Louisiana State University Shreveport Program

Program Identity & Fit

LSU Health Shreveport's Pediatrics Program is a small-to-medium academic program (8 categorical residents/year, 24 total) anchored in a Level 1 trauma center with a 22-bed general pediatrics unit, 8 PICU beds, a 40-bed NICU, and an ambulatory clinic exceeding 30,000 annual outpatient visits, positioning it as a regional referral and safety-net site for North Louisiana. The program pairs high-volume, high-acuity pathology with a close-knit, family-style learning culture, daily didactics/morning report, and a structured MedStudy board curriculum for interns, reflecting an emphasis on board readiness and foundational clinical competence alongside advocacy and physician wellness. Research is present but resident-driven and modestly structured (an annual poster competition with mentor-guided projects) rather than embedded as a core identity, while the affiliated Neonatal-Perinatal fellowship shows a more developed research infrastructure with dedicated mentorship, protocol development, and national presentation expectations. The program supports both primary care and subspecialty/fellowship trajectories (e.g., its own Allergy/Immunology fellowship and Med-Peds track) and appears to value residents who thrive in a tight-knit, teaching-focused environment while managing broad, high-acuity pathology.