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Dean selected for MCG School of Medicine southeast Georgia campus
Mon, 16 Jun 2008 09:23 -0400
Dr. Kathryn R. Martin, administrator of the Chatham County, Ga., Health Department, has been named assistant dean of the Southeast Georgia Clinical Campus of the Medical of Georgia School of Medicine based at Savannah's St. Joseph's/Candler Health System. Dr. Martin, an administrator and educator who has worked at MCG and Mercer University School of Medicine in Macon, joins the faculty July 1.
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Dean searches under way for MCG medical school expansion campuses
Tue, 08 Apr 2008 05:00 -0400
The Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine is undertaking searches for two new leaders for a statewide initiative to expand medical education, according to Dr. D. Douglas Miller, dean.
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Board of Regents adopts plan to boost medical school enrollment
Wed, 13 Feb 2008 17:18 -0400
ATLANTA – The University System of Georgia Board of Regents approved a resolution today that commits the System to a 60 percent expansion of physician education through the Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine. The board’s action follows its earlier acceptance of a report calling for medical education expansion in Georgia.
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MCG School of Medicine expansion plan accepted by Regents
Mon, 21 Jan 2008 08:32 -0400
ATLANTA – (JAN. 21) – A report calling for the expansion of medical education in Georgia was accepted today by the University System of Georgia Board of Regents in a special called meeting.
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Accreditation, new students, volunteer faculty and residents are top of mind at medical school
Tue, 08 Jan 2008 14:29 -0400
While most folks are still recovering from holiday visitors, Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine leaders are preparing for some of the most important ones they have had in, well, seven years. “School of Medicine accreditation is fundamental to everything else,” Dr. Ruth-Marie Fincher, vice dean for academic affairs of the Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine, matter-of-factly. “You may like the process or not but it’s essential to do it, it’s essential to do it well, it’s essential to do it honestly.”
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MCG School of Medicine maneuvers shifting academic winds
Fri, 16 Nov 2007 16:12 -0400
Like the Santa Ana winds, cultural norms are shifting in academic medicine as the Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine steers toward its 180th year, said the school’s dean. The old culture emphasized one: THE independent investigator, THE clinical rainmaker, the one-to-one physician-patient relationship, Dr. D. Douglas Miller said in his annual State of the School Address Nov. 16.
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Dr. Rahn honored for health care workforce leadership by Georgia Hospital Association
Wed, 24 Oct 2007 14:31 -0400
Dr. Daniel W. Rahn, president of the Medical College of Georgia and senior vice chancellor for health and medical programs for the University System of Georgia, is the 2007 recipient of the Georgia Hospital Association Workforce Leadership Award.
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Executive associate dean of administration named for MCG medical school
Wed, 10 Oct 2007 14:11 -0400
Michael Arthur Herbert, an expert in blending business and management principles with the academic values of a medical school, has been named executive associate dean for administration of the Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine.
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Legislative Committees on Medical Education, State Health System meet at MCG
Wed, 03 Oct 2007 11:00 -0400
The Georgia General Assembly’s House Study Committees on Medical Education and State Health System will meet at the Medical College of Georgia Oct. 4 and 5.
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Dr. Boyd named associate dean for regional medical campuses
Tue, 02 Oct 2007 08:04 -0400
Dr. Linda Boyd, a family physician and curriculum development expert, has been named associate dean for regional campus coordination for the Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine.
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Top medical school expansion planners tapped for MCG School of Medicine
Fri, 21 Sep 2007 00:27 -0400
Nationally recognized medical school expansion firm Tripp Umbach has been selected to explore the best growth opportunities for the Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine. “They are the leading firm in the country in medical school campus expansion and new campus planning,” said Dr. D. Douglas Miller, dean of the MCG School of Medicine. “They will provide an objective, data-driven analysis using validated approaches of our best options for medical student expansion in the state.”
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Ms. Burriss named special assistant to MCG president, senior vice chancellor
Tue, 11 Sep 2007 16:04 -0400
Annie Hunt Burriss, a seasoned economic developer and higher education administrator, has been named special assistant to the president of the Medical College of Georgia and senior vice chancellor for health and medical programs for the University System of Georgia.
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MCG School of Medicine class size to expand to 200 in 2009
Thu, 02 Aug 2007 11:55 -0400
The Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine will increase its class size by 5 percent to 200 freshmen for fall 2009, Dean D. Douglas Miller said Thursday. “We want to continue to move forward with quality expansion of our medical school to help meet the health care needs of our state,” says Dr. Miller. “Our applicant pool is strong and we can easily accept 10 more qualified students for 2009 after making appropriate accommodations for increased space, teachers and patients.”
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St. Joseph’s/Candler and Medical College of Georgia to combat physician shortage
Thu, 31 May 2007 12:01 -0400
Savannah, Georgia – St. Joseph’s/Candler Health System and the Medical College of Georgia have announced a partnership that could eventually lead to a residential clinical campus for medical students in Savannah.
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MCG, UGA expanding teaching, research initiatives
Wed, 17 Jan 2007 14:31 -0400
The Medical College of Georgia, the state’s health sciences university, is working with the University of Georgia to expand teaching and research initiatives. Plans include expanding MCG’s School of Medicine to include a campus in Athens enrolling 40 freshmen by fall semester 2009, says Dr. D. Douglas Miller, medical school dean.
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