LSUHS Arts & Humanities in Medicine is a group that allows students the opportunity to provide various art forms to patients and their families during their time in the hospital and associated clinics. Through the club, students are able to play music in patient waiting rooms, inpatient communal areas, and even individual patient rooms. In addition, the arts and crafts component of the club has started hosting monthly music and craft nights on the pediatric floor of the hospital. The goal of this organization is to provide both a therapeutic activity for patients and their families, as well as an outlet through which students can connect with patients in a different way.

For more information, contact Morgan Roque (President)

Camp Tiger is a free, five-day camp for children and teens ages 5 to 18 years old living with physical and cognitive challenges such as cystic fibrosis, Down syndrome, cerebral palsy, autism, and more. Since 2000, this camp has been organized by first and second year medical students from LSU Health Shreveport. Throughout the week, campers participate in a variety of activities in the Shreveport community such as trips to Hot Wheels of Wonder Skating Rink, Sci-Port Discovery Center, Gators and Friends, Holiday Lanes Bowling, and much more. Most importantly, the campers benefit from the social interaction with one another and the individual attention from camp counselors.

LEARN MORE ABOUT CAMP TIGER

For more information, contact Rachael Bartolina (President)

For more information, contact Trevor Blackstock, Amanda Ragland, or Jolie Bouillon (Co-Presidents)

For more information, contact Anton Pelto (President)

CHOP is dedicated to learning how to use food as medicine and promoting evidence-based, affordable nutrition in the Shreveport-Bossier community.

LEARN MORE ABOUT CHOP

For more information, contact Brooke Martin (President)

This is a public awareness group for the increasing prevalence of diabetes, to spread awareness of the effects of diabetes, and to work with health centers to have medical students gain clinical experience regarding diabetes care. 

For more information, contact Aaron Fernandez (President)

Our mission is to bring awareness to the disparities faced by the LGBTQ+ community, especially in health care, through community service, fundraising, and expert lectures. In doing so, we strive to create safe spaces for students a faculty alike, and we aim to foster an environment that produces healthcare professionals who are allies.

For more information, contact Sarah Germany (President)

This organization serves as the student government for both medical and graduate students. Officers are elected and will serve as representatives of the general student body.

LEARN MORE ABOUT EXECUTIVE COUNCIL

For more information, contact Trevor Blackstock (Director of Student Services Committee), Vincent Sedminik (Director of Campus Resources & Technology), Madelyn Rodrigue (Director of Student Facilities Committee), or Dominique Perilloux (Director of Fundraising and Social Activities Committee)

Geaux Bald raises funds for children's cancer research. We are proud to be among the top fundraisers for St. Baldrick’s in past years and to help these children in their unimaginable battles!

LEARN MORE ABOUT GEAUX BALD

For more information, contact Sarah Guedry-Dixon (President)

LSUHS Growing for Good Interest Group was founded to provide medical students with a common interest a way to meet one another in a socially distanced setting during the pandemic. This student organization grew quickly and later went on to construct a raised bed garden on LSU Health Shreveport’s campus. The goal of this organization and campus garden is to grow produce to be donated to a local garden that distributes food to families in need at their weekly farmer’s market. This project and future projects illustrate values of this student organization and the impact we wish to have on both our campus and local Shreveport communities.

1. Promote healthier food options in a population at a higher risk for obesity and cardiovascular disease
2. Provide members of the interest group and other students/faculty of LSU Health Shreveport to take part in a meaningful break outdoors, which may help prevent day-to-day burnout among students
3. Add greenery to our growing campus

For more information, contact Sydney Mashaw (President)

The mission of Justice Equity Diversity and Inclusion (JEDI) is to exchange and promote sharing of ideas about justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion regarding medical education curriculum to further advance the educational, medical, and scientific standards of the School of Medicine. This group will look to aid students, faculty, and other organizations in the LSUHS institution to advocate for curriculum changes by collecting, organizing, and recording the choice of the students regarding integrating diversity and equity topics within our standard education. The purpose is to provide a continual impact on the evolution of medical curriculum at LSUHS for the betterment of our education and community. 

LEARN MORE ABOUT JEDI

For more information, contact Mallarie Mixon (President)

Our mission is to provide support and resources for pregnant and parenting women in our community. We want to alleviate any social or structural barriers that these women may encounter. Our vision is to educate expecting mothers in Shreveport and the surrounding areas on their options for prenatal and postpartum care including adoption for those not ready to raise a child. We plan to have monthly meetings, where we will discuss upcoming events and fundraisers and invite guest speakers to promote awareness on multiple aspects of women’s health. We will hold baby-supply giveaways and reach out to pregnant and parenting students both on campus and in the community to offer compassion, encouragement and options. Lifeline will offer opportunities for its members to volunteer at the local CARE Pregnancy Center and other maternity homes around the greater Shreveport-Bossier area. As an organization, we value peace, respect, and understanding above all else.

