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Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University

Year founded: 1828
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Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University: Allopathic Medical School; Augusta; In-State Applicants Favored

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Overview

School Stats

Resident Tuition $31,073
Non - Resident Tuition $59,431
Application Fee $0

AVG MCAT 511
AVG GPA 3.7
LIZZYM Score 68.3

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Admissions Information

Office of Admissions
AA-2040
Augusta 30912
United States

Phone: (706) 721-3186
Fax: (706) 721-0959
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.augusta.edu/mcg/

School Overview

School Info

The impact of the state of Georgia's only public medical school spans from its founding in 1828 as one of the nation's first medical schools to its current role optimizing health care in Georgia and beyond through education, discovery and service. The Medical College of Georgia, among the nine colleges of Augusta University, offers clinical training in approximately 135 sites across the state providing students experience in the full spectrum of medicine, from tertiary/quaternary care hospitals to small-town solo practices. The experience is anchored by MCG's main campus in Augusta as well as regional clinical campuses for third- and fourth-year students and a second four-year campus in Athens in partnership with the University of Georgia. roundsResearch initiatives focus on illnesses that affect most Georgians and Americans, such as cardiovascular disease, cancer and obesity/diabetes. The sustained growth and productivity of the past decade is helping transform health in areas as diverse as childhood obesity, sickle cell disease and surgical recovery. MCG's clinical service zeroes in on the diverse needs of the state and nation as well, offering everything from frontline wellness care to complex care for the sickest adults and children. MCG faculty share their expertise with physicians and patients at about 80 clinics and hospitals statewide and utilize technology, developed at MCG, to virtually travel to the bedside of stroke patients.

Curriculum

Medical College of Georgia's curriculum integrates basic science and clinical experience with in-depth study and independent research throughout the years of medical school. MCG has affiliation agreements with major community hospitals within the state of Georgia that permit students to take some core clinical courses at these hospitals.

Facilities

The educational home of MCG is the J. Harold Harrison, MD, Education Commons, which opened in 2014. The Education Commons contains two, 300-seat auditoriums for medical students which are fully-integrated AV and IT for distance learning. The building also contains 13 small group rooms and 13 Learning Communities which contain study room for quiet collaboration or quick study, lockers for students, and a kitchenette for food/snack storage/preparation. The top floor of the education commons also contains a high fidelity simulation center with two, 8-bed open bay labs to simulate a hospital ward as well as a Standardized Patient Simulation Center with 30 exam rooms. Augusta University and MCG are based in Augusta, Ga., a beautiful city on the banks of the Savannah River, which offers an eclectic blend of big-city amenities with small-town ambiance. The Augusta area, which has a population of about a half million, is an established health care destination in the Southeast, with facilities that include the Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center and Dwight D. Eisenhower Army Medical Center. Augusta is also home to the internationally renowned Masters® Golf Tournament.

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"Being able to pay desposits online would be much more convenient. Allowing application updates would also be advised." More from this Member | Report Response

"None, they did a phenomenal job! Super friendly people." More from this Member | Report Response

"Please be more enthusiastic about your applicants! This is an exciting day for us, it would be nice to see you all and actually hear from the dean." More from this Member | Report Response

"Nothing. They were so friendly and helpful, as well as prompt in all their correspondence." More from this Member | Report Response

"No suggestions at all. The experience was very enjoyable. I think all the other applicants that day agree with me that we have to go to this school." More from this Member | Report Response

"My interview day experience was great! Ms DeVaughn was extremely helpful and shared lots of information. The staff and students seemed very happy and friendly. Our tour guides did a great job. I hope I get in." More from this Member | Report Response

"Better communication in terms of residency paperwork" More from this Member | Report Response

"Could have made more of an effort to promote the school and program." More from this Member | Report Response

"Train the tour guides, please." More from this Member | Report Response

"MCG Admissions people are really friendly, forthcoming, and helpful." More from this Member | Report Response

"Just be a little more accepting of 'different' applications, but really, they were great!" More from this Member | Report Response

"Nothing, they were great!" More from this Member | Report Response

What is one of the specific questions they asked you (question 1)?

