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The School’s student support is organized into two complementary divisions: Academic Affairs and Student Affairs. Academic Affairs oversees academic policies, student learning resources, faculty development, and course and instructor evaluations, and houses the Office of Student Success and Retention. Student Affairs manages the co-curricular experience, including the Office of Admissions and Recruitment, orientation, student services such as health and counseling services, student governance, and activities.
For questions about curriculum, academic progression requirements, or student success and retention, contact Academic Affairs; for admissions, orientation, student services, and campus life, contact Student Affairs.
Academic Affairs:
Diana Merendino, DPT, RRT, PT, RRT-NPS, RPFT, FAARC
Associate Dean of Academic Affairs for School of Health Professions & Sciences
diana.merendino@lsuhs.edu
318-813-2931
Jennifer Ellis Smith, MBA, MEd
Director of Student Success and Retention
jennifer.smith@lsuhs.edu
318-813-2904
Student Affairs:
Madeline Barclay, EdD, MPH
Assistant Dean of Student Affairs for School of Health Professions & Sciences
madeline.barclay@lsuhs.edu
318-813-2908
Ashley Bagley
Director of Admissions and Recruitment
ashley.bagley@lsuhs.edu
318-813-1913
The Office of the Registrar is located on the third level of the Center for Medical Education Building (Rm 3114). Regular office hours are from 8:00am to 4:30pm Monday through Friday. Link to the Registrar’s website: https://www.lsuhs.edu/our-schools/registrar.
Contact:
Mailing address: Office of the Registrar, 1501 Kings Hwy., Shreveport, LA 71103.
Phone: (318)-675-5207
Email: registrar@lsuhs.edu
Transcript Requests
Official LSU Health Shreveport transcripts of an academic record may be ordered online now through Parchment for $10 per transcript. Our institution may be found under Louisiana State University - Health Sciences Center - Shreveport. You may click the link here to be connected to Parchment. Please direct all inquiries about transcripts issues to Parchment.
Enrollment Verification
Enrollment Verification certificates are available to currently enrolled students. Students may email the Office of the Registrar from their school email accounts to request verification. Outside agencies requiring a verification of enrollment should contact the Clearinghouse online at www.studentclearinghouse.org or by phone at 703.742.4200.
Degree Verification
LSU Health Shreveport has authorized the National Student Clearinghouse to act as our agent for verification of student degrees. Outside agencies requiring a verification of degree should be directed to contact the Clearinghouse online at www.degreeverify.org or by phone at 703.742.4200. Our institutional school code is 008067. Please make sure you choose Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center at Shreveport. Please note we do not complete any degree verifications via fax, phone or email by any third party.
The LSU Health Shreveport, Office of Student Financial Aid, is committed to our mission of providing the best possible service to students who need help meeting the costs of higher education. The mission of the Financial Aid Office is to ensure that higher education is financially accessible to all of its students. The primary sources of aid are funded by Federal and State programs. The Financial Aid Office is located on the third level of the Center for Medical Education Building (Rm 3114). Regular office hours are from 8:00am to 4:30pm Monday through Friday.
Students are encouraged to visit their website and review the Student Rights and Responsibilities, Application and Awarding Process, Fee Payment and Disbursement of Aid, Financial Aid Satisfactory Academic Progress as well as other important topics outlined: https://www.lsuhs.edu/our-schools/student-financial-aid
TITLE IV SCHOOL CODE (For FAFSA and Loan Application Use): 00806700
Contact:
Mailing address: Financial Aid Office, 1501 Kings Hwy., Shreveport, LA 71103.
Phone: (318)-675-5561
Fax: (318)-675-7893
Email: shvfinaid@lsuhs.edu
The Office of the Bursar administers electronic tuition and fee statements, receives university fees and charges, and processes excess financial aid. The Cashier, which is part of the Office of the Bursar, collects and accounts for departmental deposits. The Bursar’s Office is located on the first floor of the Medical School Building room 1-218. Regular office hours are from 8:00am to 3:15pm Monday through Friday. Learn more on their website: https://www.lsuhs.edu/our-schools/bursar.
Contact:
Mailing address: Bursar’s Office (Cashier’s Window), 1501 Kings Hwy., Shreveport, LA 71103.
Phone: (318)-675-5224
Fax: (318)-675-5419
Email: shvbursar@lsuhs.edu
The Occupational/Student Health Clinic provides annual TB skin testing and influenza vaccines for all matriculating students and treats all on-the-job injuries (post-exposure chemoprophylaxis) for both students and employees.
Occupational/Student Health Clinic
Comp Care Building (A-Building), 3rd floor
318-626-0661
Hours of Operation - Monday-Friday, 7:00 am - 4:00 pm closed 12:30 pm - 1:00pm for lunch.
Medical Illness
Students may visit the Family Medicine Residency clinic (Walk-in clinic) located on the 2nd floor of the Comp Care Building (A-Building). Please call 318-626-0642 for information. This is a billable service.