For more information, contact Madison Casey (President)

For more information, contact Claire Crosby (President)

The MeSCO Clinic exists to improve the healthcare and well-being of the City of Shreveport and surrounding areas in Northwest Louisiana. Our focus is to assist any and all individuals who face barriers to care and improve the health equity of our workers, neighbors, families, and friends. Our aim is to serve the severely underprivileged, the under-insured, and those facing unknown disparity or socioeconomic challenges that prevent them from seeking care under traditional means by:

1. Overseeing and operating the MeSCO Mobile Health Clinic, an interdisciplinary, collaborative (faculty-precepted), student run free clinic (SRFC)
2. Preparing and maintaining a sustainable plan to ensure the long-term outreach of the MeSCO SRFC
3. Supporting the advancement and future development of other student-driven clinical service projects

For more information, contact Dr. Leticia Antunes (Advisor/Medical Director) or Maria Kerrigan Haupt (Executive Director)

For more information, contact Madison Casey (President)

Medical Students for Addiction Awareness (MSAA) is an organization created to offer its members volunteer opportunities in the local community and to provide an outlet to increase awareness of addiction. Through this organization we hope to educate the community on the role addiction plays in our society, break stigmatization of substance use disorders and to provide support to those in need. The organization is based in Louisiana in the Bossier/Shreveport area and composed of medical students and faculty of the Louisiana Health Science Center-Shreveport. Guided by compassion and empathy, we commit to advocate for the safety and health those living with substance use disorder.

For more information, contact Sage Hebert (President)

The mission of the Northwest Louisiana Medical Society is to establish an organization of physicians in the 4th District of Louisiana for the purpose of assisting in the advancement of medical science and education, elevating the standards of medical practice; improving the health of the community it serves; and by all legitimate means to improve the social, economic, and professional status of its members.
Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Christina Notarianni; President: Halen Scott

Pars for Ped’s mission, vision, and values revolve around being able to provide a recreational and entertainment environment through age- appropriate equipment that is comforting and enjoyable for children who are hospitalized. Being able to participate in activities that they might experience at home could help to normalize their environment and decrease the stress of being in the hospital. This can have such a positive impact on the children’s hospital stay, and anything that can make their everyday lives just a bit more bearable is certainly worthwhile.

For more information, contact Cameron Howe or Andrew Castle (Co-Presidents)

The SAGE organization is composed of medical students from all four years, each selected by members of the Curriculum Evaluation Committee, a sub-committee of the Medical Curriculum Council. The purpose of SAGE is to promote the amicable exchange of opinions between the student body and the faculty, with a view to the consistent betterment of the educational, medical, and scientific standards of the School of Medicine.

LEARN MORE ABOUT SAGE

For more information, contact Ivan Alvarez (President)

I. ACCESS TO ACADEMIC RESOURCES
The program provides students with dependable and accessible resources for academic guidance, either through mentors or peer tutors. Mentors provide guidance about study resources, effective study and time management skills, and encourage the use of student services on campus. Peer tutors provide 1:1 tutoring on specific subjects or skills.
II. ESTABLISH PEER-TO-PEER RELATIONSHIPS
The program promotes interclass relationships among students by ensuring mentor/mentee pairs involve an upperclassmen/lowerclassmen. While mentors must establish and maintain contact throughout the duration of the program, they are also encouraged to continue their relationship. These matches are often based on academic needs and personal interests. 
III. SELF-DIRECTED & PEER ASSISTED LEARNING
The program provides opportunities for students to engage in self-directed and peer assisted learning.
IV. LEADERSHIP
The program will provide opportunities for students to strengthen their leadership, mentorship, and educational skills.

Faculty Sponsor: Elizabeth Rambo; President: Jacob McDowell

The groups mission is to advocate for the importance of science and science education (STEM) in our daily lives. Through advocacy and outreach efforts we aim to make science more accessible to the local general public.

IDEAS Day is our largest event that we hold every spring. This is a fun-filled, free day of hands-on science fun for children from across the Shreveport-Bossier area. We partner with various clubs from campus as well and local vendors and companies to sponsor booths that will each have their own experiment or demonstration to do with the kids as they make their way through the event. The idea behind this event is to intervene and introduce children to all the fun and wonder of science while they’re still at an impressionable age. Most literature states that kids should be introduced to science by age 10 to end up going into one of the fields of science.

LEARN MORE ABOUT IDEAS DAY

For more information, contact Michael Hebert (President of Ideas Day)

The purpose of Standing up for Seniors is to provide care and assistance to nursing home residents on a monthly or bi-monthly basis. Our goal is to coordinate events such as holiday goodie-bag/ gift drop-offs or outdoor fitness classes, in ways that are COVID-safe. We also want to implement smaller events such as grocery drop-offs or visit with residents to allow these individuals to feel a sense of companionship.

For more information, contact Braeden McCutchan or James Bridges (Co-Presidents)

A non-profit organization committed to improving the quality of life of underprivileged populations. Medical students travel to Kenya each year to fulfill this mission.

LEARN MORE ABOUT SHIP

For more information, contact Corey Moss (President)

Tiger Ambassador is involved in hosting applicants to our school, making them feel welcomed, and giving them hints for their interview.

