MCG 2019 Facts

Alumni

• 241 students in the Class of 2019 obtained residency positions in 25 specialties in 34 states. 68% matched in primary care.

Students matched at top training programs across the nation, such as Johns Hopkins, Mount Sinai and Harvard. Twenty-five percent of our students will be doing their residency in Georgia, and a little more than half of those will train at MCG and AU Health’s residency programs. Almost half of our students matched in primary care - internal medicine, pediatrics and family medicine – and other top specialties included emergency medicine, anesthesiology and general surgery.

• MCG has more than 9,000 living/located alumni with 5,028 living in Georgia
• 25% will stay in Georgia for their first postgraduate year, 14% at MCG/AU Health or other MCG-affiliated residency programs.
• Their match rate was 98%, higher than the national average.

Philanthropy

Philanthropy remains a top priority for medical college leadership. Gifts to the state’s public medical school help pay for building projects such as the J. Harold Harrison, M.D., Education Commons; fund scholarships that help recruit the best and brightest students; establish endowed chairs; and provide financial support for faculty and students.

Research

Dean

David C. Hess, MD

Dean, Medical College of Georgia
EVP, Medical Affairs and Integration, AU
Presidential Distinguished Chair

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A stroke specialist, honored educator and biotech entrepreneur, Dr. Hess became MCG’s 27th dean and Augusta University’s executive vice president for medical affairs and integration in 2017. He also continues to serve as professor and Presidential Distinguished Chair.

Augusta University and AU Health

• Founded in 1828
• One of four state public comprehensive research institutions
• Nine colleges and schools
• Nearly 9,000 students
• 1,000 full-time faculty
• 7,000 staff
• 125 educational programs
• Georgia's only public medical school
• Georgia's only dental school
• An aligned and integrated health system
• A growing and intercollegiate health system
• A growing intercollegiate athletics program

Clinical service at AU Health also targets the diverse needs of the state and nation, from frontline wellness care to complex care for the sickest adults and children. Assets include:

• 478-bed adult hospital
• 154-bed children’s hospital
• Only Level 1 adult & pediatric trauma center serving 13 surrounding counties
• Medical Office Building, with more than 80 outpatient practice sites in one building
• Digestive Health Center
• Georgia Radiation Therapy Center
• Sports Medicine Center
• Georgia Cancer Center
• World-renowned for patient- and family-centered care
• Alliances across the state, including an affiliation with Roosevelt Warm Springs Institute for Rehabilitation as well as innovative collaborations with Philips and Cerner