Willis Knighton Health has received initial accreditation from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) for its new Rural Family Medicine residency program, developed in partnership with Claiborne Memorial Medical Center.

The program, accredited in April 2025, is now recruiting its first class of residents. It joins a growing list of Willis Knighton graduate medical education (GME) programs aimed at addressing physician shortages and expanding access to care in underserved communities.

This milestone follows earlier successes: the Internal Medicine and Surgery residency programs were accredited in 2021, and the Psychiatry residency—launched with Brentwood Hospital—was accredited in 2024. An Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery residency is also offered through the Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA).

Willis Knighton continues to develop additional training programs, including a Neuro-Endovascular Surgery fellowship. Residents train across various clinical sites in the Shreveport-Bossier area, gaining experience in a wide range of specialties.

“Our GME programs help prepare the next generation of physicians and strengthen care in our region,” a GME spokesperson said. “We’re proud to support this mission and look forward to continued growth.”