"MMI with NDA" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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"How does communication play a role in medicine and your interactions with others, such as students, patients, faculty, etc.?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

""Tell me about yourself..."" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are your strengths and weaknesses?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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"Explain your research." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your personal statement." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about problems facing rural health care providers" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Have you had clinical experience outside of the military?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think of healthcare reform?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your research?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"to discuss my clinical experiences" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"So where are you from again? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why Air Force?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What qualities will make you a good doctor?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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"What do you like to do for fun?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Because of the current economic situation, many people are losing their jobs. How should healthcare change to help the jobless people?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What qualities do you have that you think will make you a good physician?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about what you are doing now (since I'm not in school)." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Lets start off with you telling me about yourself" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"all questions about me- alot of regurgitation from amcas and secondary" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Standard why medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What was the EC that you spent the most time on/ got the most out of?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What was something difficult you had to overcome?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Where do you see yourself in 10 years" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why do you want to go to medical school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you have any children?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about yourself. What are your hobbies/ what do you like to do in your free time?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why should we accept you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Explain this "C" in history." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you have any siblings? Do they look up to you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think about euthanasia or doctor-assisted suicide?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Were you strong enough in science courses to think that you will be successful here?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are your parents occupations?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What sort of liberal arts classes have you taken?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Give one positive and one negative trait that you possess." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Is healthcare a right or privilege." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your family?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you like to do outside job/academic work?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why do you want to study medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Extracirriculars, Leadership, community service activities..." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Describe to me what makes you a good candidate for medical school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How did you become interested in medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why MCG? (You WILL be asked this)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"You will definitly get the following questions: Tell me about yourself? Why medicine? Why MCG?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you feel about physician assisted suicide?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"tell me about yourself" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"how did you get to this point in your life" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Name a time I had to deal with stress" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why do you want to pursue a career in medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you could invite anyone to dinner (living or dead) who would it be? (Does this asinine question have a purpose?)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"See above. Really, most of them were just about me and what I'd done during college, why I wanted to be a doctor, etc." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think about living wills?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What made you decide to become a doctor?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you feel about the healthcare system today and what would be a solution to any problems?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about yourself/ Tell me your GPA, MCAT scores (it is closed file, so these questions inevitably come up)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"The questions follow your AMCAS application (since the interviewers know nothing about you)- very straightforward factual questions (although it varies among interviewers I hear)." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you handle stress?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why do you want to come to MCG?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about yourself." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you feel you have to offer as a prospective med student?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why do you want to be a doctor?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you like to do in your spare time? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What's the biggest problem facing healthcare today?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What haven't we talked about that you want me to be sure to present to the committee?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Where are you from? Tell me about your parents. What do you like to do for fun. When/Where/Why/How did you decide to become a physician. Why do you want to go to MCG?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What's your age (i swear...)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"They asked me to tell them about myself and why I wanted to go into medicine." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What have you done in the past with your hands that will make you a good dentist?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What will you do if you don't get in? Will you reapply?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why do you want to practice medicine? Why MCG?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is your greatest weakness?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"why do you want to be a doctor (or, describe your attraction to medicine, what seperates medicine from all your other interests...)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"MMI with NDA" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"A question about the ethics of physicians in third world countries (don't worry, came up naturally through discussion of my abroad experiences)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Everything was fairly straightforward." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about an interesting patient you encountered. (Referencing my shadowing)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you want me to tell the adcom about you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Is healthcare a right or a privileged?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you like to do for fun" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Have you read the Twilight books? Lol. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"A tough ethical one" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you have any friends here?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"The interview was more like a conversation than interview. There was no pressure or stress." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"none really, she did not really ask mean many questions we just had a casual conversation and then it was over." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why did you not do early decision?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Have you seen Sicko?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me what you learned from your shadowing experiences." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Anything else that we haven't covered that you think I should know about? Probably because I honestly got to convey everything I wanted to in 45 minutes, and had to search for something else to bring up at the last minute." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"(After identifying compassion as one attribute of a physician I shadowed that I thought helped made him an effective physician) What is the single most compassionate action you have performed in your life?