As you are no doubt aware, the world is currently experiencing a crisis of almost unprecedented proportions. Local, state and federal governments, as well as local nonprofits and church groups, are doing everything they can to alleviate the immediate needs created by COVID-19.

an academic medical center (AMC) is a “gem” touted frequently throughout north Louisiana and beyond. We should all be thanking those in our community, who worked diligently to bring a school of medicine, school of graduate studies and school of...