PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS  |  MD PROGRAM

The LSUHS Advantage ...

In our School of Medicine, students develop meaningful relationships with faculty from day one as they are taught in the classroom and labs by the same doctors who will be teaching them in hospitals, clinics and research settings. These faculty members represent 18 clinical departments, which encompass over a dozen highly specialized divisions in addition to five basic science departments.

As a part of a new curriculum, students begin engaging with patients starting in their first year, further strengthening collaborative learning which is a hallmark of the curriculum. The student experience is further enriched by standardized patient experiences and clinical skills training. Students also have the opportunity to complete a research distinction track as a way to broaden their knowledge while bolstering their resume for the Match.

The curriculum is designed for students to focus on one system at a time, mastering that system before moving on to the next. Students participate in three hours of daily in-person instruction, which allows for plenty of independent study time as well as an enviable med school/personal life balance to include easily accessible wellness offerings and counseling. Also contributing to the amount of student-controlled time for studying, exercising, etc. is that the majority of clinical experiences occur in one of two Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport facilities located within a two-mile radius of the Center for Medical Education limiting the travel time required for clinical engagement.

Institutional wellness is top of mind, with meditation areas, our Fitness Zone that is free to all students and our Student Food Pantry ensures everyone has access to healthy nutrition.

Our students have access to an abundance of free learning resources including our trained Medical Education Learning Consultants, a team of experienced learning specialists committed to customized guidance for our learners. Digital medical resources including AMBOSS, Boards and Beyond, First Aid, UWorld and many others are available to supplement the learning experience at no cost to our students.

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Take a look inside  our new  Center for Medical Education. 

This 105,000 square-foot transformative structure is more than a building as it becomes the path for delivery of modern medical education through team-based, active learning which is supported by a large clinical skills center designed to teach and assess critical patient skills in a simulated clinical setting.