Macon, GA
🩺 School Overview
Tuition (In State): $42,586
Tuition (Out of State): N/A
Accreditation Status: Full
Acceptance Rate: N/A
Total Enrollment: 97
Degrees: MD
Founding Year: 1982
Accreditation Year: 1982
Website: https://medicine.mercer.edu
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📄 Application Information
Applications Received: N/A
Interviews Granted: N/A
Admitted: N/A
Average MCAT: 507
Average GPA: 3.59
Male: N/A
Female: N/A
Underrepresented:N/A
Interview Feedback Summary
Overall, applicants ranked the school in the top 22% of interviews, indicating it is highly regarded. They found the interview mixed with a low stress level, and felt they did well.
School Review Summary
Overall, students rated the program a 8.6 out of 10 for satisfaction. The student body is described as highly cooperative. The environment is considered supportive for underrepresented minorities, LGBTQ+ students, married students, students with disabilities, non-traditional students. Graduates feel adequately prepared for board exams. Faculty members are seen as highly approachable.
5 Most Common Secondary Essay Questions for MUSM
- 1. Geographic Connection and Commitment – What is your understanding of the practice of rural medicine?
- 2. Community, Diversity, and Equity – Do you consider yourself to have been raised or to be residing in an area that is medically underserved?
- 3. Motivation and Fit – Summarize your work and learning experiences that reflect congruence with Mercer’s mission to serve medically underserved and rural areas.
- 4. Personal Attributes and Characteristics – If you wish, please briefly explain experiences, attributes, or qualifications unique to you that will strengthen the educational environment at MUSM.
- 5. Motivation and Fit – Please explain factors that would help the Admissions Committee better understand your unique circumstances.
About the School
Mercer University's School of Medicine was established in Macon in 1982 to educate physicians and health professionals to meet the primary care and health care needs of rural and medically underserved areas of Georgia. Today, there are three campuses and five affiliated clinical partners, the Medical Center, Navicent Health; Memorial University Medical Center; Columbus Regional and St. Francis Hospital (learn more by visiting Academic Clinical Partners). More than 60 percent of Mercer graduates currently practice in the state of Georgia, and of those, more than 80 percent are practicing in rural or medically underserved areas of Georgia.
Curriculum
The Mercer education program is a competency based, integrated, clinically relevant problem-based curriculum that includes early longitudinal clinical skills and community medicine experiences. Embedded in the curriculum are opportunities for early patient care experiences. Following the completion of core clinical clerkships in family medicine, pediatrics, internal medicine, surgery, Ob/Gyn and psychiatry; students explore a variety of 4th year elective opportunities which are designed to further develop patient management, clinical reasoning and diagnostic skills in preparation for entry into residency. Mercer's rigorous, engaging and collaborative academic environment fosters the development of community responsive health care leaders.
Facilities
The partnership of The Medical Center of Central Georgia (MCCG) and the Mercer University School of Medicine (MUSM), which began with the construction of MUSM in 1982, has led to a pattern of excellence in graduate medical education. The MUSM Educational Center at MCCG, constructed in 1982, provides space for medical education activities, and contains the Office of the MUSM Associate Dean for Graduate and Continuing Medical Education/MCCG Director of Medical Education. For coordination between MCCG and MUSM, the MCCG Medical Director also serves as MUSM Senior Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs. With this degree of cooperation, a strong university medical center environment has been established that has benefited medical students, residency programs and the MUSM faculty, both clinical and basic science.
SDN Insights
Our analysis of MUSM:
Student Loan Burden: $315,848
A student taking student loans for all 4 years of medical school at MUSM, including tuition, fees, locally adjusted cost of living expenses, incidentals, and interest, can expect to have total student loans of $315,848. Estimate repayment with the SDN School Loan Repayment Calculator.
Cost of Living: Lower than 79% Nationally
The cost of living at MUSM is lower than 79% of all medical schools nationwide. This can significantly reduce your overall expenses during medical school, making it a more affordable option.
Environment: Urban
There is currently insufficient information to assess the neighborhood around MUSM.
School Address: 1550 College Street, Macon, GA 31207
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