UGA announces admission of inaugural med school class
The University of Georgia School of Medicine announced that it has extended admission offers to 64 prospective students for its inaugural class. The school received over 2,000 applications and aims to improve health outcomes in Georgia, which currently ranks 39th nationally in active patient care physicians per capita.
The University of Georgia (UGA) School of Medicine has extended admission offers to 64 prospective students for its inaugural class. UGA received preliminary accreditation from the Liaison Committee on Medical Education on Feb. 13 and applications opened on Feb. 16. The school received over 2,000 applications and interviewed 235 prospective students. Georgia currently ranks 39th nationally in active patient care physicians per capita. The admitted students were notified via personal phone calls from Dean Shelley Nuss. Classes will be held in existing spaces on the health sciences campus until the med school building is completed.
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