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)

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

# of LSUHSC-S SOM Seniors in NRMP

109

115

111

127

137

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

96

109

103

117

128

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

88.1%

94.8%

92.8%

92.1%

93.4%

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

93.9%

93.7%

92.8%

92.9%

93.7%

Threshold of Acceptability

90.0%

90.0%

90.0%

90.0%

90.0%

Status (Threshold Met or Not Met)

Not Met

Met

Met

Met

Met
All Match Options 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023

# of LSUHSC-S SOM Seniors attempting to match

117

125

114

137

142

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

116

125

112

136

141

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

99.1%

100.0%

98.2%

99.3%

99.3%

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

   

Job Placement Rates - School of Allied Health Professions

Graduation Rates (SACSCOC Key Student Completion Indicator)

 

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