Georgia Health Sciences University (GHSU) formerly known as, and now home of the, Medical College of Georgia (MCG), is a public academic health center, with its main campus located in the Medical District of Augusta, Georgia

Augusta, Georgia

Augusta is a consolidated city in the U.S. state of Georgia, located along the Savannah River. As of the 2010 census, the Augusta–Richmond County population was 195,844 not counting the unconsolidated cities of Hephzibah and Blythe.Augusta is the principal city of the Augusta-Richmond County...

. It is the smallest of four research universities in the University System of Georgia

University System of Georgia

The University System of Georgia is the organizational body that includes 35 public institutions of higher learning in the U.S. state of Georgia. The System is governed by the Georgia Board of Regents. It sets goals and dictates general policy to educational institutions as well as administering...

 (USG). In addition to the MCG Health Medical Center

MCGHealth

MCGHealth is an academic medical center affiliated with the Medical College of Georgia at Georgia Health Sciences University. MCGHealth is a not-for-profit healthcare network that offers primary, specialty and sub-specialty care in Augusta, Georgia and throughout the Southeast United...

 and the MCG Health Children's Medical Center GHSU currently has 5 undergraduate and graduate colleges on the main campus: The Medical College of Georgia, College of Dental Medicine, College of Nursing, College of Allied Health Sciences, and College of Graduate Studies.
In 1828, it was chartered by the state of Georgia

Georgia (U.S. state)

Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...

 as the Medical Academy of Georgia, with plans to offer a single course of lectures leading to a bachelor's degree

Bachelor's degree

A bachelor's degree is usually an academic degree awarded for an undergraduate course or major that generally lasts for three or four years, but can range anywhere from two to six years depending on the region of the world...

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