For more information, contact Benjamin Chanes (President)

The purpose and mission of the LSUHS Area Health Education (AHEC) Program is to improve health status, increase access to care, and assure that the future and current health care workforce is properly trained and practice in medically under-served communities.This is done through community-based training, recruitment and retention of healthcare professionals and workers, developing and implementing continuing education programs to meet the needs of healthcare professionals in rural and under-served areas and to plan and respond to community health needs through population-based health system development and public education. Faculty Sponsor: Wanda Thomas, MD (wanda.thomas@lsuhs.edu); Contact: Shirley Wilson (shirley.wilson@lsuhs.edu)

Alpha Omega Alpha is the only National Honor Medical Society. Students are elected in their junior or senior year on the basis of their academic performance and must be in the top twenty five percent of their class in order to be elected.  Founded in 1902 at the University of Illinois, the chapter at LSU Health Shreveport School of Medicine in Shreveport was established in 1973.  The society’s main goal is to stimulate academic excellence. The local chapter has been instrumental in bringing outstanding physicians from around the nation to Shreveport as lecturers and visiting professors.

LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR AΩA CHAPTER

For more information, contact Liam Ordoyne (President)

The AMA is the physician's powerful ally in patient care, representing physicians with a unified voice, leading the charge to confront public health crises, removing obstacles that interfere with patient care, and driving the future of medicine.

For more information, contact John Wilson (President)

The AMWA LSU Health Shreveport chapter is a branch of the non-profit national organization founded in 1915.  We strive to serve the field of medicine and the community through advocacy, outreach, professional development, and education with the intention of raising awareness about issues within and outside of the medical profession.  Our meetings will include discussions about work-family balance, women’s experiences in male-dominated fields.

LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR AMWA CHAPTER

For more information, contact Jordan Bringedahl (President)

The Gold Humanism Honor Society (GHHS) recognizes students, residents and faculty who are exemplars of compassionate patient care and who serve as role models, mentors and leaders in medicine. GHHS members are peer nominated and are the ones that others say they want taking care of their own friends and family. The local GHHS chapter began in 2016.

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For more information, contact Hannah Cowart (President)

To create opportunities and events for LSUHS medical, allied health, and graduate students which address medical burnout through fitness, interdisciplinary community building, and philanthropy.

For more information, contact Sylvia Mullen (President)

This organization holds as its principal purpose the concerns of the minority medical student, though its programs address issues for all medical students.

For more information, contact Van Smith, III (President)

This group's primary goal is to support the Northwest Louisiana Food Bank through fundraising and food donations. We plan to raise awareness for the dietary needs of the Shreveport Community, as research has shown there to be a lack of accessible food for this area with a growing poverty rate. Secondarily, we plan to grow interest in the effects of alcohol on the brain, the brewing process, and the science behind beer-making while also bringing valuable publicity to local breweries and small businesses within our community.

For more information, contact Connor Doyle or Drew Dethloff (Co-Presidents)

For more information, contact Raylee Windsor (President)

This is a five-day camp for special needs children ages 5-22 run solely by medical students.

For more information, contact London Todd (President)

For more information, contact William Teepell (President)

For more information, contact Connor Wellman (President)

LEARN MORE ABOUT THE INSTITUTE FOR CHILDHOOD RESILIENCE

For more information, contact Kaitlyn Hall (President)

This group unites and empowers medical students through service, mentorship and education to advocate for the health of the Latino community.

For more information, contact Grace Dean (President)

The purpose of Medical Students for Choice (MSFC) is to increase education, awareness, and open discussion regarding issues of reproductive health and to support those within the medical community who are working to ensure the availability of all reproductive health care services. The LSU Health Shreveport chapter of MSFC also strives to support and contribute to community advocacy efforts and to provide interested students with family planning and abortion training educational opportunities, both locally and nationally.

For more information, contact Ameera Kattash (President)

The mission of PBIG is to give LSUHS SOM students the opportunity and resources to play pickleball with other students and community members of the Shreveport-Bossier community. Our vision is to continue to grow the Pickleball community within our SOM student body and the greater Shreveport-Bossier community. Our values consist of teamwork, networking, improved work-lifestyle balance, and enhance social opportunities.

For more information, contact Matthew Norton (President)

For more information, contact Jonah Harrington (President)

The mission of the Tennis Interest Group is to promote camaraderie and wellness among students of LSU Health Shreveport through promotion of mental and physical health by playing tennis. Our vision is to include our community by hosting tennis clinics and other outreach opportunities.

For more information, contact Connor Doyle (President)

For more information, contact Diensn Xing (President)

For more information, contact Jacob Stevens or Steele Netterville (Co-Presidents)

The mission of the group is to afford LSU Health Shreveport students the opportunity to hone their palates for wine, to learn about the production of wine and the factors that influence the taste of wines, and to cultivate a useful skill that will help students throughout the rest of their days.

For more information, contact Alexandra Martinez (President)