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LSUHS Office for Student and Community Engagement hosts more than 100 students at Family Affair Bootcamp, teaching what it takes to turn dreams of becoming healthcare professionals into reality.
LSU Health Shreveport is Comprised of Three Professional Schools.
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Exceeding the national NRMP Main Residency Match® rate by 18.7% with 98.3% of MS4 matching
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Global health opportunities
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- 100% Licensure Exam Pass Rates across all 6 clinical programs
- Early clinical integration
- Also available: PhD in Rehabilitation Science & Master of Public Health
- Enrollment of 374 Students
- 4,060 Alumni
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- PhD in Basic Sciences
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- Full Tuition Waiver & Stipend
- Enrollment of 103 Students
- 554 Alumni
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We are educating and training the next generation of health care professionals and scientists who will continue our proud legacy of innovative and lifesaving healthcare and cutting-edge medical research. As one of only one hundred forty academic medical centers (AMC) in the nation, LSU Health Shreveport is a revered treasure in a community that fought decades for its creation. Learn more about our Student Achievement.
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RESIDENCY & FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS
609 Residents & Fellows | 47 Accredited Programs
LSU Health Shreveport currently offers 47 fully accredited residency and fellowship programs (45 ACGME & 2 CODA). 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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The Advocate - Some of those studies have produced “a really remarkable effect,” said Kevin Murnane, a professor of pharmacology, toxicology and neuroscience and a professor of psychiatry and behavioral medicine at LSU Health-Shreveport.
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KSLA - $210,022 grant will allow for study focused on predicting and preventing heat illness, specifically in high school football players
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KTBS - A researcher at LSU Health Shreveport is launching a new study aimed at using artificial intelligence to protect high school football players from heat-related illness.
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Sharon Dunn, PT, PhD has been selected for the American Physical Therapy Association's highest honor as a Catherine Worthingham Fellow.
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Shreveport / Bossier City Advocate - “I could have never known how much this would mean to people or how much was able to be said in this book,” said Dr. Sanjay Juneja, LSU Health Shreveport School of Medicine Alumni.
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LSUHS researchers A. Wayne Orr, PhD, and Arif Yurdagul, PhD, received a $2,869,114 NIH R01 award from the NIH National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) to advance research in cardiovascular disease.
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LabDesignNews - The LSU Health Shreveport Center for Emerging Viral Threats was recognized with the Excellence in Small Project Design prize in the 2026 Design Excellence Awards.
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LA Illuminator - Kevin Murnane, PhD, a neuroscience and pharmacology researcher with LSU’s Health Shreveport, testified about his department’s work in studying the psychedelic drug ibogaine over the past few years as part of an FDA-approved trial.
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LSU Health Shreveport researchers Oren Rom, PhD, RD, and Arif Yurdagul, PhD, received a $2,902,365 award from the NIH National Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute (NHLBI) to advance research in cardiovascular disease.
Why train in Shreveport, Louisiana?
Shreveport is the third largest city in Louisiana and is a wonderful place to live with beautiful parks and lakes, a low cost of living, almost non-existent traffic issues, a vibrant arts scene and home to dozens of locally owned restaurants in addition to national chains. Located at the crossroads of Texas and Arkansas, living in Shreveport provides easy access to cities such as Dallas/Ft. Worth, Hot Springs and numerous Louisiana cities.
Shreveport, and our sister city Bossier, have so much to offer that you have to experience it.
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