 | This articleneeds additional citations forverification. Please helpimprove this article byadding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "LSU Health Shreveport" – news ·newspapers ·books ·scholar ·JSTOR(May 2017) (Learn how and when to remove this message) |
 | |
| Type | Public university |
|---|---|
| Established | 1966 |
Parent institution | LSU System |
Academic affiliation | Space-grant |
| Chancellor | David Guzick |
Academic staff | 600+ |
| Students | 1101 (624MD students)[1] |
| Location | ,, United States 32°28′52″N93°45′43″W / 32.481014°N 93.761894°W /32.481014; -93.761894 |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | www |
 | |
LSU Health Shreveport (LSUHS) is apublic university focused on health sciences education and located inShreveport, Louisiana. It is part of theLouisiana State University System and is composed of three schools: the School of Medicine, School of Graduate Studies, and School of Allied Health Professions.[2] The School of Medicine offers theDoctor of Medicine degree, while both the Schools of Graduate Studies and Allied Health offerBachelor's degrees,Master's degrees, andDoctorate degrees.[3] The School of Medicine also offers 17 residency and 34 fellowship training programs through the Office of Graduate Medical Education.[4]
Established in 1966 as theLouisiana State University School of Medicine at Shreveport,Edgar Hull – who in 1931 had worked to establish theMedical Center of Louisiana at New Orleans – served as the firstdean until his retirement in 1973.[5] G. E. Ghali was named Chancellor of LSU Health Shreveport in October 2016. Ghali left LSU Health Shreveport in June 2021. David Lewis, also dean of the School of Medicine, stepped in as interim chancellor. In January 2023, David Guzick took over as chancellor.[6]
Since 2016, the LSU medical school in Shreveport has grappled with financial troubles. LSU PresidentF. King Alexander said that the troubles date to 2013, when the private Biomedical Research Foundation of Northwest Louisiana assumed control of the teaching hospital as part of then-GovernorBobby Jindal's plan to privatize the state charity hospital system. Alexander said that the foundation has not paid hospital bills in full and provides insufficient funding to sustain the medical school.[7]
In October 2018, LSU Health Shreveport formed a 50/50, public/private partnership withOchsner Health. This new entity, Ochsner-LSU Health Shreveport is a branch of Ochsner Health System and serves the people of North Louisiana, a patient population of approximately 2 million.[8]
| Race and ethnicity | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| White | 65% | ||
| Black | 25% | ||
| Asian | 5% | ||
| Hispanic | 5% | ||
| Economic diversity | |||
| Low-income[a] | 16% | ||
| Affluent[b] | 84% | ||
LSU Health Shreveport consists of three professional schools: School of Medicine, School of Graduate Studies, and School of Allied Health Professions & Sciences.[10]
The School of Medicine confers theDoctor of Medicine (M.D.) degree through a four-year, system-based curriculum that integrates pre-clinical science with clinical training.[11] Instruction occurs in the institution's Clinical Skills Center in the Center for Medical Education.[12] Clinical rotations in years three and four are completed at affiliated Ochsner–LSU Health hospitals, including the Academic Medical Center, St. Mary Medical Center for Women and Children, Louisiana Behavioral Hospital, and Monroe Medical Center.[13] Students may also pursue a combinedMD–PhD program in collaboration with the School of Graduate Studies.[14]
The Ochsner Physician Scholars Program offers selected students financial support in exchange for a post-residency service commitment within theOchsner Health network.[15] The medical school reported 99.2% of students matching intoresidency programs in 2024.[16]
The School of Graduate Studies offersmaster's and doctoral programs inbiomedical science and participates jointly in the MD–PhD program with the School of Medicine.[17] Research at LSUHS is supported by theNational Institutes of Health and other agencies, with concentrations incardiovascular disease,cancer biology, neuroscience, andinfectious disease.[18]
The School of Allied Health Professions offers undergraduate, graduate, and post-professional programs.[19] Undergraduate degree advancement options includeRN-to-BSN andRRT-to-BS programs, while graduate offerings encompass the Doctor of Occupational Therapy (OTD),Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT), Master ofCommunication Disorders (MCD), and Ph.D. inRehabilitation Science.[20] The school also offers three accredited physical therapy residencies and a doctoralinternship inhealth service psychology.[21]
Facilities include an anatomy lab, clinical simulation center, and on-siteoutpatient clinics such as the Children’s Center, Mollie E. Webb Speech & Hearing Center, and the Rehabilitation Clinic.[22] Graduates of Allied Health programs consistently achieve high licensure pass rates and strong employment outcomes.[23]
| Topics |  | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shreveport neighborhoods |
| ||||||
| Education |
| ||||||
| Transportation | |||||||
| Media |
| ||||||
| Landmarks | |||||||
| Culture | |||||||
| Topics | | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shreveport neighborhoods |
| ||||||
| Education |
| ||||||
| Transportation | |||||||
| Media |
| ||||||
| Landmarks | |||||||
| Culture | |||||||
