Residency

Internal Medicine at Louisiana State University (Shreveport)

Shreveport, Louisiana
Program website
Accepts J-1
IMG requirements · stated by the program
  • ECFMG certification required by start of residency
    “International Medical Graduates must be Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) certification at the beginning of internship”
per lsuhs.edu ↗
Residency facts
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Resident salary
PGY-1 $60,160 PGY-2 $62,171 PGY-3 $64,293
Salary paid by nonprofit Yes Health insurance Institution & Resident Share Cost Paid leave 10 days
Workload
Avg hours/week (Y1) 65 Longest shift (Y1) 16 hrs Night float Yes Moonlighting Allowed
Residents & selectivity
IMG residents 58.9% (2025 survey) DO 3.3% US-MD 37.8% Total positions 89 Interviews per spot ~7 Faculty:resident 1.2 Setting University-based NRMP main match Yes
Unfilled in the NRMP match 2022
Requirements
Prior US GME No Graduation year Within 5 years of graduation USMLE first attempt required Yes Accepts Step 2 CK from IMGs Yes Recommendation letters 3 Required letters Faculty, Chair Applies via ERAS Yes
Accepted activity during gaps Clinical experience in the US or outside the US
Program features & benefits
Research rotation Optional Tracks Academic, Hospitalist Preliminary positions Offered Starts July Applications open 2026-09-21 Interviews begin 2025-07-13
Benefits Free parking, On-call meal allowance, Placement assistance upon completion of program into practice, fellowship or academia

From the AMA's 2025 program survey. Confirm with the program.