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.
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.
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 PROGRAM
Each summer medical students work with a faculty mentor on a research project that is then showcased during the fall at our annual presentation fair. In addition to being able to share their work, there is also an opportunity to receive an award in each prize category. This program fosters research activity, inspires students to learn more about the research process and generates quality research evidence.
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
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Founded in 1902, Alpha Omega Alpha is a national medical honor society comprised of over 4,000 students, residents/fellows, faculty and alumni. Leadership of the Louisiana Gamma chapter of Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society announced student selections from the Class of 2022.
![LSUHS working to make dental services more accessible]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1629308183/lsuhscshreveportedu/qyu46ntimy59s31boale/DentalResidencynews.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1629308183/lsuhscshreveportedu/qyu46ntimy59s31boale/DentalResidencynews.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1629308183/lsuhscshreveportedu/qyu46ntimy59s31boale/DentalResidencynews.jpg","width":520}])
KTBS - Six dental residents are at work through the LSU Health Shreveport General Practice Residency program to help communities that need more dental services. The residency program, which started on June 1, is a collaborative effort with the David Raines Community Health Center and Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport.
![Welcome School of Medicine Class of 2025]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1628268001/lsuhscshreveportedu/c4rqlvl0duik7wxlppmw/SOMOrientationnews.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1628268001/lsuhscshreveportedu/c4rqlvl0duik7wxlppmw/SOMOrientationnews.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1628268001/lsuhscshreveportedu/c4rqlvl0duik7wxlppmw/SOMOrientationnews.jpg","width":520}])
151 new medical students arrived on campus last week. The School of Medicine Freshman Orientation provided incoming students with the foundation to begin their training as doctors. Students toured the campus, covered financial aid options, discussed safety protocol, and were introduced to the Medical Academic Societies.
![Dr. Cherie-Ann Nathan recipient of 2020 Margaret F. Butler Outstanding Mentor of Women in Head and Neck Surgery Award]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1625773972/lsuhscshreveportedu/dwxgbyxjkioeqprvaah9/Nathannews.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1625773972/lsuhscshreveportedu/dwxgbyxjkioeqprvaah9/Nathannews.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1625773972/lsuhscshreveportedu/dwxgbyxjkioeqprvaah9/Nathannews.jpg","width":520}])
Named in honor of Dr. Butler, the first woman chair of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery in the United States, this award recognizes individuals with significant impact and measurable outcomes in the mentorship of women in head and neck surgery. Dr. Nathan has had a great impact on the careers and lives of countless individuals in this specialty.
![LSUHS School of Medicine and Dillard University create medical school pipeline program]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1624560639/lsuhscshreveportedu/pd1kjuit5kzqijcahe4l/DillardAgreement.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1624560639/lsuhscshreveportedu/pd1kjuit5kzqijcahe4l/DillardAgreement.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1624560639/lsuhscshreveportedu/pd1kjuit5kzqijcahe4l/DillardAgreement.jpg","width":520}])
LSUHS School of Medicine and Dillard University have established a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for the Guaranteed Interview Program at LSU. The MOU represents the objective of each institution to increase the number of African American and Latinx students from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in Louisiana who apply to the LSUHS School of Medicine.
![Wanda Thomas, MD]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1598280577/lsuhscshreveportedu/cnzx8cj2iiar8hcdcxyi/WandaThomas.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1598280577/lsuhscshreveportedu/cnzx8cj2iiar8hcdcxyi/WandaThomas.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1598280577/lsuhscshreveportedu/cnzx8cj2iiar8hcdcxyi/WandaThomas.png","width":520}])
Biz Magazine - Community Foundation of North Louisiana is excited to announce Dr. Wanda H. Thomas, Associate Dean of Admissions to their Board of Directors.
![The Latest Issue of ON THE INSIDE]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1621525248/lsuhscshreveportedu/rgagn7fpstvtlvflza3g/OTIQ12021news.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1621525248/lsuhscshreveportedu/rgagn7fpstvtlvflza3g/OTIQ12021news.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1621525248/lsuhscshreveportedu/rgagn7fpstvtlvflza3g/OTIQ12021news.jpg","width":520}])
The first quarter of 2021 publication of ON THE INSIDE is available now! See the latest in honors, appointments, publications and presentations by LSUHS faculty and students.
Gold Humanism Honor Society Student of the Month
Brandon Mihalich, MSIV
OCTOBER, 2021 - Brandon is known to have outstanding bedside manner and has provided private practice quality treatment to all of his patients. No matter their financial struggles and diverse backgrounds, Brandon makes sure to spend time understanding where our patient population struggles gaining access to healthcare. He has offered to help bathe our patients in the hospital that are unable to keep themselves clean, he provides wound care to patients that are unable to, and he makes sure to follow up on all of our discharged patients to ensure they receive the highest quality of care. Brandon is always the hardest worker in the room and encourages everyone around him to succeed.
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