Dear colleagues,
The LSU Health School of Medicine in New Orleans has admirably served the state and region throughout its 93-year history. We provide excellent patient care across southern Louisiana, and we are particularly committed to providing care for the region’s most vulnerable populations. We are the leading training institution for the state’s physician workforce, and seventy percent of the doctors practicing in Louisiana received some of their training through LSU programs. It became clear during this strategic planning process, however, that our faculty, staff, and learners want wider recognition for our excellence in education and clinical care. We also want wider recognition as a leading research institution. Faculty chose innovation as one of our leading core values, and it is our vision to become a transformative regional leader in patient care, education, and research.
The School of Medicine has never had greater opportunity to advance in our three core missions: clinical care, education, and research. The complete renovation of Medical Education Building floors 5, 6, and 7 will provide nearly 200,000 square feet of new laboratory space. We are poised to invest further in our investigative strengths, and this space positions us to grow the research enterprise in the coming decades. Our education and training programs are strong, and the recent opening of the CALS building brings tremendous potential for even more innovative medical and interprofessional training that will attract students and residents for many years. Our clinical partners in New Orleans, Baton Rouge, and Lafayette value the excellent care that our doctors provide, and our relationships with their leaders have never been better. We are actively negotiating with these hospital systems to enhance the compensation structure with clear expectations for our clinical faculty, to encourage continued excellence and growth in our clinical programs, and to provide greater support for our academic missions.
Thank you to everyone who has contributed to this strategic plan. School leaders, Health Sciences Center leaders, faculty, staff, residents, students, alumni, and external stakeholders worked for eight months under the able guidance of an exceptional team from Emergent Method. Our goals and strategies are clear in the pages that follow. I invite you to read this LSU Health School of Medicine New Orleans Strategic Plan 2025 – 2030. We are indeed charting our course to become the regional leader in health care, education and research.
Sincerely,
Richard DiCarlo, MD
Dean, LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine
