For medical professionals at Rapides Regional Medical Center

If you come to join our team, we want to provide you with all the resources to help you succeed. Some of these include:

We believe in the importance of partnering with physicians and other medical professionals with the necessary qualifications and credentials to provide quality, safe and compassionate medical care to our community.

Our rigorous credentialing process follows federal and state regulatory requirements, as well as accreditation standards for verifying the education, training, licensure and current competence of potential providers. This way, we ensure that privileges are only granted to qualified providers.

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If you have any questions or concerns regarding physician credentialing, please visit our credentialing portal.

As a certified teaching hospital, Rapides Regional Medical Center is home to several residency programs. Our two schools — The School of Medical Laboratory Science and the School of Phlebotomy — are designed to help you obtain the knowledge and skills you need to work as a medical laboratory scientist or phlebotomist.

School of Medical Laboratory Science

At the School of Medical Laboratory Science, burgeoning medical scientists work under experienced laboratory pathologists, who help them perform tests that physicians rely on when diagnosing and treating disease.

Throughout your residency, you will make use of hundreds of scientific procedures that have been devised to disclose the subtle changes that disease produces in the body. By studying organisms and cells under the microscope, you can analyze the chemical composition of body fluids and secretions to discover clues about illnesses that might not be detected in other ways.

To apply to the School of Laboratory Science, please view and complete the following:

• Academic calendar
• Application
• Essential requirements
• Program information
• Program outcomes

School of Phlebotomy

The main function of a phlebotomist is to obtain blood specimens by venipuncture and micro-collection techniques. A phlebotomist also facilitates collection and transportation clinical laboratory specimens. Residency at the School of Phlebotomy is designed to not only educate you, but also enhance your interpersonal communications and observations so you can thrive in the profession.

To learn more about how to apply to the School of Phlebotomy, please view and complete the following:

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