As a partnership between the Office of Community Engagement and the LSU Health Science Center’s Baton Rouge Regional Campus Clinical Departments (Internal Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Psychiatry and Emergency Medicine), we are pleased to sponsor an opportunity for fourth-year medical students who plan a career in one of the indicated clinical specialties and who wish to experience clinical rotations in our academic medical center. Students should demonstrate a strong genuine interest in clinical leadership with a focus on addressing the impacts of social determinants of health, and population health, for medically challenged communities.

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The LSU Health Sciences Center, Baton Rouge historically serves a large, metropolitan community, with many under-resourced neighborhoods, challenged by the social determinants of health, and are affected by health disparities. The historic mission of our training institution has been to care for every member of our community, regardless of station or situation. The academic mission pf LSU Health Sciences is to foster professional development designed to prepare trainees to advance health equity for all patient communities in Louisiana, and develop skills in cultural respect for the next generation physicians who will provide excellence in healthcare for a wide range of patient communities.

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Students selected for the program will receive:

• Up to $1,500 in travel assistance to Baton Rouge

• Housing in student residential facility near the Medical Corridor

• A resident and faculty mentor who will meet with the student during their rotation, to provide career and professional guidance as well as a personal connection to the community

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Selected students will participate in advanced clinical electives along with our LSUHSC students completing traditional 4-week rotations for senior students planning to match in the specialty of interest.

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