Family Medicine Residency Program
LSU Health Sciences CenterLSU Health Sciences Center is an ACGME-accredited Family Medicine residency program in Alexandria, LA. It has 6 PGY-1 positions per year and approximately 18 residents in training. It reports 88.9% IMG residents, J-1 visa sponsorship, and a PGY-1 salary of $56,812. MatchPath compiles this profile from ACGME, FREIDA, and NRMP public data; every field is free to view, with no account required.
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Overview
Accredited since 1995 · 3 years · Last ACGME review 2008
IMG Fit
IMG-friendliness score
Application requirements
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Match & Tracks
NRMP match trend
Listed in the NRMP directory as “Rapides Reg Med Ctr-LA”.
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Training tracks
Primary care
Primary CareRural
RuralWomen's health
OtherHospitalist
OtherResidents
Cohort composition
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Affiliated medical schools
Medical schools affiliated with this program's sponsoring institution (FREIDA).
Resident roster
Resident roster — data pending
Resident roster ingest is still in progress. Names, medical schools, and country flags land with the next LinkedIn data refresh.
Schedule & Culture
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Hospital & Location
Hospital quality
Conveniently located in downtown Alexandria and easily accessible from throughout Central Louisiana, we offer a wide range of healthcare services. Rapides Regional Medical Center, a 380-bed hospital, includes Rapides Women's and Children's Hospital, Rapides Cancer Center, Rapides Heart Center and the area's largest emergency department, offering the community the only Level II Trauma Center. With three area urgent care clinics, Rapides Urgent Care provides convenient care for minor injury and illness. Our 450 physicians and 2,000 colleagues are dedicated to living out our mission every day to provide high quality, efficient and compassionate healthcare services for our patients and community. HCA Healthcare has been continually named a World's Most Ethical Company by Ethisphere since 2010. In 2019, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.
Measures rated better / same / worse vs the US national average.
Reports 8 of 8 HCAHPS patient-experience measures. Reports 12 of 12 timely & effective care measures.
Top payer: Stryker Corporation ($1K)
Source: CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act) — drug/device-maker payments to this teaching hospital.
Source: FREIDA facility profile.
Primary teaching site: Rapides Regional Medical Center · Alexandria, LA
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Clinical sites
Rapides Regional Medical Center
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Rental market & livability
Area median rent ~$725/mo · 91 days on market75% rental listings MoM
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Livability
County figures for Rapides Parish, Louisiana (US Census ACS).
County foreign-born residents by country of birth (ACS).
Median rent and walkability scores arrive with the Zillow and Walk Score data refresh.
People
Leadership
Frequently Asked Questions
- Where is LSU Health Sciences Center located?
- LSU Health Sciences Center is located in Alexandria, LA.
- Is LSU Health Sciences Center ACGME-accredited?
- Yes — LSU Health Sciences Center holds continued ACGME accreditation.
- How many residents are at LSU Health Sciences Center?
- LSU Health Sciences Center has approximately 18 residents in training.
- How much is rent near LSU Health Sciences Center?
- Median rent near Alexandria, LA is ~$675/month for a 2BR, based on a recent sample of Zillow and Realtor.com listings in the program's ZIP code.
- Does LSU Health Sciences Center accept International Medical Graduates (IMGs)?
- Yes — 88.9% of LSU Health Sciences Center's current residents are International Medical Graduates, as reported to FREIDA. This page also shows its visa sponsorship, reported Step 2 CK expectation, and PGY-1 salary. All of it is free to view, with no account needed.
- Does LSU Health Sciences Center sponsor J-1 or H-1B visas?
- LSU Health Sciences Center reports sponsoring J-1 visas. It does not currently report H-1B sponsorship. Sponsorship is set by the program and its sponsoring institution and can change between cycles, so confirm with the program before you apply.
- What USMLE Step 2 CK score does LSU Health Sciences Center require?
- LSU Health Sciences Center does not report a minimum USMLE Step 2 CK score, so MatchPath publishes no cutoff for this program — most programs do not publish one. Use its IMG percentage and the specialty's overall match data to gauge fit instead; both are on this page. All of it is free to view, with no account needed.
- What is the resident salary at LSU Health Sciences Center?
- LSU Health Sciences Center reports a PGY-1 salary of $56,812. Salary is set by the sponsoring institution and rises each training year through completion. This page also shows what that salary is worth locally, adjusted for state income tax and area rent. All of it is free to view, with no account needed.
- How do I apply to LSU Health Sciences Center?
- US residency programs accept applications through ERAS and rank applicants through the NRMP Match. Applications open in the fall, interviews run through winter, and Match results release in March. Save LSU Health Sciences Center to your MatchPath tracker to manage it across the cycle.
- Does LSU Health Sciences Center have unfilled or off-cycle positions?
- Unfilled positions are offered through SOAP during Match week, and off-cycle vacancies can open year-round. MatchPath's Vacancies feed tracks open Family Medicine residency program positions as they appear.