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Rural Scholars Track

Louisiana is largely a rural state, with 57 of the state's 64 parishes and 32 percent of its population classified as rural. Rural areas do not have enough physicians, resulting in inadequate access to medical care for residents. In rural Louisiana, the ratio of patients to primary-care physicians is 1,925 to 1! In addition, the number of physicians across the state nearing retirement age is growing significantly. In short, Louisiana needs more physicians, specifically rural physicians, NOW.

The Rural Scholars Track at LSUHSC School of Medicine-New Orleans was created to directly address this dire physician shortage. The RST is designed to recruit highly motivated students who are committed to practicing primary-care medicine in rural areas of Louisiana.