LSU Health Shreveport School of Medicine

Reminder!!
Don’t forget to check out the Career Fair!
In addition, the student interest groups will be in CME 2305 & 2306, so be sure to swing by to see what they have to offer!

That’s a wrap on the Class of 2028 Orientation!

Say “Hello” to our Class of 2028 medical students! We are so excited to have them join the LSUHS family! 💜💛

Our Office of Admissions hosted a wonderful welcome event for our new MSI students!

Congratulations to Amir Kaskas (MSIII) who won Best Poster for the Cancer Biology division at AHNS!

Congratulations to the Class of 2024! We are so proud of you all!

What a great way to celebrate our graduates!

Corrie Jackson MS3 presented two cases at the Louisiana Society of Anesthesiology Annual Conference in New Orleans this past weekend.
She placed first in podium case presentations for ‘POCUS to the Rescue in Helping to Diagnose Intraoperatively a Case of Severe Subclavian Stenosis.’ Pictured with Dr. Harrish Siddaiah attending mentor for the case.

We were so excited to share a glimpse of LSU Health Shreveport with our students and their families this weekend at our annual family day!

Fourth-year medical student, Jordan Cross, recently received the Rotary Club Scholarship Award from the Rotary Club of Shreveport. For over 30 years, this award has been given to students who are in the top 15% of their class and have a history of service to their community. Congratulations, Jordan!

Congratulations to the 131 students that learned where they will be residents in the fall!  We are excited that 28.9% of students will be staying to complete their residency at LSU Health Shreveport, and 51% are staying in Louisiana. This class had a 99.2% match rate and we are so excited for them to begin their next steps as future physicians!

This year at Shave Day a total of $34,270 was raised for the McDade house restoration!  The McDade house will be a hospitality home for the patients receiving cancer treatment at Feist-Weiller. A special thank you to the Nephrology department, Avalon Hair Salon, The Simple Church, Dr. David DeSha, Dr. Ellen Friday, Dr. Hosne Ara, Dr. Adegbenro Fakoya, and Bergeron’s Boudin and Cajun Meats who supported this event. Thank you all for helping make Shave Day 2024 a great success!

Dr. Jonathan Eaton, Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine, presented “A Physician: A Job or Calling” at the Gold Humanism Honor Society Passio Rounds yesterday! Thank you Dr. Eaton!

Congratulations to our 149 second-year medical students that received their white coats this weekend! This event signifies the transition from traditional classes to clinical rotations.

We recently held our annual cadaver ball celebrating our first-year students finishing their anatomy course. This school-wide event is a killer good time!

One of our student groups, Standing Up for Seniors, a group that provides care and companionship to seniors in local nursing homes, recently held a Mardi Gras event at Pilgrim Manor! Our students and residents spent time together making Mardi Gras wreathes for the residents’ doors. What a sweet afternoon!

Congratulations to Brynne Tynes (MSII), who’s poster won “Best Poster in Leadership in Basic Science and Clinical Research” Award at the AMA Physicians of the Future Summit! Way to go Brynne!

Congratulations to Brynne Tynes (MSII), who's poster won “Best Poster in Leadership in Basic Science and Clinical Research” Award at the AMA Physicians of the Future Summit! Way to go Brynne!

We are so proud of our students and the work they have done for the St. Mary Medical Center Atrium!

Congratulations to Taylor Powell (MSIV), Lauren Linquest (MSIV), Miranda Duhon (MSIII), Grant Borne (MSIII), and Amanda Ragland (MSII) for presenting at the Triological Society Combined Sections Meeting!

Come out and support Arts and Humanities’ Annual Holiday Concert tomorrow!

Join us for the last two Survivor Saturday Walks of 2023: this Saturday, December 2 and next Saturday, December 9! All cancer patients, cancer survivors and community supporters are invited to join our LSU Health Shreveport School of Medicine students for mornings of walking, support and friendship Saturdays at 9AM at Betty Virginia Park.
Walks will resume in January after the holidays.

Third-year medical student, Raegan Abadie, recently received the Central Prize Award, a top-award from the Central Association Obstetrics and Gynecology (CAOG), for her research as a part of the NIH Research Scholars program. As part of her award, she was invited to give an oral presentation at the CAOG Annual Meeting in Nashville, Tennessee. Her research and presentation were titled “Female Infertility and Obesity Across the United States: A Geographic Cross-Sectional Analysis.”

Med-Peds Interest Group is having their Halloween bake sale tomorrow outside of the WOW cafe on the ground floor. Come by between 10:30AM and 1:00PM to purchase some Halloween goodies!

The proceeds of this bake sale will go towards purchasing sensory toys for the playroom at St. Mary’s for patients on the autism spectrum!

Congratulations to the winners of Arts and Humanities in Medicine’s first 55 Word Essay Contest!
1st Place: Abigail Fruge (MSII), “Observe”
2nd Place: Morgan Bradford (Grad Student), “Spirit”
3rd Place: Cameron Robicheaux (MSIII), “Secrets Can Kill”

LSUHS Student Interest Groups, AHM, LMSA, and Growing for Good, are hosting a Maui Fire and Disaster Relief Fundraiser from September 11-15th! Please come out and support this great causes while also buying some handmade crafts!

The Office of Student Affairs and the Louisiana Addiction Research Center hosted a free NARCAN training session open to all medical students. The training was delivered by Lloyd Abney – who is a certified NARCAN outreach specialist at CADA. Thank you to everyone who attended!

Congratulations, Madison Catalanotto, Ross Dies, Taylor Gatson, Lauren Linquest and Kaitlyn Tholen!

Congratulations to LSU Health Shreveport School of Medicine students Madison Catalanotto, Ross Dies, Taylor Gatson, Lauren Linquest and Kaitlyn Tholen for recently completing the Research Distinction Track (RDT)! The RDT is a student-motivated opportunity for medical students to pursue additional research experience while in school.
In order to complete the RDT, students must identify a mentor and project, conduct research for 8 weeks, present the research on at least 2 occasions, and submit a manuscript from the research to a publication. This program requires an added level of work and dedication from our students who already carry a heavy workload, so please join us in congratulating these five outstanding students on this accomplishment!