For almost fifty years, we have been educating healthcare professionals who excel at the highest levels in academia, private practice and industry. Students consistently rave over experiencing a rigorous education in a family atmosphere where diversity and success are celebrated. Further strengthening the student experience are vibrant, safe communities in north Louisiana which offer an affordable cost of living.
LSU Health Shreveport is home to the only medical school in north Louisiana and one of only three in the state. Medical students interact with patients from their very first semester and learn from a combination of lectures, small groups, standardized patient exercises and clinical skills throughout their training.
We strive to provide students with a variety of tools to enhance their learning experience. To complement our outstanding faculty instruction, the School of Medicine offers Lecturio (www.lecturio.com) to first, second and third year medical students. Lecturio offers a video library, smart paced repetition to improve memory and a 4000+ question bank to aid in preparation for major tests. This excellent resource is available through a mobile app making on-the-go access to study materials readily available.
For those with a heightened interest in research, the school offers joint PhD programs with both the School of Graduate Studies and Louisiana Tech. Students can also opt to enroll in the Research Distinction Track to or apply to become part of the American Medical Student Research Journal, founded in 2013 by our medical students. The School of Medicine counts a Faculty of over 500 with a class size of 150 for fall 2021. Plans are underway to increase class size to 200 over the upcoming years. This expansion is being made possible due to the construction of the Center for Medical Education and Wellness.
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The School of Medicine offers a four-year, system-based learning curriculum leading to the MD degree, but other degree options are available to address specific interests of students. We understand that the process of applying to medical school can be overwhelming, and we have tried to anticipate and address as many questions as possible.
FAMILY DAY AT THE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Each school year family members and friends of medical school students visit our campus for the annual Family Day event. Family Day is an opportunity for friends and family members to get a first-hand look at what students experience during their four years in medical school. They tour campus and learn more about student life, academic programs and medical school curriculum, along with the various clinical skills labs and hands-on learning opportunities available to students.
MEDICAL STUDENT RESEARCH
There are numerous opportunities for medical students to be involved in research on our campus. This includes curricular elements in the preclinical and clinical years, the medical student research program, research electives, a research track of distinction, and our MD/PhD program. Additionally, students at any stage of their training may volunteer to participate in research with faculty mentors from various departments.
Notable Alumni of Our School of Medicine
![Robert Rosenwasser, MD]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1580334161/lsuhscshreveportedu/ajkh9qlht53t1yoodnf7/RosenwasserRobert.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1580334161/lsuhscshreveportedu/ajkh9qlht53t1yoodnf7/RosenwasserRobert.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1580334161/lsuhscshreveportedu/ajkh9qlht53t1yoodnf7/RosenwasserRobert.jpg","width":600}])
Dr. Robert Rosenwasser is the Osterholm Professor and Chairman of the Department of Neurological Surgery at the Sidney Kimmel Medical School of Jefferson University and Health System in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
![Dr. Michael Fleming (Class of 1975)]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1580334257/lsuhscshreveportedu/htqeapr9cfxpsy6efy0n/michaelfleming.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1580334257/lsuhscshreveportedu/htqeapr9cfxpsy6efy0n/michaelfleming.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1580334257/lsuhscshreveportedu/htqeapr9cfxpsy6efy0n/michaelfleming.jpg","width":600}])
Dr. Michael Fleming is a past President of the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) and the Louisiana Academy of Family Physicians, and is the founding Chairman of the Louisiana Health Care Quality Forum.
![Andra Blomkalns, MS]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1580334550/lsuhscshreveportedu/pgb9g9gq4tkiyfoze2dr/andra-blomkalns.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1580334550/lsuhscshreveportedu/pgb9g9gq4tkiyfoze2dr/andra-blomkalns.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1580334550/lsuhscshreveportedu/pgb9g9gq4tkiyfoze2dr/andra-blomkalns.jpg","width":600}])
Dr. Andra Blomkalns is a leader in medical device innovation and translational medicine, and was appointed the inaugural chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine at the Stanford University School of Medicine in September 2018.