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why do you think African Americans where you grew up did not graduate college? (Part of a discussion on where I grew up and why AAs do not graduate college and are disproportionately incarcerated.)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Both interviews started out with "Tell me about yourself." They would ask more specific questions about whatever you told them." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Nothing really out of the ordinary, although I got to talk to a researcer about GroEL and GroES which was really interesting." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you had a 50 year old patient, and you found out that she had a terminal illness, but her family didn't want you to tell her, what would you do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Can you tell me how many counties there are in Georgia?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How can I convince you to come here?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What traits did the physicians you shadow possess that you see in yourself?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Who are your heroes in medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Everything was pretty basic--no philosophical brain twisters." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is the hardest thing that has happened to you in your life?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How would you change health care?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"I had a great ''outside the box'' question." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What was your motivation during school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"All the questions were pretty standard." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you can speak with anyone past or present, who would it be?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"They were all equal" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Who was the most influential person in your life?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What was the most difficult class you took in college? What do you do for fun? (I wasn't asked anything more interesting than that!)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Describe any research you have done." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Are the terms "doctor" and "physician" interchangeable? If not, what is the distinction?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is the last book you've read and what are you going to read next?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why did you choose (college I attended)? (Neighboring college) has a pretty good pre-med program." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you had to break the news of terminal illness to a patient, how would you do it?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Nothing particularly interesting; the questions were pretty straightforward and expected." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Where did Frisbee get its name?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Will you please refrain from addressing me as Frau? Just kidding. None really stuck out." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about the international experiences you have had and how they impacted your life." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What has been your biggest failure?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What did you learn while working in engineering on your submarine that will make you a better doctor?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is your father's occupation?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why do you want to go to medical school in the state of Georgia?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What's your favorite book?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your family." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Not many questions, mainly just conversation" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"what do you think of the status the middle class is in today?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why Washington and Lee? (Basically, why did I go to a private, out-of-state school vs. a state school in Georgia)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are the most important things to look for in a medical school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"are you nerds? (my wife and i are both engineers... it was in jest... uh, at least i laughed... i brought up that i was married - they can't ask you about that)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"just asked to tell about myself" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would I do if I wasn't accepted?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you like Emirl Lugazzi's cooking show?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Nothing out of the ordinary. They were just looking to find out who I was as a person/potential physician.`" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you feel is the major problem with healthcare today?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How were the cultural developments of Japan and China different (don't worry, I majored in E. Asian history, which is why it came up!)?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think is the biggest difference between Indian politics and American politics? (Don't freak! I had done some research on Indian electoral systems, and my interviewer was Indian, so this made sense.)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are your thougths about the war on terror?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Have you had any very difficult experiences in life?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you feel like about the current bioterrorist problems? Do you and your peers talk about it?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What did you think of the new Matrix movie?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"MCG interviews are a little different from a lot of schools in the sense that your interviewers take copious notes on everything you say - so it's not exactly conversational, more "businesslike." One of my interviewers asked very biographical questions - ie tell me about your family, extra curriculars, what did you do in the summer, how many times you taken the mcat, etc etc. So I felt like I was just reiterating my AMCAS application. After the interviewer finished asking questions and stopped writing, I had a chance to talk to her/him and it became a more humane conversation. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you determine who lgets to live if you only have one kidney to give two patients." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you could invite 3 people to dinner, who would you invite? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"After indicating that one of my hobbies was reading, my interviewer asked me what my favorite books and authors were." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you feel about the U.S. going to war with Iraq?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"None, they were all pretty basic. Why do you want to go here, why do you want to be a doctor etc etc " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is the greatest medical breakthrough in the past 10 years?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about yourself." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What's the biggest advancement in medical technology in the last ten years?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Once I read your file what will surprise me the most based on what you've told me today?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"None really. Just wanted get to know me." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"The interview was very conversational and more probing towards my past life and experiences, rather than question answer session." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why do you want to become a physician and not a nurse?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Did shadowing a physician give you the desire to become one just because of the respect he received and power he has? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"None were very interesting, all pretty standard stuff." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you had two weeks to do anything, what would you do and who would you take with you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why I chose an engineering school if I was trying to get high grades to get into dental school." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"nothing really" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Ethics of stem-cell research, physician assisted suicide, genetic research (human genome sequencing), public health policy..." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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Results Overview

Overall, how satisfied are you with this program?

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9.00	3

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What do you like most?

"Positive culture and focus on student wellbeing. Faculty are receptive. Southern hospitality at it’s finest." | Report Response

"The facilities and technological interfaces are state of the art. Faculty are very engaging with the students as well." | Report Response

"The faculty are very supportive and willing to do the best that they can to give us the best possible medical education that will allow us to score well on the USMLEs" | Report Response