STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT
| Schools of Medicine, Graduate Studies, Allied Health Professions

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A principal focus of LSU Health Shreveport’s mission is to educate future physicians, basic scientists, and allied health professionals based on state-of-the-art curricula, methods, and facilities, preparing learners for careers in health care service, teaching or research.  The standard measures of student achievement that are most relevant to the institution’s mission and strategic goals include performance on professional licensing and certification examinations, NRMP match rate, job placement rates, graduation rates, and time to completion.

   

First-time Pass Rates on Certification / Licensure Examinations

Residency Match Rates - School of Medicine

Doctor of Medicine, MD

National Residency Match Program (NRMP)

2021

2022

2023

 2024 2025

# of LSUHSC-S SOM Seniors in NRMP

111

127

137

 130 -

# of LSUHSC-S SOM Seniors in NRMP that
matched PGY1 in initial match

103

117

128

 129 -

% of LSUHSC-S SOM Seniors in NRMP that
matched PGY1 in initial match

92.8%

92.1%

93.4%

 99.2% -

Aspirational Target (% of Seniors of U.S. Allopathic Medical
Schools in NRMP that matched PGY1 in initial match)

92.8%

92.9%

93.7%

 93.5% 94.1%

Threshold of Acceptability

90.0%

90.0%

90.0%

 90.0% 90.0%

Status (Threshold Met or Not Met)

Met

Met

Met

 Met -
All Match Options 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

# of LSUHSC-S SOM Seniors attempting to match

114

137

142

 135 158

# of LSUHSC-S SOM Seniors that matched PGY1
(including initial match, SOAP, and matches outside NRMP)

112

136

141

 134 155

% of LSUHSC-S SOM Seniors that matched PGY1
(including initial match, SOAP, and matches outside NRMP)

98.2%

99.3%

99.3%

 99.3% 98.1%

Aspirational Target

99.0%

99.0%

99.0%

 99.0% 99.0%

Threshold of Acceptability

95.0%

95.0%

95.0%

 95.0% 95.0%

Status (Threshold Met or Not Met)

Met

Met

Met

 Met Met

   

Graduation Rates (SACSCOC Key Student Completion Indicator)

 

Job Placement Rates - School of Allied Health Professions

Time to PhD - School of Graduate Studies

Average Time to PhD in Years

5.6 years

Aspirational Target (National Average Time to PhD in the Life Sciences*)

6.7 years

Threshold of Acceptability

8 years

Status (Threshold Met or Not Met)

Met

*Source: National Science Foundation 2015