New LSU Health Shreveport Scholarship Program Tackling Critical Rural Workforce Shortage

Red River Radio

Jul 13, 2026

Describes a physician assistant scholarship program in a Louisiana university aiming to address rural healthcare workforce shortages in the state. The program will also work with new rural clinical preceptor sites, thereby expanding access to healthcare for rural residents while also offering students rural-focused training.

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