Medical College of Georgia
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Founded in 1828, the Medical College is the 11th
oldest operating medical education institution in the United States and is
third-oldest medical school in the Southeast matriculating 180 first-year
medical students annually. The Medical College of Georgia is the health
sciences university of the state of Georgia. MCG has more than 2,200
students in five schools: Medicine, Allied Health Sciences, Dentistry,
Graduate Studies and Nursing. The physical plant at the Medical College of
Georgia includes modern classrooms and laboratories, a 520-bed teaching
hospital, extensive out-patient clinics, residency halls, a student center,
ample parking and an outstanding medical education library. The library
contains more than 185,000 books and bound journals and some 1,301
periodicals. A Specialized Care Center/Ambulatory Care Center, a major
addition to the Medical College of Georgia Hospitals and Clinics, opened in
1993 with over 80 out-patient clinics in one convenient setting and a
13-county regional trauma center. A freestanding Children's Medical Center
opened in 1998. The new 220,000-square-foot hospital has replaced
pre-existing inpatient pediatric facilities and consists of 149-beds.
Construction of a 42,000-square-foot fitness facility open to students,
residents, and faculty/staff will begin in 2000. There are approximately 800
faculty members at the Medical College of Georgia. The School of Medicine
has approximately 530 faculty. The Augusta metropolitan area, with a population of more than 400,000, is the second largest metropolitan area in Georgia. The city is a regional center for industry, banking, shopping, entertainment and the arts and offers a stimulating cultural, educational, and recreational environment. Augusta is a center for sailing, hunting, fishing, tennis, boating and golf and is the home of the internationally famous Master Golf Tournament. Cultural life in Augusta includes a professional civic symphony, an opera company and a national honor ballet company. Augusta is located conveniently midway between the Great Smoky Mountains and the Atlantic coast, offering its residents prime choice of weekend getaways. Atlanta, Savannah, Asheville, and Charleston each are three-hour drives. |
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