Your Guaranteed Path to Medical School

With two premier Louisiana State University schools less than 7 miles apart in Shreveport, you can get your medical career started and completed close to home.    

In order to be eligible for the Guaranteed Interview program with LSU Health Shreveport School of Medicine, LSUS students must meet the following criteria: 

• Be a US citizen or permanent resident in the US;
• Complete all LSU Health Shreveport School of Medicine required coursework;
• Complete at least three LSU Health Shreveport SOM recommended courses;
• Achieve a minimum 3.5 grade point average (GPA) (as shown on the LSU Shreveport transcript) in the BS or BA with no fewer than 30 LSUS hours; or a cumulative GPA in the Master’s program of 3.8 on no fewer than 24 hours;
• Complete all required coursework, with no science course grade lower than C; if a course is repeated, only the higher grade will be considered;
• Achieve a minimum of 504 on the Medical College Admissions Test (MCAT) with no section score (Chemical and Physical Foundations of Biological Systems, Critical Analysis and Reasoning Skills, Biological and Biochemical Foundations of Living Systems, Psychological, Social, and Biological Foundations of Behavior) lower than 123;
• Complete the LSU Health Shreveport School of Medicine application process;
• Provide to LSU Health Shreveport a LSUS Health Science Advisory Committee (HSAC) Letter of Recommendation with designation of “Recommended” or “Strongly Recommended”;
• Release MCAT scores to LSUHS-SOM's Admissions Office;
• Be a first-time applicant to the Guaranteed Interview Program;
• Remain in good disciplinary standing at LSUS;
• Participate in any of the following activities hosted by the Diversity, Inclusion, and Community Engagement (DICE) of LSUS:
• • Attendance at two DICE campus events;
  • Attendance at DICE-selected Common Read; or
  • Participation in a Social Justice Project.

For additional information on this program, contact LSUS Pre-Med advisor Dr. Vonny Salim at vonny.salim@lsus.edu.