Louisiana State University School of Medicine Bogalusa Program

Family Medicine Analyst Verified · Sep 17, 2026

Louisiana State University School of Medicine Bogalusa Program

Louisiana State University School of Medicine Bogalusa Program is a residency program specializing in Family Medicine, located in Bogalusa, Louisiana, directed by Frederick C. Stone Jr, MD, MPH and coordinated by Susan Pieno. The program accepts applications through December 31, 2026. International Medical Graduates interested in this program may contact the program coordinator directly at [email protected] or (985) 730-7115. IMGPrep analysts have verified and compiled this program’s IMG acceptance rate, USMLE Step 1 and Step 2 score requirements, Visa Sponsorship Policy, graduation year cutoff, and ECFMG certificate requirements — available to IMGPrep subscribers.

Program Identity & Fit

LSU Bogalusa is an unopposed, rural, community-based Family Medicine residency (est. 2007) sponsored by LSUHSC New Orleans and clinically anchored at Our Lady of the Angels Hospital, ninety minutes from New Orleans, with its explicit mission centered on training physicians for full-scope care of underserved rural populations. The curriculum is heavily inpatient and procedure-forward in early years (I&D, thoracentesis, chest tubes, LARC placement, C-sections, endoscopy, POCUS, rapid sequence intubation), reflecting a broad-scope generalist model rather than a research or subspecialty pipeline. Rotations occasionally send residents to New Orleans and Baton Rouge, but the program's identity is built around small-town continuity practice, procedural breadth, and a close-knit faculty-resident culture emphasizing camaraderie and wellness. There is no stated research infrastructure or fellowship emphasis; the program appears to value residents drawn to hands-on, full-spectrum rural generalist practice over academic or subspecialty tracks.

Who it fits

An applicant whose ERAS narrative centers on rural or underserved primary care, broad procedural competence, and a genuine commitment to small-town, full-scope family medicine rather than urban academic subspecialization.

Research intensity

Low - no research infrastructure, expectation, or scholarly output described; focus is entirely clinical and procedural.

Career orientation

Community Practice

Important

The program preferentially considers IMG applicants with at least six months of US clinical rotations, including at least two months specifically in Family Medicine.

Choose Specialty / Choose Another Program