Augusta University
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| Type | Public |
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| Established | 1828 |
| Endowment | US$113.8 million [1] |
| President | Daniel W. Rahn |
Academic staff | 752+ |
| Students | 2,227 |
| Location | , |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Colors | Blue |
| Affiliations | USG |
| Website | http://www.mcg.edu/ |
Located in Augusta, Georgia, the Medical College of Georgia is the smallest of four research schools in the University System of Georgia (USG). MCG currently has 5 undergraduate and graduate schools on campus: The School of Medicine, School of Dentistry, School of Nursing, School of Allied Health, and Graduate Studies.
In 1828, it was chartered by the state of Georgia as the Medical Academy of Georgia, with plans to offer a single course of lectures leading to a bachelor's degree. It opened the following year on October 1st at the Augusta hospital. In December 1829 the school's name was changed to the Medical Institute of Georgia by the Georgia General Assembly, and again to its current name in December 1833, just a few months after the first graduation.Since the 1990's, MCG holds a Level-One Trauma Center and with University Hospital forms a heavily developed medical sector notably known as by many as "the medical district of the south". MCG has also been ranked constantly as one of the best medical schools in the United States.
Past Presidents
- Daniel W. Rahn, M.D. 2001-present
- Francis J. Tedesco, M.D. 1988 - 2001
- Jesse L. Steinfeld, M.D. 1983 - 1987
- William H. Moretz, M.D. 1972 - 1983
- Harry B. O'Rear, M.D. 1958 - 1972
- Edgar R. Pund, M.D. 1953 - 1958
- G. Lombard Kelly, M.D. 1950 - 1953
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