• 14,000 square feet of total area
• 8 small group teaching room
• 4 simulation/demonstration laboratories
• Computer center
• Reception/meeting room
• 9 administrative offices

The Isidore Cohn, Jr., MD, Learning Center is designed for small group teaching, simulation learning, computerized instruction, conferences, and meetings. The facility houses sophisticated technology, including 4 simulation/demonstration laboratories and 8 small group-teaching rooms. The project involved remodeling 14,000 square feet of existing space at 2020 Gravier Street. The Center opened in August, 2001.

Traditionally, the LSU medical students and residents have been educated through large group lectures and at the bedside of hospitalized patients. But as we know all too well, prolonged hospital stays are a rarity and much of modern medicine is better taught in small groups. To keep pace, the LSU School of Medicine adapted the student curriculum and classroom space. The curriculum has been redesigned to provide opportunities for problem-based learning, small group instruction, new courses, standardized patient interactions, simulation and computer based learning. The construction of the Isidore Cohn, Jr., MD Learning Center improved and modernized classroom space to fully implement the new curriculum. View the video tour of the Center to get a better understanding of the new curriculum and how it is implemented in the Center.