SHREVEPORT, La. - LSU Health Shreveport and Louisiana Tech University have formalized a new research partnership aimed at expanding collaboration, increasing access to resources and strengthening North Louisiana's scientific research ecosystem.

Shreveport, La. – LSU Health Shreveport has reached a significant milestone in its research enterprise as Nilesh Pandey, PhD, became the first postdoctoral fellow in the institution’s history to receive a National Institutes of Health (NIH) Pathway to Independence Award (K99/R00).

Shreveport, La. – Up to six LSU Health Shreveport Physician Assistant students will receive scholarships covering tuition and mandatory fees while helping address critical healthcare workforce shortages in rural Louisiana, thanks to a newly awarded Healthcare Employment Reinvestment Opportunity (H.E.R.O.) grant from the Louisiana Department of Health.

SHREVEPORT, La. — July 1 marks an exciting milestone in medicine across the United States as newly graduated physicians begin residency training. At LSU Health Shreveport, 180 new residents and fellows are taking the next step of their careers. Altogether, 614 residents and fellows train across 47 accredited programs, reinforcing LSU Health Shreveport’s role as the leading center for graduate medical education in North Louisiana.