We are the state of Georgia's only public medical school and are committed to educating physicians who will lead the state of Georgia and the world to better health by providing excellence in biomedical education, discovery, and practice.
The Medical College of Georgia is one of the nation's largest medical schools by class size, with 260 students per class.
U.S. Established in 1828 as the Medical Academy of Georgia, MCG is the oldest and founding school of Augusta University and played a role in the establishment of the American Medical Association and the standardization of medical practices. …
Augusta University is known for its high academic quality and student-focused environment. The academic experience is enriched through strong institutional support for study abroad programs and the Honors Program.
The AU/UGA Medical Partnership combines the significant instructional and research resources of UGA, the birthplace of public higher education, with the expertise of Georgia's only public medical school, the Medical College of Georgia.
To prepare undergraduate students for med school, Augusta University offers a Premedical Program of Study and the Professional Scholars Program. Given the highly competitive nature of the applicant pool, applicants with GPAs less than 3.0, or MCAT scores less than 496, are not considered competitive for interview.
While medical schools vary in their policies regarding prerequisites, experts say the following college courses are frequently mandatory:
Augusta University Medical School Overview Its tuition is full-time: $28,296 (in-state) and full-time: $57,850 (out-of-state). The faculty-student ratio at Augusta University is 0.6:1. The Medical College of Georgia has 571 full-time faculty on staff.
Piedmont Healthcare (AP) — Days after announcing a plan to buy four other hospitals for $950 million, Atlanta-based Piedmont Healthcare has signed an agreement to take over Augusta's University Hospital system, pushing deeper into a statewide expansion.