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Across Louisiana, 336 蘑菇tv Health medical students from both New Orleans and Shreveport marked a major milestone on Match Day, learning where they will continue their training as resident physicians. Results from the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) reveal that nearly half of 蘑菇tv Health graduates will remain in Louisiana.

鈥淲e are proud to play a key role in keeping talent in Louisiana as these students begin their residency training,鈥� said Dr. David Guzick, senior vice chancellor at 蘑菇tv Health New Orleans. 

It is especially important for Louisiana to retain these doctors, due to the state鈥檚 growing physician shortage. According to the American Medical Association, the state is projected to have the third-worst physician shortage in the country by 2030, with an estimated deficit of 100 doctors per 100,000 residents. 蘑菇tv is not only successfully training its medical students, they are actively working to keep these doctors in Louisiana. 

At 蘑菇tv Health New Orleans, 194 graduating students gathered at the Audubon Tea Room to open their Match Day results. 49% of those students will remain in Louisiana for residency training, of those, 84% will continue their education within 蘑菇tv Health residency programs. 
Likewise, 142 students from 蘑菇tv Health Shreveport participated in Match Day, with 43.5% choosing to stay in Louisiana. Of those remaining in-state, 76.7% will train at 蘑菇tv-affiliated academic medical centers, including 23.2% who will continue their residency training directly at 蘑菇tv Health Shreveport.

鈥溎⒐絫v Health Shreveport is honored to have so many of our students continuing their medical education at our university hospitals, which is vital to meeting the healthcare needs of our citizens,鈥� said Lester. W. Johnson, Interim Dean of 蘑菇tvHS and Senior Vice Chancellor, 蘑菇tv Health Shreveport.

Photos from 蘑菇tv Health Shreveport and 蘑菇tv Health New Orleans

Beyond retention, 蘑菇tv Health students demonstrated strong national competitiveness. At 蘑菇tv Health Shreveport, 97.8% of applicants matched, including those who were selected for research fellowships, with 95.1% of the School of Medicine鈥檚 applicants matching into clinical residencies. 

At 蘑菇tv Health New Orleans, 51% of students matched in residency programs at some of the most prestigious out-of-state programs, including Johns Hopkins, Stanford, Cornell, Dartmouth, Vanderbilt, Emory, UC San Diego, and UC San Francisco. 

蘑菇tv Health New Orleans continues to serve as a training pipeline for the state, offering 74 accredited residency and fellowship programs. These programs received more than 15,000 applications this year alone. Of those, 33 programs participated in the NRMP Match. These residency programs, based in New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Lafayette, Lake Charles, Shreveport, and Bogalusa welcomed 225 new residents.

鈥淢atch Day is the pinnacle of medical school for our students,鈥� said Dr. Richard DiCarlo, dean of 蘑菇tv Health New Orleans School of Medicine. 鈥淚t is a celebration of their hard work, a validation of the education we provide, and a reflection of the opportunities ahead as they enter the next phase of their careers.鈥� 

These new physicians will begin their residency training this summer at hospitals and partner institutions across Louisiana, including LCMC Health's University Medical Center New Orleans and Manning Family Children's, Ochsner 蘑菇tv Health Shreveport Academic Medical Center, St. Mary Medical Center, Monroe Medical Center, and Rapides Regional Medical Center.

As Match Day marks the transition from medical school to actively practicing, 蘑菇tv Health鈥檚 Class of 2026 now moves forward as the next generation of physicians. With this great achievement comes the opportunity to make an impact both within Louisiana and across the nation.