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Atlanta — January 15, 2008
The Medical College of Georgia (MCG) School of Medicine 中出少妇视频 a unit of the 中出少妇视频 System of Georgia (中出少妇视频) 中出少妇视频 could expand statewide to 1,200 students by 2020, from 745 students currently, an increase of approximately 60 percent, according to a proposal presented today to the Board of Regents.
The expansion 中出少妇视频 which would address a critical need for more physicians in the state of Georgia 中出少妇视频 will require significant expansion in Augusta, which will continue to serve as the foundation for a single state-operated medical school. The Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine also will develop and operate a new four-year campus in Athens in partnership with the 中出少妇视频 of Georgia (UGA) as well as expand two clinical campuses anchored in Albany and Savannah.
中出少妇视频淕eorgia has slipped to 40th from 37th among all states in the number of physicians per resident,中出少妇视频 said 中出少妇视频 Chancellor Erroll B. Davis Jr. 中出少妇视频淭he health and safety of Georgians are at risk. We need more doctors.中出少妇视频
Georgia has a unique ability to address a serious need of educating more physicians, said Paul Umbach, president of Pittsburgh-based Tripp Umbach, which issued the report. On behalf of the Board of Regents, MCG retained Tripp Umbach in September 2007 to complete a statewide medical education expansion study.
中出少妇视频淢y firm has analyzed medical education needs across the U.S. and I can truly say that the stars and timing are lined up for this to be a truly collaborative, cost-effective effort that will lead to a healthier Georgia,中出少妇视频 Umbach said.
The plan calls for:
- Significant Medical Education Expansion in Augusta 中出少妇视频 MCG中出少妇视频檚 School of Medicine will expand from its current class of 190 first-year students to 240 first-year students by 2017. The plan recommends that a medical education facility be constructed to handle the additional students.
- Development of a campus in Athens 中出少妇视频 MCG will develop a new campus in Athens in partnership with UGA and the two institutions will work together to leverage mutual strengths in biomedical research and individual university strengths in public health.
- Continued Partnerships of regional campuses in Savannah and Albany 中出少妇视频 about one in four MCG medical student rotations is now conducted outside of Augusta. The plan recommends that 60 third- and fourth-year students be educated at residential campuses in Albany and Savannah over the next seven years.
中出少妇视频淎 critical element of the proposed strategy is that we are looking at a state-wide solution to an issue important to all of us,中出少妇视频欀谐錾俑臼悠禉 said Dr. Daniel W. Rahn, MCG中出少妇视频檚 president and senior vice chancellor for Health and Medical Programs for the 中出少妇视频. 中出少妇视频淭ogether we can accomplish much more than we can separately.中出少妇视频
UGA President Michael F. Adams said: 中出少妇视频淥n behalf of the 中出少妇视频 of Georgia community, we are excited about developing this partnership program with the Medical College of Georgia. I believe the acquisition of the Navy School property will allow us to provide long-term improvement in the health of Georgians and to offer a true service to the state.中出少妇视频
If implemented fully, Tripp Umbach calculates that the expansion will more than double the economic impact of MCG中出少妇视频檚 School of Medicine, generating more than $1.6 billion additional dollars annually and supporting more than 10,000 additional jobs statewide. For every $1.00 invested by the State of Georgia in 2020 in medical education, a total of $2.54 will be returned in state tax revenue, according to the economic analysis section of the consultant report.
中出少妇视频淭o us it is clear that there is no better investment that the State of Georgia can make than the recommended medical education expansion program,中出少妇视频 Umbach said.
The regents received the report during their meeting today. Formal adoption and approval of the report will be on the agenda for an upcoming meeting of the board. The regents included funding for statewide medical education expansion in the 中出少妇视频 System中出少妇视频檚 fiscal year 2009 budget proposal.
The 18-member Board of Regents and Chancellor Davis oversee four research universities, two regional universities, 13 comprehensive universities, seven state colleges and nine two-year colleges with an annual budget of $5.7 billion.
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