Take a listen to what our students have to say about LSU Health Shreveport and our MD Program!
family environment
"... It's just a different environment than you may get at other schools, very family-like environment, and I really love LSU Health Shreveport because of it."
- Natalie Dominque
CLINICAL IMMERSION
"Day one of 1st year, they really incorporate the fact that they are going to take us into clinical, going around the hospital, talking to patients... it was really nice."
- Shruti Valdyanathan
Supportive environment
"Everybody here has been really nice, all of the students, faculty...everybody just wants to help you succeed."
- Sam Amarasinghe
Family Atmosphere
"I really like the family atmosphere that was really evident during my interview."
- Sunil Wadhwa
belonging & acceptance
"My classmates, we share different perspectives ... and I'm really enjoying my classmates accepting me."
- Kendall Lewis
patient-centered
"My favorite thing about LSUHS is how approachable everyone here is ... and how patient-centered, which is awesome."
- Olivia Feltner
access to faculty
"One of the reasons that I wanted to come to LSUHS was the close relationship that a lot of students have with faculty members."
- Stephen Patin
diversity
"The Diversity Office does a great job at getting diverse populations together for impactful conversations and taking care of our people of color."
- Sarah Bertrand
Family Tradition
"...another reason that played into my coming here is the tradition of my family coming here."
- Sunil Wadhwa
location
"LSUHS is situated in a nice area where you get to be really close to Texas and Arkansas so...you get to see a lot of different diseases."
- Kyle Lewis
Why train in Shreveport, Louisiana?
Shreveport is the third largest city in Louisiana and is a wonderful place to live with beautiful parks and lakes, a low cost of living, almost non-existent traffic issues, a vibrant arts scene and home to dozens of locally owned restaurants in addition to national chains. Located at the crossroads of Texas and Arkansas, living in Shreveport provides easy access to cities such as Dallas/Ft. Worth, Hot Springs and numerous Louisiana cities.
Shreveport, and our sister city Bossier, have so much to offer that you have to experience it.