The first semester of the 32nd annual session of the Louisiana State University School of Medicine will begin Sept. 23, Dr. William W. Frye, vice-president of the university and dean of its School of Medicine, said Saturday.
A total enrollment of nearly 700 at the Medical Center in New Orleans will constitute the largest full-time student enrollment in the history of the medical school, he said.
Dr. Frye said the completion of a $6 million building program of expansion will highlight the 32nd annual session of the medical school.
Slated for completion and occupancy are:
—A $3 million 11-story residence hall and student center jthree blocks from the LSU medical center. l
—Three five-story wings, added to the existing School of Medicine building, another $3 million project. It will provide additional research space and a three-level off-street auto parking facility. They are due for completion by late April, 1964.
The residence hall and student center will provide complete housing facilities for 337 students, including single, double and quad rooms for unmarried male or female students, and apartments oi> one, two- or three bedrooms for married student families. This dormitory center, scheduled for occupancy Jan. 2, 1964, will also have recreational and additional off-street parking facilities.
The enrollment at the medical school is expected to peak at 505 students in the four classes, Dr. Frye said. The number of freshmen will be 141, sophomores 131, juniors 122 and seniors 122, according to expectations. There will be 42 women students.
There are 80 students expected in the School of Nursing's collegiate program, which operates as a separate entity under the School of Medicine.
The remainder of the expected enrollment will be made up of candidates seeking degrees in medical technology or the advanced degrees of master of science and doctor of philosophy in the basic medical sciences, including anatomy, biochemistry, microbiology, physiology, pharmacology, psychology and medical parasitology.
