NJ Clinical Consortium - Louisiana Branch

2600 Greenwood Rd
Shreveport, LA 71103
Core Site assignments are for year three only. Clerkship placement during year four is based solely on the site’s availability and approval. Students must follow the scheduling protocols outlined by the location and the Clinical Education Guidelines.

In this rural site centered around Shreveport LA, students often work one-on-one with an attending physician rather than a hierarchy of residents and other students. Thus, for example: OBGYN will be more women health and preventative and perinatal care focused as opposed to L&D heavy. Surgeries will be mostly bread and butter as opposed to massive AAA or cardiothoracic in nature. Preceptors are experienced and love to teach.

In internal Medicine students will work closely with the IM residents at a major ACGME teaching hospital in Shreveport LA.


Students are expected to understand the social determinants of health specific to Louisiana (e.g., agricultural injuries, limited transport, and specific dietary health risks).

School Affiliations

  • VCOM

Hospital Affiliations

  • Willis Knighton North, Shreveport, LA (Level 1 Trauma Center)
  • Willis Knighton South, Shreveport, LA (Level 2 Trauma Center)
  • Willis Knighton Pierremont, Shreveport, LA

Third-Year Clerkships

  • Family Medicine (4 weeks) | Outpatient
  • Internal Medicine (8 weeks) | Inpatient
  • Ob/Gyn (4 weeks) | Inpatient & Outpatient
  • Pediatrics (4 weeks) | Outpatient
  • Psychiatry (4 weeks) | Outpatient
  • Surgery (8 weeks) | Inpatient

This site schedules clinical experiences in 4-week increments (subject to change).

Third-Year Selectives

  • These are clinical experiences completed in addition to the third-year core clerkships. The student may have some ability to choose from a list of available selective clerkships.  The Core Site determines the selective clerkships available based on the resources at the Core Site. If applicable, selective opportunities will be communicated to students at the core site’s discretion after the match.

  • Selective clerkship opportunities are not available away from the Core Site during the third year. Exceptions to this policy may occur for students officially enrolled in the Military and Global Health Tracks.

Residency Information

Resources & Benefits

  • Facility Resources: Students have access to: Medical Library, Internet, Lounge
  • Weekly COMLEX/STEP2 and shelf exam prep built in
  • Strong research elective
  • Activities around / info about Shreveport
    • Music pedigree, home to the Louisiana Hayride
    • Shreveport is a Southern/Creole/Texan hybrid
    • Hosts ASEANA Gardens, a vibrant and diverse immigrant community not often seen in other mid-sized southern cities
    • 40-acre botanical garden famous for its thousands of azaleas
    • World-class collection of American and European art
    • Shreveport Water Works Museum
    • Shreveport Municipal Auditorium
    • American Rose Center
    • Riverfront Casinos, famous for its riverboat casinos

Duties & Opportunities

  • Student Duties: Students are required to participate in daily patient rounds
  • Didactic Opportunities: Students are required to participate in weekly didactics

Unique Site Characteristics

  • Background check and drug screen required annually
  • BLS and ACLS certifications must be current
  • Physical Exam required annually
  • Global Track and Military Track students must communicate third-year clerkship obligations to site as soon as the Clerkship Match Process is finalized
  • TB screening required annually (only two-step skin test or blood test accepted)
Once the Clerkship Site Match is finalized for your class, KCU Clinical Education will notify students when contacting clerkship sites directly is permitted.  

Contact Information

Additions or changes to this site's information may occur at any time - information last updated 2026-1-6
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