LSU gets OK to offer physician’s assistant program
A physician assistant program at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans has been granted provisional accreditation, and the school can now accept applications for the inaugural...
View ArticleMed school research confronts new funding landscape
Public dollars to support academic research are becoming harder and harder to come by as fiscal hawks in Washington, D.C., and a growing federal budget deficit winnow the amount of money available for...
View ArticleQ&A: Dr. Lee Hamm, incoming Tulane Medical School dean
Hamm spoke with CityBusiness about the direction of Tulane’s medical school and how it fits into the growth of the local health care industry as the Mid-City hospital complex wraps up construction in...
View ArticleTulane Med School sets goals for success
The Vision 20/20 plan charts the medical program’s course over the next five years and seeks to enhance its position in an increasingly competitive climate for aspiring doctors and researchers.
View ArticleBudget fallout? More medical school grads leaving Louisiana
Louisiana State University's medical school in New Orleans says fewer of its students want to stay in Louisiana to finish their training because of the continued threat of state budget cuts.
View ArticleMatch Day sees more LSU medical grads choosing primary care
The number of Louisiana State University Health New Orleans medical graduates choosing to go into primary care has risen to more than half.
View ArticleXavier, Baylor partner on medical track program
Xavier University said Tuesday it has partnered with Baylor College of Medicine on an initiative that assures Xavier students admission into Baylor to pursue more advanced graduate programs.
View ArticleLouisiana med school chancellor on leave after complaints
The head of a Louisiana medical school is on administrative leave while the university investigates allegations that he suppressed students’ complaints about sexual harassment and retaliated against...
View ArticleLSU Shreveport begins search for new medical school chancellor
LSU has formally started the process for finding the next chancellor of its medical school in Shreveport.
View ArticleXavier planning its own medical school
The university, known for its success in getting Black graduates into medical school, has announced that it is now planning its own medical school in New Orleans.
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