About MCG

Established in 1828, MCG is the state’s only public medical school. It consists of major teaching and research units that include medicine, nursing, dentistry, and allied health. It also has active graduate and post-doctoral programs, and it serves nearly 2,000 students in 44 academic areas.

MCG is undergoing a major change in its orientation. Having spent more than one century with a primary emphasis on teaching and delivering healthcare, we have initiated a revitalization program to enhance and expand our research capabilities. To illustrate the commitment that the state, the institution and our capable faculty have provided, note that our extramural research funding rose by 10 - 27% the past two years, and we are on track to accomplish that kind of growth for the foreseeable future. We anticipate having $100 million or more of annual research support by 2006.

The MCG faculty Biomedical Research Council, and the Vice President for Research have identified the following areas as having notable strength, and as being targeted for significant, future growth:

• Cardiovascular Diseases

• Neurological Diseases

• Cancer

• Infection and Inflammation

• Biomedical Technology (including genomics, epidemiology and proteomics)

Facts and Figures about the Medical College of Georgia

Academic/Research Centers:
Alzheimer's Research Center 
Career Development and Education Center 
Center for Biotechnology and Genomic Medicine 
Center for Clinical Investigation 
Center of Operational Medicine 
Center for Health Care Improvement 
Center for Nursing Research 
Center for the Study of Occupational Therapy Education 
Center for the Study of Physical Therapy Education 
Center for Telehealth 
Clinical Anatomy Center 
Comprehensive Sickle Cell Center 
Dental Research Center 
Immunotherapy Research Center 
Neuroscience Center 
Vascular Biology Center 
Vision Science Center

Clinical Centers:
Adult Epilepsy Center
Craniofacial Center
Georgia Sleep Center
Comprehensive Hemophilia Treatment Center
Center for Senior Health
Georgia Radiation Therapy Center
Pediatric Epilepsy Center

Institutes:
Georgia Institute for the Prevention of Human Disease & Accidents
Institute of Molecular Medicine and Genetics

Core Facilities/Research Laboratories:
Biotelemetry
Cell Imaging
Cell Production
Electron Microscopy
Flow Cytometry
Genomics
Histopathology
Human Tissue Culture
Laser Capture Microdissection
Proteomics and Mass Spectrometry
Transgenic & Embryonic Stem Cell Mouse
Transgenic Zebrafish