Augusta University is a public research university in Augusta, Georgia. It is one of the four comprehensive universities in the University System of Georgia and one of only two research institutions in the state (the other being Emory University). The Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University (MCG) is its health sciences component and includes the main campus in Augusta as well as satellite campuses across the state.
The Medical College of Georgia was founded in 1828 as an independent institution and was absorbed into Mercer University in 1837. It became part of the University System of Georgia when that system was created in 1932. In 2013, it merged with Augusta State University to form Augusta University. MCG remains a distinct entity within AU with its own administration, faculty, students, and budget. However, all AU students are eligible to take courses at MCG and vice versa.
The college offers bachelor’s degrees in allied health sciences, dental hygiene, medical laboratory science, nursing, and radiation therapy; master’s degrees in anaesthesia, clinical research administration, emergency medicine physician assistant studies, occupational therapy, physical therapy rehabilitation science; doctorates in audiology speech-language pathology; PhDs ia a range of basic science departments including biochemistry & molecular biology cell biology & anatomy pharmacology & toxicology physiology; MD/PhDs through its Medical Scientist Training Program which is jointly administered with Morehouse School of Medicine;and DMDs through its Dental College of Georgia. The college also offers residency and fellowship programs across a broad range of specialties.
As part of Augusta University Health System – one of only five academic medical centers in the state – MCG provides care for more than 1 million patients annually from across Georgia and South Carolina who seek our expertise for primary care or complex tertiary/quaternary care services not available anywhere else locally or regionally. Our physicians train tomorrow’s healthcare workforce by providing quality patient care while serving as faculty members for our colleges: Dental Medicine (DMD), Graduate Studies (PhD), Health Professions (Allied Health Sciences [AHS], Nursing [BSN], Pharmacy [BSPS]), Medicine (MD) ia Biomedical Sciences (IBS). We expand access to healthcare beyond our walls by providing telehealth services to patients statewide via interactive video conferencing equipment located throughout GA/SC hospitals & clinics as well as their homes using common computer equipment like iPads& iPhones with FaceTime capabilities . Patients can also connect “live” 24/7 with an MCG provider using their MyChart electronic health record portal from any computer or mobile device .