RESIDENCY COUNCIL | Graduate Medical Education

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Our Purpose  is to advocate for the well-being, professional development, and educational enrichment of our residents.

Our Goals

  • Provide a platform for all residents to voice their concerns in a safe and inclusive space

  • Highlight the accomplishments of residents in each program

  • Serve the greater Shreveport-Bossier Community

Activities

We work together to coordinate a variety of activities each year to support our residents.

  • Welcome to Residency July Intern Welcome Party
  • GME Resident Jacket Sale
  • Holiday Parties
  • Annual Christmas Toy Drive
  • Food truck Fridays
  • And many more!

   

Our 2025-26 Officers

Photo of Khadija Khan, MD (woman wearing a doctor's white coat)

Khadija Khan, MD
(Internal Medicine)
PRESIDENT

Photo of Hunter Smeltzer, MD (man wearing a doctor's white coat)

Hunter Smeltzer, MD
(Internal Medicine)
VICE-PRESIDENT

Nicole Wiley, MD
(Ophthalmology)
SECRETARY

M. Abdurrehman Sheikh, MD, MBBS
(Neurology)
TREASURER

Kristin Champagne MD is a Caucasion female with long, straight brown hair, smiling, wearing a white doctor's coat over a white shirt.

Kristin Champagne, MD
(Radiology)
MEMBER AT LARGE

Rachel Kaye is a Caucasion woman with long, curly blonde hair, smiling, wearing a white doctor's coat.

Rachel Klapper, MD
(Radiology)
MEMBER AT LARGE

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Sindu Thevuthasan, MD
(Hematology/Oncology)
MEMBER AT LARGE

   

LSUHS Cares

ACCREDITING
Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)

ACCREDITING CYCLE: ACGME reviews the program each year electronically and based on the results programs can receive continued accreditation or a scheduled site visit.

ACCREDITING AGENCY:
Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA)

ACCREDITING CYCLE:
CODA completes a site visit every five years to receive continued Accreditation.