Office of Graduate Medical Education

Welcome to the Willis Knighton Office of Graduate Medical Education (GME)! Willis Knighton Health is currently in the process of developing graduate medical education programs in the Shreveport-Bossier City area. Willis Knighton received Initial Accreditation as a Sponsoring Institution from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) in December of 2020, an important step in the development of these programs.

Our Internal Medicine and Surgery residency programs received initial accreditation from the ACGME in September of 2021. We then completed recruitment for our inaugural cohort of residents for these programs, and welcomed them to our organization in July of 2022. Our Psychiatry program received initial accreditation from the ACGME on February 13, 2024, and we are now working to recruit our inaugural cohort of residents for this program. Our GME Office is also exploring the development of additional residency programs in various specialties. In 2024 begin our Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Residency and Neuro-Endovascular Fellowship.

Our residents train at various hospital and outpatient facilities throughout the Shreveport-Bossier City area utilizing the significant breadth of clinical specialties and services available through Willis Knighton.

These programs build on a long tradition at Willis Knighton of participating in GME and hosting resident rotations. We see tremendous value in investing in the education of future physicians. According to a study conducted by the AAMC, the United States will face a significant shortage of physicians by the year 2025, particularly in Primary Care. By developing these programs, Willis Knighton will not only recruit and retain physicians to Northwest Louisiana but will also provide these physicians with the knowledge and skills necessary to be successful in the rapidly changing healthcare environment.

Organizations with robust GME programs also see substantial advances in Quality and Process Improvement, and in the ability to design and implement innovative care models that focus on preventative care and chronic disease management.

Overall, we are excited about our plans for these GME programs and are looking forward to providing further updates as our development work progresses! Should you have any questions regarding our residency programs, please do not hesitate to reach out using the Contact Us feature.