Medical College of Georgia (MCG)

The Medical College of Georgia, also known as MCG, is a public medical research university located in downtown Augusta, Georgia. It is the state's only health sciences university. The university has five schools: Schools of Allied Health Sciences, Dentistry, Graduate Studies, Medicine and Nursing. Its mission is to improve health and reduce the burden of illness in Georgia. MCG has one of the largest number of doctors being recognized nationally in the country.

The university was in the top 3 on Thomson Healthcare Top 100 Hospitals in 2007 and ranked MCG Medical Center among "America's Best Hospitals" in the 2004 US News & World Report. In 2005, US News & World Report recognized the MCG School of Medicine's primary care program at 40th in the nation and the MCG School of Allied Health Sciences' program in occupational therapy at 28th in the nation, and physical therapy at 58th in the nation. In 2004, MCG was ranked eighth nationwide for resuming education in human resource management by the National Association of Institutional Review Board Managers. In 2005, MCG was the co-winner of the National Research Corp's 2005 Consumer Choice Awards.

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