![Karl LeBlanc, MD]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1580334775/lsuhscshreveportedu/bbnqcjxykh4npayenqjv/karl-andrew-leblanc.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1580334775/lsuhscshreveportedu/bbnqcjxykh4npayenqjv/karl-andrew-leblanc.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1580334775/lsuhscshreveportedu/bbnqcjxykh4npayenqjv/karl-andrew-leblanc.jpg","width":600}])
Dr. Karl LeBlanc is credited with the performance of the world’s first laparoscopic incisional hernia repair. He is a past President and a founding member of the Americas Hernia Society.
![Dr. Kim LeBlanc]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1580395189/lsuhscshreveportedu/fhjk8uxfliqnqetd3hym/kim_leblanc.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1580395189/lsuhscshreveportedu/fhjk8uxfliqnqetd3hym/kim_leblanc.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1580395189/lsuhscshreveportedu/fhjk8uxfliqnqetd3hym/kim_leblanc.png","width":600}])
Dr. Kim LeBlanc is a Physician Executive at the National Board of Medical Examiners and the Executive Director of the Clinical Skills Evaluation Collaboration administering over 35,000 examinations each year.
![Dr. Stephan W. Morris (Class of 1980)]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1580482096/lsuhscshreveportedu/ltzmfi1ay8vjtgfipqur/morrisStephan600.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1580482096/lsuhscshreveportedu/ltzmfi1ay8vjtgfipqur/morrisStephan600.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1580482096/lsuhscshreveportedu/ltzmfi1ay8vjtgfipqur/morrisStephan600.png","width":600}])
Dr. Stephan W. Morris is the Founder and Chief Scientific Officer of Insight Genetics Scientific. He is an internationally recognized physician-scientist and translational investigator, focusing on molecular oncology.
![Arthur M. Feldman, MD]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1580396283/lsuhscshreveportedu/xtvmrg6sirklj9hb93gg/arthurfeldman.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1580396283/lsuhscshreveportedu/xtvmrg6sirklj9hb93gg/arthurfeldman.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1580396283/lsuhscshreveportedu/xtvmrg6sirklj9hb93gg/arthurfeldman.jpg","width":600}])
Dr. Arthur M. Feldman is the Laura H. Carnell Professor of Medicine at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University. He was awarded the 2019 Distinguished Scientist Award-Basic Domain by the American College of Cardiology (ACC).
![Dr. Mark Grubb]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1580397859/lsuhscshreveportedu/op02db1skmxl4uozsnyz/mark_grubb.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1580397859/lsuhscshreveportedu/op02db1skmxl4uozsnyz/mark_grubb.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1580397859/lsuhscshreveportedu/op02db1skmxl4uozsnyz/mark_grubb.jpg","width":600}])
Dr. Mark Grubb currently has a patent pending on a tympanocentesis tool, an ear device designed to treat ear infections without the use of antibiotics and has authored numerous research publications on ear infection prevention.
![Dr. John Bundrick]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1580397731/lsuhscshreveportedu/yp4hhrfioljnme6m2tbc/JohnBundrick.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1580397731/lsuhscshreveportedu/yp4hhrfioljnme6m2tbc/JohnBundrick.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1580397731/lsuhscshreveportedu/yp4hhrfioljnme6m2tbc/JohnBundrick.png","width":600}])
Dr. John Bundrick is the American College of Physicians’ Minnesota Chapter Governor, serving as the official representative of the College for the Minnesota Chapter, providing a link between members at the local level and leadership at the national level.
![Dr. Richard Turnage]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1580398038/lsuhscshreveportedu/btauk1duwe4fkq12wzj2/Turnage_Richard.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1580398038/lsuhscshreveportedu/btauk1duwe4fkq12wzj2/Turnage_Richard.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1580398038/lsuhscshreveportedu/btauk1duwe4fkq12wzj2/Turnage_Richard.jpg","width":600}])
Dr. Richard Turnage is the Executive Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine. He was recruited as Chair of the Department of Surgery in 2008.
LATEST NEWS HIGHLIGHTS
![Medical students helping cancer survivors prepare for upcoming walkathon]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1653058561/lsuhscshreveportedu/rahselvogscolkwuqnyy/Cancerwalknews.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1653058561/lsuhscshreveportedu/rahselvogscolkwuqnyy/Cancerwalknews.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1653058561/lsuhscshreveportedu/rahselvogscolkwuqnyy/Cancerwalknews.jpg","width":520}])
KTBS3 - Cancer survivors laced up their shoes and headed outdoors Wednesday as they geared up for an inaugural walkathon being held on June 4. Beyond just participating in the event, cancer survivors are invited to a bi-monthly cancer survivorship walking group to support one another in meeting exercise and health goals.
