The primary mission of LSU Health Shreveport is to teach, heal, and discover, in order to advance the well-being of the region and beyond.
LSU Health Shreveport is home to the only medical school in north Louisiana and one of only three in the state. A medical school is a tertiary educational institution teaching medicine resulting in a professional degree for physicians.
Offering degrees in Cardiopulmonary Science, Medical Laboratory Science, Physician Assistant, Communication Disorders, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Public Health, and Rehabilitation Science.
Offering Graduate Degrees in Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Cellular Biology & Anatomy, Microbiology & Immunology, Molecular & Cellular Physiology, and Pharmacology, Toxicology, & Neuroscience.
GME stands for "graduate medical education" more commonly referred to as residency. This is the training physicians must complete to practice following medical school.
The goal of medical research at LSU Health Shreveport is to improve our health and extends from basic science discovery to the development of treatment protocols and new diagnostics.
LSU Health Shreveport is honored and imminently qualified to offer a broad range of clinical trials. As an academic medical center, we recognize the value of clinical research both in helping patients today and in finding the cures of tomorrow.
URGENT UPDATE - January 14, 2021
LSU Health Shreveport has depleted their allocated vaccine supply effective today. We are hopeful our vaccine allocation will increase in the near future.
Individuals who had an appointment to receive the vaccine Friday, January 15th or next week will be notified via email of their rescheduled appointment.
Individuals who have already received their first vaccine will be able to receive their second vaccination at the same location where they received their original vaccine. Individuals will be notified by email of their appointment time to receive their second vaccine.
LSU Health Shreveport will provide an update as quickly as possible on vaccine availability.
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