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Athens and Albany medical campuses on target for 2010, accrediting body says Publish Date: 18-NOV-2009 11:14 AM AUGUSTA, Ga. – Resources are adequate for Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine to proceed with a four-year campus in Athens in partnership with the University of Georgia and a two-year residential clinical campus in Southwest Georgia, the accrediting body for U.S. medical schools has confirmed.
MCG nursing faculty open "The Clinic at Walmart" Publish Date: 16-NOV-2009 04:59 PM AUGUSTA, Ga. – The Medical College of Georgia School of Nursing has taken another step toward increasing access to quality health care by opening "The Clinic at Walmart."
MCG School of Medicine's future instilled with hope and energy Publish Date: 13-NOV-2009 04:11 PM The Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine is moving toward the future with an eye on being a growing, progressive partner in one of the nation’s leading academic health centers, Dean D. Douglas Miller said at his State of the School address Friday.
First-year MCG medical students to host health fair for the homeless Nov. 14 Publish Date: 11-NOV-2009 02:53 PM AUGUSTA, Ga. – First-year Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine students will host a health fair for the homeless Saturday, Nov. 14.
The free health fair will be held from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Garden City Rescue Mission, 828 Fenwick St., and will feature education about nutrition, stress relief and H1N1. Dental hygiene students will present oral health education. Medical students will offer hand sanitizer, foot powder, socks and information about proper foot care. They also will provide Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-inspired Keep It With You temporary medical information forms that list medical care and other health information for people without stable residencies.
Dr. Thompson honored by AAMC for contributions to medical education Publish Date: 09-NOV-2009 02:46 PM AUGUSTA, Ga. – Dr. James N. Thompson, interim president of the Medical College of Georgia, has received one of three Special Recognition Awards from the Board of Directors of the Association of American Medical Colleges for his exceptional leadership to improve medical care through a focus on quality and safety. Dr. Thompson, an otolaryngologist and former medical school dean who served as president and chief executive officer of the Federation of State Medical Boards, was honored during the AAMC's Annual Meeting Nov. 6-11 in Boston.
Dean will give State of the School Address Publish Date: 05-NOV-2009 03:38 PM Dr. D. Douglas Miller, dean of the Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine, will give his bi-annual State of the School Address at noon Friday, Nov. 13 in the Natalie and Lansing B. Lee Jr. Large Auditorium in the Auditoria Center.
MCG resident elected to American Academy of Pediatrics post Publish Date: 03-NOV-2009 08:56 AM AUGUSTA, Ga. – Dr. Joshua Smith, a third-year pediatric resident in the Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine, has been named chair of the American Academy of Pediatrics' Section on Medical Students, Residents and Fellowship Trainees.
The 10,000-member section develops ideas and programs to improve the care of infants, children, adolescents and young adults. Dr. Smith was elected at the organization's annual national conference in October for the yearlong post.
MCG nursing students to offer seasonal flu shots Publish Date: 30-OCT-2009 09:05 AM AUGUSTA, Ga. – Clinical Nurse Leader Program students at the Medical College of Georgia will offer free seasonal flu shots for all Augusta-Richmond County employees Wednesday, Nov. 4.
