Louisiana State University Health Shreveport School of Medicine

The HBCU (Historically Black College and University) Conference at LSU Health Shreveport "creates an opportunity for our administrators, faculty, and staff to engage with students who are enrolled at a 4-year HBCU in Louisiana and discuss the pathway to become a medical doctor, allied health professional or researcher."

On July 15, 2022 the school's Office of Diversity Affairs announced that it received a donation of $200,000 "to increase the number of clinicians of color" at LSU Shreveport.

The School of Allied Health Professions pursues "diverse cohorts of students in each program to enhance the learning experiences of all of our students, and foster an open and welcoming environment that promotes inclusion, respect, and compassion."

The school's Department of Pediatrics and Internal Medicine states, "it is our priority to celebrate their [candidate's] individuality and to educate everyone in recognizing unconscious bias."

The school's Office of Student Affairs provides an incident reporting form for "student mistreatment" which includes "Racism or other discrimination." The Office "takes all complaints seriously and will investigate all reports."

The school's Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology states that "All of our reviewers complete unconscious bias training which prepares them to holistically evaluate every candidate across a spectrum of attributes we believe are necessary to ensure a good fit between residents and our program."

The school's Health Disparities Division of Internal Medicine "focuses on involving historically excluded populations in research to improve their health and healthcare."

On August 17, 2022, the school announced that it was "one of the selected recipients of the 2022 Inspiring Programs in STEM Award given by INSIGHT to Diversity magazine." Each year, the magazine "recognizes colleges, universities and organizations devoted to improving diversity, equity, and inclusion in STEM through cutting-edge programs, events and initiatives."

The mission of Justice Equity Diversity and Inclusion (JEDI) at LSU Health "is to exchange and promote sharing of ideas about justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion regarding the medical education curriculum to further advance the educational, medical, and scientific standards of the School of Medicine." Additionally, JEDI will "look to aid students, faculty, and other organizations in the LSUHS institution to advocate for curricular changes by collecting, organizing, and recording the voice of the students regarding integrating diversity and equity topics within our standard education."

The school defines "Social Responsibility" in part as the ability to "recognize and address the social determinants of health as [it] applies to patients and communities" and "advocate for reducing disparities in health care."

The school posted a video from Now This News titled "Health Care Workers Stand Up to Racism," which it described as follows: "Health care workers across the U.S. are standing up against racism in solidarity with Black Lives Matter protesters #WhiteCoatsForBlackLives."