Recent Developments:

MCG School of Medicine Expansion

The state of Georgia needs more physicians to help meet the health care needs of its rapidly expanding and aging population. As Georgia's only public medical school, the Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine is working diligently to address the need with a strategic plan that has quality education at its core. Doing the Math: MCG Explores Several Strategies to Increase Physician Output, which appeared in the Summer 2007 issue of MCG Today, provides an overview of Georgia's physician shortage and what MCG is doing to address it. [For more on the medical school expansion, click here.]

School of Dentistry building on priority list

A new building for the MCG School of Dentistry could come sooner than originally thought if a recommendation by the University System of Georgia Board of Regents is approved by the state legislature.

A new priority plan presented at a June 6 board meeting recommends that the university receive $5 million to plan the new building. This is one of seven projects identified as a high priority for the university system and the state of Georgia. Board members will vote on the list in August and present it to Gov. Sonny Perdue for inclusion in the 2008 state budget. [Click here for complete story.]