Bobbie Cates Hicks SMART Program
Catalog organization: LSU Health Shreveport
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What Is Bobbie Cates Hicks SMART Program?
The Bobbie Cates Hicks Science & Medicine Academic Research Training (SMART) Program at LSU Health Shreveport gives academically advanced high school seniors who are interested in medicine, scientific research or biomedical engineering a year of intensive research with medical clinicians, researchers and academic staff. The Biomedical Research Foundation (BRF) has funded and coordinated SMART since 1997, and more than 200 students have taken part.
Students who have completed their junior year and are preparing for senior year in Caddo, Bossier or DeSoto parishes, with a high GPA (A's and B's in all science classes), biology, chemistry and physics or other advanced science courses, exemplary attendance and behavior, and transportation to and from LSU Health Shreveport. A composite or science ACT score of 28 is suggested. Students may apply beginning the last week of January of their junior year.
Bobbie Cates Hicks SMART Program Key Facts: Cost, Deadline, and Eligibility
| Format | In person |
|---|---|
| Eligibility | Grade 11 |
| Listing last updated | October 5, 2026 |
Program details shown here reflect the current catalog record.
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