Tulane University School of Medicine

06/06/2026

On National Higher Education Day, we're celebrating the faculty who inspire, mentor, discover, heal, and lead.

Congratulations to the recipients of the 2026 Tulane School of Medicine Faculty Recognition Awards. Through their dedication to education, research, patient care, and service, they are helping shape the future of medicine every day.

Join us in congratulating this year's honorees! https://ow.ly/guIq50Z7pcO

06/04/2026

A coordinated team of Tulane Medicine physicians across three LCMC Health hospitals helped save the life of veteran paramedic Kenny Knowles after he was struck by an out-of-control vehicle while responding to a call last August. From emergency trauma care at University Medical Center New Orleans to orthopedic reconstruction at Lakeside Hospital and specialized urologic surgery at East Jefferson General Hospital, Tulane physicians worked together to guide Kenny through each stage of his recovery.

Read more about the teamwork that helped Kenny reclaim his life: https://ow.ly/i7cF50Z7p7K

06/02/2026

A new path to nursing is coming to Tulane.

Beginning this fall, Newcomb-Tulane College students can pursue a Bachelor of Science in Nursing while remaining fully engaged in the undergraduate experience. Through a partnership with Tulane Nursing at the School of Medicine, students will gain hands-on clinical training, work alongside future physicians, and complete more than 800 hours of supervised clinical practice.

It's a new opportunity for students and an important step toward strengthening Louisiana's healthcare workforce.

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The new nursing major, developed through a partnership between Newcomb-Tulane College (NTC) and Tulane University School of Medicine’s Program of Nursing, enables undergraduate students to complete the NTC core curriculum alongside required nursing prerequisites before advancing into the professio...

06/01/2026

🌟 Meet Elma LeDoux, MD! 🌟

Elma I. LeDoux, MD, FACP, FACC, is the Associate Dean for Admissions and Student Affairs at Tulane School of Medicine. She trained at Tulane for medical school, rotated in Charity Hospital, and became a clinician-educator for students at her home institution.

In this episode of , Dr. LeDoux discusses her transition from clinician-educator to Dean, and how the people at Tulane fuel her passion every day.

05/28/2026

Dr. Keith Ferdinand co-authored the current hypertension guidelines for the American Heart Association & American College of Cardiology. Here, he discusses the limitations that still prevent patients from receiving optimal treatment.

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05/27/2026

A new weight-loss drug in late-stage clinical trials helped people lose around 30% of their body weight, on par with the results many patients see following bariatric surgery. Dr. Shauna Levy, medical director of the Tulane Weight Loss Center, tells NBC News it could be a future non-surgical option for people with severe obesity.

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The results — the most weight loss ever seen in a medication trial — put the drug’s effectiveness on par with bariatric surgery.

05/22/2026

Anita Cook started a Make-A-Wish service-learning program at Tulane School of Medicine during her first year of medical school, and 60 of her fellow students have now completed the wish-granter training. Wish-granters meet with critically ill children and their families to help make their big dreams come true.

"I believe that when medical students repeatedly walk out of so many experiences centered on hope-building, empathy will become a habit that naturally spills over into our medical practice.”

Read the full story here: https://ow.ly/sWPo50Z2NbQ

05/21/2026