Overview

School of Medicine / School of Medicine is located in Shreveport, LA.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree
Doctor of Medicine (MD)
Doctor of Medicine/Doctor of Philosophy (MD/PhD)

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	2
Doctoral Degrees	16

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?	No
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Thesis Required Thesis required only for the Master of Biomedical Science
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam MCAT Comp Exam Required Thesis Required
Other Advanced Degrees	Thesis required only for the Master of Biomedical Science

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

75

Applied

179

Accepted

22

Enrolled

Applying

38

Application Fee - Domestic

No

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	April 1st	April 1st	Yes

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Doctoral Degree Exam	MCAT

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL IBT score: 80
IELTS: Required	IELTS Paper score: 6.5

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Application deadlines for financial awards	April 1
Types of financial support available	Health Care Benefits Scholarship and/or loans Graduate Assistantships Tuition waivers for student who do not receive fellowships or assistantships

Student Body

399

Total Graduate Students

Not Reported

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	1.5%
Black or African American	5.01%
White or Caucasian	9%
American Indian or Alaska Native	Not Reported
Asian	7.77%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	Not Reported
Two or more races	Not Reported
Unknown	Not Reported

Gender

Male (65%)

Female (34%)

Faculty

59

Total faculty

Full-time - 44

Part-time - 15

Male (41)

Female (18)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Cancer and metastasis, cardiac muscle and vascular disease, cell metabolism and toxicity, gene regulation, immunology
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address 1501 Kings Highway
Shreveport, LA
United States

Contact Dr. Ike Muslow
Phone: 318-675

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