More LSU medical grads to stay in La. for residency training

Nearly two-thirds of LSU Health Science Center graduates participating in the National Resident Match Program—108 of 171, or 63%—are choosing to remain in Louisiana to complete their training. That’s up from 60% a year ago, according to the LSUHSC. Locally, 36 of 37 match program slots at Earl K. Long Medical Center have been filled, and it’s possible the last spot will also be filled before residency programs begin on July 1. The National Resident Matching Program is the primary system matching applicants to residency programs with available positions at teaching hospitals and academic health centers across the country. All graduating medical students in the U.S. found out at the same time today where they will spend their years of residency training. “We’re proud to continue providing the majority of new physicians for our state and of the fact that so many of our graduates will stay on and practice here,” says Dr. Steve Nelson, Dean of the School of Medicine at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans, in a prepared statement.