Bobbie Cates Hicks SMART Program

The Bobbie Cates Hicks Science & Medicine Academic Research Training (SMART) Program at LSU Health Shreveport provides academically advanced high school seniors with a year of intensive research experience under medical clinicians, researchers and academic staff in medicine, biomedical science or biomedical engineering. The program is funded and coordinated by the Biomedical Research Foundation (BRF) and has hosted participants since 1997. It targets students who have completed their junior year and are preparing for their senior year, offering a hands-on research pathway in a university medical setting.

Year-long intensive research experience with medical clinicians, researchers and academic staff; participation in biomedical research training.

High-achieving high school seniors (Grade 11) from the specified parishes who have strong science coursework and GPA, and who can provide transportation to LSU Health Shreveport.