![Guise Medical, founded by LSUHS medical students, won 2022 J Terrell Brown Venture Challenge]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1650660418/lsuhscshreveportedu/gqlhsyfrk6vgncbfe8bs/guicemedicalnews_1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1650660418/lsuhscshreveportedu/gqlhsyfrk6vgncbfe8bs/guicemedicalnews_1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1650660418/lsuhscshreveportedu/gqlhsyfrk6vgncbfe8bs/guicemedicalnews_1.jpg","width":520}])
Bossier Press - LSU Health Shreveport students Zachary Connelly, Ross Rieger and Evan Falgoust are the student founders behind Guise Medical, winning 1st place in the J Terrell Brown Venture Challenge for their patented MED-pal device with an $18,000 award.
![Dept. of Medicine Research Day]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1650479372/lsuhscshreveportedu/w9k4tpkwfvpgxhjvexvd/medicineresearchdaynews.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1650479372/lsuhscshreveportedu/w9k4tpkwfvpgxhjvexvd/medicineresearchdaynews.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1650479372/lsuhscshreveportedu/w9k4tpkwfvpgxhjvexvd/medicineresearchdaynews.jpg","width":520}])
The third annual department of Medicine Research Day features research being conducted by our residents in oral presentations and on posters. This year included five oral presenters and thirty posters.
![LSUHS improves care through biomechanical research]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1649442593/lsuhscshreveportedu/hwbgnxgrebwrvoylpes4/JaCoreyThomasfootballnews.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1649442593/lsuhscshreveportedu/hwbgnxgrebwrvoylpes4/JaCoreyThomasfootballnews.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1649442593/lsuhscshreveportedu/hwbgnxgrebwrvoylpes4/JaCoreyThomasfootballnews.jpg","width":607}])
The Biomechanics Lab compares different surgical techniques side-by-side, with the goal of getting people back to work and athletes back to sport sooner. Dr. Giovanni Solitro, lab director, shares, “What I really love about this work is that it allows us to be protagonists. We can bring more innovation to the patient.”
![LSUHS Celebrates Milestone in Construction at the Center for Medical Education]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1648736097/lsuhscshreveportedu/gjifzq7fo4sfq3ratupu/ToppingOutnews.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1648736097/lsuhscshreveportedu/gjifzq7fo4sfq3ratupu/ToppingOutnews.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1648736097/lsuhscshreveportedu/gjifzq7fo4sfq3ratupu/ToppingOutnews.jpg","width":520}])
The LSU Health Sciences Foundation of Shreveport hosted a Topping Out Ceremony celebrating the final structural beam being placed at the Center for Medical Education at LSU Health Shreveport on Wednesday, March 30. In addition, Ochsner LSU Health System announced an additional $8 million gift to the project.
![Firefighters’ risk of irregular heartbeat linked to number of on-the-job fire exposures]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1648060172/lsuhscshreveportedu/cpxik7rglby2eorgwpmh/firefighternews.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1648060172/lsuhscshreveportedu/cpxik7rglby2eorgwpmh/firefighternews.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1648060172/lsuhscshreveportedu/cpxik7rglby2eorgwpmh/firefighternews.jpg","width":520}])
Journal of the American Heart Association report: Paari Dominic, MD, the director of clinical cardiac electrophysiology and associate professor of medicine and molecular and cellular physiology at LSUHS, shares findings as senior author of the study.
![LSUHS School of Medicine Students Celebrate Match Day]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1647633743/lsuhscshreveportedu/ctgpvzjhxtfxjelkinpb/Matchdaynews.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1647633743/lsuhscshreveportedu/ctgpvzjhxtfxjelkinpb/Matchdaynews.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1647633743/lsuhscshreveportedu/ctgpvzjhxtfxjelkinpb/Matchdaynews.jpg","width":520}])
140 LSUHS School of Medicine students learned where they will go for their residency training on March 18, 2022. For Match applicants, Match Day symbolizes the transition from undergraduate to graduate medical education, the day when they learn which residency training program they will attend as they begin their careers as physicians.
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