Introduction: The Medical College of Georgia (MCG) is the oldest medical school in Georgia and the 13th oldest in the nation. It was incorporated in 1828 as the Medical Academy of Georgia. In 1833, the name was changed to MCG, and in 1873, it became part of the state university system.1 In 1950, the University System of Georgia Board of Regents made the medical school a separate and independent institution in the university system. In 1956,
the Eugene Talmadge Memorial Hospital opened and became the clinical facility of MCG (Figure 1). In 2011, the institution underwent a name change from MCG to Georgia Health Sciences University, and in
2012, the University System of Georgia Board of Regents approved consolidation of Augusta State University and Georgia Health Sciences
University to form Georgia Regents University Augusta, which comprises 9 colleges (MCG; Nursing; Dentistry; Allied Health; Graduate Studies; Education; Science and Mathematics; Business; and Arts, Humanities, and Social Science).
The university is a $1 billion-plus enterprise with .10000 students, 650 acres of campus,nearly 150 buildings, .1000 full-time faculty, 5000 staff members, an intercollegiate athletics program, and an integrated health system. The MCG class recently expanded to 230, making it the 10th largest in the nation. Although the main campus of MCG is in Augusta, it offers clinical training at .130 sites across the state, including 4 regional clinical campuses and a second 4-year campus in Athens.
Methods: Historical review of institution
Learning Objectives: History of Neurosurgery at MCG
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