The Office of Graduate Medical Education serves as the central contact point for all residents and fellows (house officers) in training programs at LSU Health Shreveport. That point of contact begins at the time of their selection to a residency or fellowship training program and continues throughout their training period until completion of that educational program. The house officer's permanent record remains in the Graduate Medical Education Office.
Leisa Oglesby, BS, RN, MBA, CPHQ
Executive Director of Medical Services/DIO
Residency is the training physicians must complete to practice or specialize following medical school. A resident is a physician (who holds the degree of MD, DDS or DO) in a GME program under the direct or indirect supervision of an attending physician. A fellowship is the period of sub-specialty medical training in the United States and Canada that a physician or dentist may undertake after completing a specialty training program (residency). LSU Health Shreveport currently offers 43 fully accredited residency and fellowship programs. Under the supervision of our faculty, residents and fellows see patients at partner hospitals such as Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport, Overton Brooks VA Medical Center and Willis-Knighton. More than 5,000 residents and fellows have trained at our institution over the years. Upon completion of postgraduate training at LSU Health Shreveport, residents and fellows will have received the best possible training and be able to successfully provide exceptional patient care.
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RESIDENCY & FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS
559 Residents & Fellows | 43 Accredited Programs
Accredited Residencies with Origination Date
- Anesthesiology
(4/20/1990) - Emergency Medicine
(7/1/2003) - Emergency Medicine / Family Medicine
(1/1/2009) - Family Medicine – Shreveport
(6/9/1974) - Family Medicine – Alexandria
(9/11/1995) - Family Medicine – Monroe
(2/24/21981) - Family Medicine – Rural
(1/23/1995)
- Internal Medicine
(9/27/1946) - Internal Medicine / Pediatrics
(7/1/2006) - Neurology
(7/1/2004) - Neurosurgery
(6/29/2001) - Obstetrics and Gynecology
(11/13/1947) - Ophthalmology
(1/1/1961) - Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
(5/1/1968) - Orthopaedic Surgery
(11/14/1951)
- Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery
(7/1/1982) - Pathology
(5/5/1956) - Pediatrics
(12/12/1949) - Psychiatry
(10/30/1992) - Radiology
(4/22/1991) - Interventional Radiology-Integrated
(10/8/2018) - Surgery
(4/19/1951) - Urology
(5/1/1994)
Accredited Fellowships with Origination Date
- Allergy/Immunology
(2/14/1984) - Cardiology
(7/1/1987) - Clinical Informatics
(9/11/2020) - Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
(7/1/2007) - Colon & Rectal Surgery
(6/1/1976) - Critical Care Medicine
(7/1/1989) - Cytopathology
(7/1/1997) - Endocrinology
(7/1/1987)
- Forensic Psychiatry(10/12/2007)
- Gastroenterology
(7/1/2004) - Hematology/Oncology
(7/1/1994) - Infectious Diseases
(7/1/1987) - Interventional Cardiology
(7/1/2010) - Nephrology
(7/1/1987) - Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
- Cleft & Craniofacial Surgery (8/1/2011)
- Head & Neck Oncology (8/1/2010)
- Pain Medicine
- Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine
(7/1/1994) - Rheumatology
(7/1/1987) - Sleep Medicine
(7/1/2007) - Family Medicine - Sports Medicine
(7/1/2021)
Non-Accredited Fellowships
GME Staff
Leisa Oglesby
Executive Director of Medical Services/DIO
Cailynn Finley
Associate Coordinator of Academic Area, GME
Christine Cheney
Senior Project Manager, GME
Christen Miller
Project Manager, GME
Stephen Henry
Project Coordinator, GME
Office Location:
2nd floor of Medical School
C-Building, Room 2-436
Office Hours:
8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Monday through Friday
Phone: (318) 675-7629
Fax: (318) 675-5069
Closed on LSU Health Shreveport holidays.
ACCREDITING:
Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)
ACCREDITING CYCLE: ACGME reviews the program each year electronically and based on the results programs can receive continued accreditation or a scheduled site visit.
ACCREDITING AGENCY:
Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA)
ACCREDITING CYCLE:
CODA completes a site visit every five years to receive continued Accreditation.
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Postgraduate Verifications
The Office of Graduate Medical Education handles post graduate training verifications for LSU Health residencies and fellowships.
Verification requests can be submitted to the GME office.
Please include the full name, dates of training, and department/specialty when sending a request.
Verifications can be submitted via fax, mail or email:
Fax: (318) 675-5069
Mailing Address:
Attn: Graduate Medical Education
1501 Kings Hwy.
Shreveport, LA 71103
Email:
christine.cheney@lsuhs.edu
Please allow 7 to 10 days for processing of most verifications. Verifications prior to the year 2000 may take additional time.
GME News
LSUHS Resident Council congratulates Dr. Rachaita Lakra, Resident in Internal Medicine, selected as the March, 2023 Resident of the Month.
LSUHS Resident Council congratulates Dr. Rifah Huq, Resident of Pediatrics, selected as the February, 2023 Resident of the Month.
LSUHS Resident Council congratulates Dr. David Levine, Resident of Internal Medicine/Pediatric Medicine, selected as the January, 2023 Resident of the Month.
LSUHS Receives Continued Accreditation from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education
LSU Health Shreveport has received continued accreditation with no citations from the ACGME, an independent organization that sets and monitors professional education standards essential in preparing physicians to deliver safe, high-quality medical care and oversees the accreditation of residency and fellowship programs in the United States.
On Monday, December 19, members of the LSU Health Shreveport Resident Council delivered gifts to students at Caddo Heights Math/Science Elementary School (CHMSE).
Shreveport-Bossier, Louisiana
Shreveport-Bossier has so much to offer that you have to experience it. In partnership with our local S-B Convention & Tourist Bureau, we have some videos to share that only begin to tell the story of all there is to see and do in Northwest Louisiana. We hope you will choose LSU Health Shreveport as your place for learning, working and living!