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Fourth Class of Ochsner Clinical School Graduates Participate in Match Day
March 18, 2016Every March, medical students across the nation celebrate the next phase in their journey to become physicians when they received their results from the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP). This includes students with the Ochsner Clinical School in New Orleans where this year 51 of the 55 students who entered the Match received residency spots for a 93% Match rate.
Read MoreOchsner Medical Student Association Names 2016 Teacher of the Year
November 29, 2016The Ochsner Medical Student Association (OMSA) has named Sonia Malhotra, MD of Ochsner Medical Center – Jefferson Highway as 2016 Teacher of the Year.
Read More94 Students Honored at UQ – Ochsner Clinical School Culmination Ceremony
December 5, 2016The University of Queensland (UQ) – Ochsner Clinical School recently honored 94 students comprising the Class of 2016, the largest class to date, at its 5th Culmination Ceremony, marking the completion of their medical school training.
Read MoreOchsner Celebrates Excellence in the 2017 Residency Match
March 17, 2017The members of the fifth University of Queensland (UQ) – Ochsner Clinical School graduating class celebrated 2017 Match Day with an impressive 95% Match Rate through the National Residency Match Program (NRMP), which is above the national match rate for U.S. medical schools. This year’s cohort is the largest in program history.
Read MoreUQ – Ochsner Clinical School Celebrates 108 Doctors-in-Training at White Coat Ceremony
January 16, 2017The University of Queensland (UQ) – Ochsner Clinical School celebrated 108 future doctors at the 7th Annual White Coat Ceremony. This significant achievement recognizes the medical students’ advancement to the clinical portion of their training. It also serves as a tremendous step forward in their medical education towards their careers as physicians.
Read MoreOchsner Clinical School Recognizes Largest Class to Date with White Coat Ceremony
January 12, 2016On Saturday, January 9, a group of 123 third-year medical students celebrated a milestone in their journey to become physicians with the Ochsner Clinical School’s sixth annual White Coat Ceremony. The ceremony cloaked the doctors-in-training with their white coats for the first time.
Read MoreUQ Ochsner Clinical School Honors Largest Class to-Date at 2017 Culmination Ceremony
November 21, 2017The University of Queensland (UQ) Ochsner Clinical School honored its class of 2017 at its sixth Culmination Ceremony on Saturday, November 18.
Read MoreUnique Medical School Program Takes a Global Approach to Educating Future Physicians
November 16, 2015On November 14, 2015, teachers, students and family members gathered for a Culmination Ceremony for the University of Queensland (UQ) Ochsner Clinical School. The class of 63 aspiring physicians was the 4th in this unique program’s brief, but incredibly successful, history. Since 2009, UQ Ochsner Clinical School has been on a steady growth track — expanding from 9 to an estimated 100 graduates in 2016.
Read MorePatient Center Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Executive Director Visits Ochsner Health System
February 24, 2015Dr. Joe V. Selby, Executive Director of the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI), recently visited New Orleans and the Ochsner Health System where he participated in the Perkin Forum and delivered a lecture entitled, "From Public Health to Precision Medicine."
Read MoreUQ – Ochsner Clinical School Celebrates Partnership with Haiti
December 5, 2016The University of Queensland (UQ) – Ochsner Clinical School and the government of Haiti have extended their long-standing partnership allowing medical students to study tropical medicine, social determinants of health and community medicine through a special clinical rotation in Haiti.
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