institutional Official
Graduate Medical Education
Ochsner Clinic Foundation
Ronald Amedee, MD (ramedee@ochsner.org)
Dean Medical Education
Graduate Medical Education
Ochsner Clinic Foundation
**In Adobe Sign, after Savannah, list Michelle Davis (michelle.davis@ochsner.org) as APPROVER. Then continue on to the site director, Dr. Engel, and the contacts below:
Rajiv Gala, MD (rgala@ochsner.org)
Designated Institutional Official
Graduate Medical Education
Ochsner Clinic Foundation
Ronald Amedee, MD (ramedee@ochsner.org)
Dean Medical Education
Graduate Medical Education
Ochsner Clinic Foundation
**In Adobe Sign, after Savannah, list Michelle Davis (michelle.davis@ochsner.org) as APPROVER. Then continue on to the site director, Dr. Engel, and the contacts below:
Rajiv Gala, MD (rgala@ochsner.org)
Designated Institutional Official
Graduate Medical Education
Ochsner Clinic Foundation
Ronald Amedee, MD (ramedee@ochsner.org)
Dean Medical Education
Graduate Medical Education
Ochsner Clinic Foundation
After Dr. Engel, route to:
Catherine O'Neal, MD (catherine.oneal@fmolhs.org)
Chief Academic Officer
Our Lady of the Lake
**In Adobe Sign, after Dr. Engel, list Gil Ganucheau (Gilbert.Ganucheau@slidellmemorial.org) as APPROVER. Then list the following:
Sandy Badinger (sandy.badinger@slidellmemorial.org)
Chief Executive Officer
Slidell Memorial Hospital
CC Linda Hughes (Linda.Hughes@slidellmemorial.org) so she will receive a final copy.
LAFAYETTE Clinical Sites:
Reminders and Templates:
From April 18, 2022 forward, digital signatures may be obtained for PLAs. Adobe Sign licenses must be obtained through LSU in order to complete this process. If you do not have a license, you can request access here.
Things to Remember:
Site specific Goals & Objectives must be included. These can be a separate document added in Adobe Sign or attached to the PLA. Please only include the goals and objectives for that specific site (i.e. do not include CHNOLA objectives on a Touro PLA)
Make sure you identify the location of your program, (Ex. LSU School of Medicine Anesthesiology Program - BR), throughout your PLA.
Before initiating in Adobe Sign, please name your document with your program name and the name of the site. For example: “Internal Medicine – EJGH”
Adobe Sign → Adobe Sign Instructions
Order for execution (unless otherwise noted)
1 - Program Director
2 - GME approver (Savannah Thibodeaux, sthib6@lsuhsc.edu )
3 - Site Director
4 - Lee Engel, MD, PhD, DIO (lengel@lsuhsc.edu)
5 - Approver (if listed)
6 - Hospital signature(s) - see listing below
Questions regarding Adobe Sign or digital PLAs should be directed to Savannah Thibodeaux in the GME office.
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