Students are encouraged to establish care with a primary care physician for any chronic medical need and for preventative care. One of the urgent care clinics is located on 3rd floor of Comp Care Building (A-Building) adjacent to the Occupational/Student Health Clinic. Hours of operation are 8:30 am - 3:30 pm. Phone number is 318-626-0050 Reminder: This is a billable service; students must bring ID and insurance care for this service. There are 9 different locations around the Shreveport-Bossier City areas to choose from.
The Student Mental Health Service provides counseling ranging from short-term problem resolution to more intensive psychotherapy. It can be useful to those with mild difficulty in their lives as well as those with more serious or longstanding problems. Some common reasons for coming to counseling include relationship problems, academic anxieties, feeling unusually sad, irritability, sleep problems, eating problems, having a hard time paying attention, feeling lonely, suicidal thoughts, and worrying too much.
Participation in counseling services is confidential. There is no out-of-pocket expense to matriculating LSU Health Sciences Center Shreveport students. Students who are interested in scheduling an appointment can call 318-676-5002.
Location
1801 Fairfield, Suite 401
Shreveport, LA 71101
(318) 813-6100
Phone: (318) 813-6100
Director: Mark Cogburn, DNP, PhD, APRN, LMFT, Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, Email: Mark.Cogburn@lsuhs.edu
Scheduling an Appointment: To make an appointment, call (319) 813-6100. Same-day phone or in-person consultations available.
LSUHSC-S seeks to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 by providing reasonable accommodations to students with documented disabilities. Identification as a student with a disability is always voluntary. However, only those students who identify themselves to the University and/or present appropriate documentation of a disability are eligible for accommodations. View full policy at Administrative Directive 6.6: Americans with Disabilities Act.
Contact:
Pamela Williams, Ed.D.
ADA Coordinator
(318) 675-7073
Our Mission is to promote the health and wellness of LSU Health Shreveport through education and efforts that encourage habits of wellness, inspire and empower individuals to take responsibility for their own health, and support a sense of community in which health and overall well-being is recognized as an essential element of success.
Emotional, social, workplace and physical well-being are critical to the development and maintenance of competent, caring students, faculty and healthcare providers. In the current health care environment, students, residents, fellows, faculty members and staff are at increased risk for burnout and depression. Self-care is an important component that impacts qualify of life and work. It is also a skill that must be cultivated and developed.
Wellness includes the following dimensions:
- Physical: The physical dimension recognizes the need for regular physical activity and encourages learning about nutrition while discouraging the use of tobacco, drugs and excessive alcohol consumption.
- Emotional: The ability to find support in time of need, express a wide range of emotions and deal with daily stressors.
- Social: Community building premised on shared values of respect and dignity, volunteerism and caring valued as part of the workplace.
- Financial: The ability to plan for the future, be prepared for emergencies, and have access to the information and tools necessary to make good financial decisions.
- Workplace: The ability to pursue interests, values, and purpose in order to gain meaning, happiness and enrichment professionally.
Contact:
Marie Vazquez Morgan, PT, PhD, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Institutional Wellness
Phone: (318) 813-2944
Email: mav001@lsuhs.edu
The LSU Health Shreveport Bookstore, located on the ground floor of the Medical School, is open Monday-Friday from 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. The bookstore sells textbooks, computer software, and materials required as necessary tools for your education. Also available is a selection of cards and items bearing the LSU logo. The bookstore also handles orders for Graduation cap and gown rental, which should be arranged two full months prior to Graduation.
The LSU Health Shreveport Library offers seating for over 400 users at tables, at carrels, and in study rooms. It houses five small-group teaching rooms. Two computer labs for 49 people are available. Computers feature SPSS and some genome browsers. Both labs have a projection system for teaching classes. Black-and-white printing and copying, color printing, and scanners are available. There is no charge for scanning. Both wired and wireless internet connectivity for laptops are available throughout the library. Vending machines are available.
The Library is staffed 92.5 hours per week. The Student Commons on the Ground Floor, and the Second Floor, are available for studying 24/7. Remote access to the online catalog, databases, and electronic resources is available 24/7, through the institution’s virtual private network (VPN) for LSU Health Shreveport students, faculty, and staff.
The Library’s collection includes 140+ databases, over 10,000 electronic journals, and over 3,000 electronic books. Requests for new electronic resources are always welcome and evaluated carefully by library staff.
Through the LOUIS academic library consortium, all LSU Health Shreveport students and employees are eligible for reciprocal borrowing cards, allowing them to borrow print materials at over 40 other Louisiana academic libraries.
Interlibrary loan for materials not owned is available at no charge to students.
Librarians actively partner in the curricula of all 3 schools, residencies, and fellowships, and are available for individual consultations and group instruction.
Library staff will provide assistance to alumni and the public, generally from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. weekdays.
Visit our online guide to spaces, technology, and study comforts.
Contact:
318-675-5445
shlibref@lsuhs.edu
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