2027 Entry Requirements & Interview Format
Louisiana State University School of Medicine in Shreveport is a US MD program in Shreveport, LA that takes 2027-entry applications through AMCAS. Its published class profile lists a median MCAT of 507 (range 506–515), a median GPA of 3.77 and a class of 150. The school holds a traditional interview: October 2026–January 2027. Decisions for 2027 entry: March 30, 2027 (AAMC standard).
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Read the guide →Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine in Shreveport was founded in 1969. It is a regional public medical school anchored in northwest Louisiana. It operates within University Health Shreveport, the main public hospital for the region. Its graduates mostly serve Louisiana and surrounding states.
The Shreveport setting exposes students to diverse patient populations, across both the urban hospital and the surrounding rural parishes, which fits its public service mission.
LSU Health Shreveport is a public medical school with an explicit mission to train physicians for north Louisiana and the surrounding region, which includes some of the most medically underserved rural communities in the Deep South. The school is the primary training hospital for University Health Shreveport — a major safety-net hospital serving northwest Louisiana.
LSU Shreveport also has a noted history in trauma surgery and critical care training.
Integrated curriculum. 4-year MD. Preclinical Years 1–2 at the Shreveport campus with integrated basic and clinical science. Clinical Years 3–4 at University Health Shreveport and affiliated hospitals and community clinics across northwest Louisiana.
LSU Health Shreveport School of Medicine (MD) is strong in these research areas:
Format: Two semi-blind one-on-one virtual interviews of about 30 minutes each with Admissions Committee members
LSU Health Shreveport holds all interviews virtually. Each applicant has two one-on-one interviews of about 30 minutes with members of the Admissions Committee. The interviews are semi-blind — the interviewer sees your personal statement but not your grades, MCAT score or letters — and focus on motivation, clinical experiences, knowledge of the North Louisiana health landscape, and personal resilience.
Given the school's public mission serving north Louisiana and rural communities, interviewers commonly probe awareness of underserved population health and commitment to practicing in the region.
Approximately 150 students per year.
Louisiana State University School of Medicine in Shreveport was founded in 1969 and is based in Shreveport, LA.
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Try the AI interviewer| MCAT / GPA (medians) | 507 · 3.77 (MCAT range 506–515) |
|---|---|
| Class size | 150 |
| In-state matriculants | 80% |
| Interview format | Traditional interview |
| Intake | Approximately 150 students per year |
| Decisions (2027 entry) | March 30, 2027 (AAMC standard) |
| Admission overview | Bachelor's degree and MCAT required. Applications via AMCAS. Very strong preference for Louisiana residents; out-of-state applicants are rarely accepted. Standard pre-med science prerequisites expected. |
|---|---|
| MCAT median | 507 (range 506–515) |
| GPA median | 3.77 overall / 3.63 science (BCPM) |
| Class size | 150 |
| In-state preference | Strong — primarily in-state |
| In-state matriculants | 80% |
| CASPer | Not required |
| AAMC PREview | Not required |
| Holistic review emphasis | Louisiana residency; commitment to serving north Louisiana and rural communities; clinical and community service. |
| Notes | Checked 2026-09-14 against the school's own published figures: mean MCAT 507; mean GPA 3.77; class of 150. Where a figure is marked mean, the school publishes a mean rather than a median. Not confirmed from the school's own pages: science GPA, in-state share. The school does not publish an accepted-applicant count, and the acceptance rate previously shown here was inconsistent with its own applicant and class-size figures, so it has been removed rather than estimated. Check MSAR for the official rate. Interview format checked 2026-10-07 against https://schoolofmedicine.lsuhs.edu/prospective-students/admissions/faqs. |
| Specialities offered | Trauma Surgery, Internal Medicine, Primary Care, Rural Medicine, Family Medicine |
MCAT, GPA, acceptance-rate and class-size figures are taken from Louisiana State University School of Medicine in Shreveport's published admissions data. Class profiles are republished each year — confirm which entering class these numbers describe before you rely on them.
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| Format | Two semi-blind one-on-one virtual interviews of about 30 minutes each with Admissions Committee members |
|---|---|
| Interview window (2027 entry) | October 2026–January 2027 |
| Decision date (2027 entry) | March 30, 2027 (AAMC standard) |
| Post-interview chances | Estimated post-interview acceptance rate approximately 30–40%; the pool is heavily filtered for Louisiana residency before interview, and mission fit for regional practice is assessed at interview. |
LSU Health Shreveport is an excellent choice for Louisiana residents committed to practicing in north Louisiana or the broader Deep South. The trauma and critical care training at University Health Shreveport is high-volume and substantive. Do not apply as an out-of-state applicant without compelling Louisiana connections — the school trains physicians for Louisiana, and this is explicit in admissions decisions. In interviews, demonstrate specific knowledge of northwest Louisiana health challenges: high rates of diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and the rural access gap in parishes surrounding Shreveport.
Two questions from our US bank that match LSU Health Shreveport School of Medicine (MD)’s panel format. Try answering them out loud, then open Prometheus for the model answers and follow-up tips.
Your AMCAS personal statement gave you just 5,300 characters to explain why you want to be a physician, and you have had many formative experiences. How did you decide what to leave out, and what does that editorial process tell us about you?
Likely follow-up · Is the personal statement the place to address a weakness or gap in your application, such as a low grade or a year off?
You are three months into your first year of medical school. You are sleeping less than five hours a night, have stopped exercising, and have become increasingly irritable with your family. You know you are struggling, but you feel that cutting your study time is not an option.
How do you approach this situation, and what does it say about how you balance self-care with the demands of training?
Likely follow-up · What is the evidence linking physician wellbeing to patient safety, and how do health behaviors during training predict later burnout?
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Learn moreChecked against Louisiana State University School of Medicine in Shreveport's own website on 14 September 2026: our record for the school was reconciled with what it publishes there. For most US schools that is class size and interview format only, so MCAT, GPA and acceptance-rate figures remain unconfirmed.
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