The Willis-Knighton/Claiborne Memorial Medical Center Rural Family Medicine Residency

Willis Knighton Health System

Louisiana

Program Start Date

July, 2025

Class Size

2

Training Time in Rural Areas

67%

  • Specialty

    Family Medicine

  • Sponsoring Institution

    Willis Knighton Health System

  • Sponsoring Institution Type

  • Program Website

    https://gme.wkhs.com/

  • Achieved Accreditation

    Yes

  • Accreditation I.D.

    1202100001

  • HRSA Cohort

    Cohort 6

  • Academic Affiliation

    Yes

Site Locations

Practice Site Information Site 1 Primary
Training Site Name Claiborne Memorial Medical Center
City, State Homer , LA
County Name Claiborne Parish
Clinic/Hospital Site Type Medicare-Dependent, Small Rural Hospital (MDH)
RUCA Score 6
HPSA Code - Primary Care 1=Whole County
Population Estimate 2022 14,038
% Persons in Poverty 2022 31.90%
% Persons Below Poverty Level 2016-2020 35.10%
% Medicaid Eligible 2012 34.68%
Practice Site Information Site 2
Training Site Name Willis-Knighton South and the Center for Women's Health
City, State Shreveport , LA
County Name Caddo Parish
Clinic/Hospital Site Type Rural Referral Center (RRC)
RUCA Score 2
HPSA Code - Primary Care 2=Part County
Population Estimate 2022 233,092
% Persons in Poverty 2022 20.90%
% Persons Below Poverty Level 2016-2020 22.90%
% Medicaid Eligible 2012 35.77%
Practice Site Information Site 3
Training Site Name Willis-Knighton Medical Center
City, State Shreveport , LA
County Name Caddo Parish
Clinic/Hospital Site Type Rural Referral Center (RRC)
RUCA Score 2
HPSA Code - Primary Care 2=Part County
Population Estimate 2022 233,092
% Persons in Poverty 2022 20.90%
% Persons Below Poverty Level 2016-2020 22.90%
% Medicaid Eligible 2012 35.77%
Practice Site Information Site 4
Training Site Name WK Bossier Health Center
City, State Bossier City , LA
County Name Bossier Parish
Clinic/Hospital Site Type Health-system affiliated primary care clinic
RUCA Score 2
HPSA Code - Primary Care 2=Part County
Population Estimate 2022 129,144
% Persons in Poverty 2022 17.80%
% Persons Below Poverty Level 2016-2020 16.90%
% Medicaid Eligible 2012 20.32%

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