Louisiana State Shreveport

Chairman & PD:
Location: Shreveport, LA
Spots: 4

Reputation: Average state university Ortho program. Since Hurricane Katrina they have kept running but residents have been scattered.

Pros: Broad experience in most specialties with early operative experience and autonomy. Post-Katrina rotations moved from University Hospital to  Elmwod, Baton Rouge, and Lafayette.

Cons: Post-Katrina instabilty in terms of locations and scheduling. Should improve as facilities recover. This is a state university program not known to have the best facilities. If you are not from Louisiana or Shreveport, the area is not for everybody.

Final Word: Decent program in the South with good general orthopaedics training.

Website: http://ortho.sh.lsuhsc.edu/Program/

Rotation Information:

Interview Dates:

If you are a student, resident, attending or have recently rotated, please feel free to post any information, additions, changes, or comments.

Chairman & PD:
Location: Shreveport, LA
Spots: 4

Reputation: Average state university Ortho program. Since Hurricane Katrina they have kept running but residents have been scattered.

Pros: Broad experience in most specialties with early operative experience and autonomy. Post-Katrina rotations moved from University Hospital to  Elmwod, Baton Rouge, and Lafayette.

Cons: Post-Katrina instabilty in terms of locations and scheduling. Should improve as facilities recover. This is a state university program not known to have the best facilities. If you are not from Louisiana or Shreveport, the area is not for everybody.

Final Word: Decent program in the South with good general orthopaedics training.

Website: http://ortho.sh.lsuhsc.edu/Program/

Rotation Information:

Interview Dates:

If you are a student, resident, attending or have recently rotated, please feel free to post any information, additions, changes, or comments.

Chairman & PD:
Location: Shreveport, LA
Spots: 4

Reputation: Average state university Ortho program. Since Hurricane Katrina they have kept running but residents have been scattered.

Pros: Broad experience in most specialties with early operative experience and autonomy. Post-Katrina rotations moved from University Hospital to  Elmwod, Baton Rouge, and Lafayette.

Cons: Post-Katrina instabilty in terms of locations and scheduling. Should improve as facilities recover. This is a state university program not known to have the best facilities. If you are not from Louisiana or Shreveport, the area is not for everybody.

Final Word: Decent program in the South with good general orthopaedics training.

Website: http://ortho.sh.lsuhsc.edu/Program/

Rotation Information:

Interview Dates:

If you are a student, resident, attending or have recently rotated, please feel free to post any information, additions, changes, or comments.

Comments

[John]

Residents have not been scattered since Katrina - that is New Orleans you are referring to. This program has tons of operating experience and autonomy. We are getting a new chairman at the start of the new year and our program is headed in a good direction.

[lsuesac]

To update, LSUHSC-Shreveport has hired a new Chairman. He is from Baylor and has solid plans for this program. Additional faculty hirings are on the horizon and the program is headed in the right direction.

[lsuesac]

Also, most of the description above describes LSU-New Orleans. The city of Shreveport was not affected by Katrina and the facilities are fine. The program takes 3 residents/year. The city has plenty to do with lots of festivals like most southern cities. It has a nice downtown area along with Bossier City across the Red River. City's major attraction is the casinos.