Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University
Augusta, GA · Wellstar MCG Health · 300 students per class
Program Statistics
58%
Women
300
Class Size
$59M
NIH funding · FY2025
Clinical training & research
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★★★★★Wellstar MCG Health
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★★★★★Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical Center
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★★★★★Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital
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★★★★★St. Joseph's/Candler Health System
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Southeast Georgia Health System
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Northwest Campus
★ CMS overall hospital rating (1–5). Children's, cancer and psychiatric hospitals aren't rated.
$59M
NIH · FY2025
+12% since FY2021
Top NIH-funded departments
- Internal Medicine / Medicine$12M
- Pharmacology$11M
- Neurosciences$8M
- 22 recruiting clinical trials
Programs & admissions
Tracks & programs
- MCG SavannahFour-year campus
- Competitive
- Applicants below a 3.0 GPA or 496 MCAT are not considered competitive for interview
- Early Decision
- Georgia residents · MCAT 509+ and GPA 3.65+
- Tuition
- $15,024 per semester in-state · $31,956 out-of-state (Fall 2026–Summer 2027)
Sources: MCG Dean's Diary, July 24, 2026 (Class of 2030) · Augusta University MD tuition & fees (Fall 2026–Summer 2027) · MCG Statewide Campus Locations · MCG Admissions FAQs · MCG Early Decision Program · Census QuickFacts (Richmond County, GA) · NIH RePORTER · ClinicalTrials.gov · CMS Care Compare
Program Highlights
Curriculum
Catherine Boatman describes 8am lectures, recorded for anyone who prefers to watch later, with afternoons that rotate through Problem Based Learning and Physical Diagnosis. Catherine attends in person and builds Anki cards during lecture.
Physical Diagnosis starts in year one, building comfort with the physical exam well before the clinical years.
Academic Houses
Every student is sorted into one of 13 Academic Houses: small apartments on the medical school's upper floors with kitchenettes, couches, TVs, and study space. Houses go on outings together, and the year ends with the House Olympics, where the winners keep the House Cup.
Catherine counts the house system among the leading reasons for choosing MCG, and calls the faculty and staff incredibly supportive.
Statewide Training
Beyond Augusta, MCG trains students across Georgia, with more than 350 urban and rural clinical sites. Regional campuses include Albany (Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital), Rome and Dalton, Savannah and Brunswick, and MCG Atlanta at Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical Center.
A four-year campus in Savannah, run with Georgia Southern University, opened in 2024 and brought the entering class to about 300.
Service
Once they have their white coats, students can volunteer in free student-run clinics, including a Mental Health Clinic, a Women's Clinic, a Pediatric Clinic, and an LGBTQ Equality Clinic. Catherine says most students participate in a clinic.
Shadowing opportunities are readily available from first year.
Sources: DocStory interview with Catherine Boatman · MCG Statewide Campus Locations · MCG Dean's Diary, July 24, 2026
Student Voices
1 interview from current and former MCG students