Louisiana State University School of Medicine Program

Program Identity & Fit

LSUHSC's Diagnostic Radiology Residency is a university-affiliated, academic four-year program in New Orleans built around the new University Medical Center New Orleans, a Level 1 trauma center with a fully filmless PACS/voice-recognition environment and state-of-the-art CT, MRI, nuclear medicine and angiography suites. The curriculum is structured around nine subspecialty divisions with dedicated academic directors, repeated core rotation exposure prior to the Core exam, and a small-program faculty-to-resident ratio combined with large-volume, high-acuity case material. Research and scholarly activity is formally embedded (one day per block in years 1-2), reflecting an academic orientation, though the program frames its mission around producing "clinically-oriented and academic" radiologists rather than positioning itself as a research-output powerhouse. The five-position-per-year size, graded autonomy, and emphasis on trauma/tertiary case complexity suggest a program valuing well-rounded clinical competence and board-exam preparedness over a narrow subspecialty pipeline.