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Georgia Health Sciences University 
Established 1828 Type Public Endowment $90.5 million[1] President Ricardo Azziz Academic staff 950+ Admin. staff 3,500+ Students 68365[2][3] Undergraduates 789 Postgraduates 1853 Doctoral students 5 Other students 423 Location Augusta, Georgia, United States Campus Urban Former names Medical College of Georgia Colors Blue Affiliations USG Website http://www.georgiahealth.edu Georgia Health Sciences University (GHSU) formerly known as, and now home of the, Medical College of Georgia (MCG), is a public academic health center, with its main campus located in the Medical District of Augusta, Georgia. It is the smallest of four research universities in the University System of Georgia (USG). In addition to the MCG Health Medical Center and the MCG Health Children's Medical Center GHSU currently has 5 undergraduate and graduate colleges on the main campus: The Medical College of Georgia, College of Dental Medicine, College of Nursing, College of Allied Health Sciences, and College of Graduate Studies.
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History
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 Medical College of Georgia in December 1833, just a few months after the first graduation. In the 1960s, the Board of Regents approved then-chairman Harry B. O'Rear's request for more programs and to offer masters and doctorate degree courses for all programs. This was MCG's largest expansion project to date. The School of Dentistry, the School of Graduate Studies, and the School of Allied Health Science opened right before 1970. In the 1980s, MCG Health developed a 10 year master planned project which included a Ambulatory Care Center and Specialized Care Center, the Children's Medical Center, and the Molecular Medicine and Genetics Center. In 2003, MCG opened the Cancer Research Building and the Health Science Building. Since the 1990s, MCG holds a Level-One Trauma Center and with University Hospital forms a heavily developed medical sector known as "the medical district of the south".[citation needed] In December of 2007, HUD approved the sale to allow MCG to buy Gilbert Manor, a housing project, and to continue the $160 million expansion which will include a new dentistry building and to expand its School of Medicine. In January 2011, the school changed its name again to "Georgia Health Sciences University," its sixth name since its inception, after the University System of Georgia approved the name change the previous fall.[4]
Presidents G. Lombard Kelly, M.D. 1850–1953 Edgar R. Pund, M.D. 1853–1958 Harry B. O'Rear, M.D. 1858–1972 William H. Moretz, M.D. 1872–1983 Jesse L. Steinfeld, M.D. 1883–1987 Francis J. Tedesco, M.D. 1988–2001 Daniel W. Rahn, M.D. 2001–2010 Ricardo Azziz, M.D. 2010–present Academics
Georgia Health Sciences University trains physicians, dentists, nurses, biomedical researchers, physical therapists, illustrators and many other health care professionals in its Colleges of Allied Health Sciences, Dentistry, Graduate Studies, Nursing and Medical College of Georgia.
A new dental building on campus will enable the College of Dentistry, the state's only dental college, to increase its class size from 63 to 100 by 2016. The Medical College of Georgia's new partnernship campus in Athens, Georgia, along with clinical campuses in the Georgia cities of Albany, Rome and Savannah, will enable the college to increase its class size from 190 to 300 by 2020.
Campus
MCGHealth Medical Center, academic medical center affiliated with GHSU
GHSU's main campus is in Augusta, Georgia. The campus encompasses more than 100 acres. Recent campus additions include a Wellness Center, Cancer Center and Health Sciences Building. Buildings that will soon be added to the campus include a new dental college and an education commons. The university has invested nearly $130 million in new construction and major renovations since 2000, not including the $122 million being expended for the new five-story dental building, scheduled for completion in 2011. GHSU, Medical College of Georgia has a partnership campus in Athens, Georgia and clinical campuses in the Georgia cities of Albany, Rome and Savannah.
Notable alumni and faculty
- Darrell Kirch, AAMC president
- John Britton, former professor
- Phil Gingrey, Congressman
- Corbett H. Thigpen co-author of the book The Three Faces of Eve
- Hervey M. Cleckley co-author of the book The Three Faces of Eve
See also
- MCGHealth
- Old Medical College
- Medical District (Augusta, Georgia)
- List of medical schools in the United States
- List of dental schools in the United States
References
- ^ As of June 30, 2009. "U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2009 Endowment Market Value and Percentage Change in Endowment Market Value from FY 2008 to FY 2009" (PDF). 2009 NACUBO-Commonfund Study of Endowments. National Association of College and University Business Officers. http://www.nacubo.org/Documents/research/2009_NCSE_Public_Tables_Endowment_Market_Values.pdf. Retrieved March 4, 2010.
- ^ http://www.mcg.edu/iris/mcgfacts/index.html
- ^ http://www.usg.edu/research/students/enroll/fy2009/spring09.pdf
- ^ Georgia Health Sciences University (February 1 2011). "The future of GHSU begins today". http://name.georgiahealth.edu/archives/385. Retrieved 8 February 2011.
External links
- Official website
- Historical Images of the Medical College Collection, Digital Library of Georgia
- National Park Service "Discover Our Shared Heritage" travel itinerary
Coordinates: 33°28′18″N 81°59′20″W / 33.47170°N 81.98885°W
Categories:- University System of Georgia
- Georgia Health Sciences University
- Dental schools in Georgia (U.S. state)
- University of Georgia
- Universities and colleges accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
- Educational institutions established in 1828
- Schools of medicine in Georgia (U.S. state)
- Education in Augusta, Georgia
- Hospitals in Augusta, Georgia
- Universities and colleges in Georgia (U.S. state)
- Oak Ridge Associated Universities
- Economy of Augusta, Georgia
- Buildings and structures in Augusta, Georgia
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