Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-Shreveport

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a medium-sized city.

Overview

Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Shreveport, commonly abbreviated as LSUHSC-Shreveport, is an academic center for medical research and medicine located in North Louisiana. The college was founded in 1969 by Dr. Joe E. Holoubek. The College offers associate’s, bachelor’s, and master’s degrees in a wide range of medical and health related areas. It also has a campus located in New Orleans.

LSUHSC-Shreveport offers programs in different areas of study such as physical therapy, physician assistant, occupational therapy, and clinical laboratory science. The college is organized into the following academic schools:

• Feist-Weiller Cancer Center
• Graduate Medical Education
• School of Allied Health
• School of Graduate Studies
• School of Medicine

LSUHSC-Shreveport has clubs such as Book Club, Women’s Club, and LSUHSC Foundation. A monthly literary newsletter called ‘On the Inside’ is also published by the institute.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in medicine and therapy and counseling.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There is a hospital on campus.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Part-time classes are available.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 814 in 2009-2010 (403 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 16% of enrolled students, graduate students are 36%, and those seeking first-professional graduate degrees represent 48%.

Students under 25 years old represent 52% of the student body. About 2% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Room and Board

On-campus housing is not available.

Graduate School Focus

LSU Shreveport offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Research/Scholarship & Professional Practice).

Graduate offerings include medical degrees.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (73 awarded)

• Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
• Cardiovascular Technology/Technologist
• Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist
• Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
• Physician Assistant

MEDICINE (110 awarded)

• Medicine (MD)
• Public Health, General (MPH, DPH)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (16 awarded)

• Occupational Therapy/Therapist

SCIENCE (10 awarded)

• Anatomy
• Biochemistry
• Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology
• Pharmacology
• Physiology

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (62 awarded)

• Physical Therapy/Therapist