More than half the 175 graduating medical students at LSUHSC New Orleans who participated in the National Resident Match Program this year have chosen to remain in Louisiana to complete their medical training.
About 75 percent of the 92 staying in-state will enter an LSU residency program.
“Our medical graduates are some of the most sought-after in the country,” said Dr. Larry Hollier, chancellor of LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans. “That more than half of them have chosen to remain in Louisiana again this year is a testament to the high quality of our graduate medical education programs.