Mercer University School of Medicine (MUSM) is the graduate

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Mercer University Mercer University is a private research university with its main campus in Macon, Georgia. Founded in 1833 as Mercer Institute and gaining university status in 1837, it is the oldest private university in the state and enrolls more than 9,000 ...

and a component of the

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. It was founded in 1982 in

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, and in 2008 opened a second campus in

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with either site allowing students to complete all four requisite years of medical training.AAMC Academic Medicine.
/ref> In 2012 MUSM developed a third site in

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at which students could elect to complete their third and fourth years of training.MUSM Website.
/ref> In 2021, the Columbus transitioned to a full four-year campus. MUSM adopts a mission that is heavily directed towards training future physicians to practice in the state of

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, and as such, prospective matriculants must be Georgia residents. MUSM has teaching hospital affiliations with two of the five Level I trauma centers in Georgia, the

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in Macon, the second largest hospital in the state, and Memorial Health University Medical Center in Savannah, the largest hospital in eastern Georgia and southern

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Academic programs

In addition to the

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degree offered by MUSM, a number of other degree programs are available through this institution:MUSM Academic Programs.
/ref> *M.S. in Biomedical Sciences *M.S. in Preclinical Sciences *Master of Family Therapy *PhD in Rural Health Sciences

MD Program Curriculum

Since its foundation in 1982, Mercer University School of Medicine has adopted a discussion based pre-clinical curriculum in lieu of the more traditional lecture format.Biomedical Problems Program.
/ref> This Problem-Based Learning (PBL) approach to training students in the basic medical sciences focuses around small group discussions wherein students share didactic responsibilities and interact much more actively than in a standard lecture. In this system, each PBL group meets several times a week to review relevant literature and discuss issues pertinent to the current subject matter, and although each group contains a tutor (a professor of MUSM), there is no truly identified roles of teacher and student—instead, these roles are shared by every member of the group. Also in contrast to lecture-based programs, which generally necessitate subject exams, the PBL program makes use of multidisciplinary exams more similar in scope of content (i.e. multiple disciplines) to the USMLE board examinations.

Teaching affiliates and hospitals

Mercer Medicine

Mercer Medicine is the clinical component of the Mercer University School of Medicine through which faculty physicians of Internal and Family Medicine provide medical care to patients, while supporting a clinical learning environment for Mercer University medical students.

Atrium Health Navicent the Medical Center

The Atrium Health Navicent the Medical Center is located in

and is the primary clinical site at which third and fourth year MUSM students in Macon complete their clinical training. This hospital is a teaching facility, and trains residents in five ACGME accredited programs: Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, OB/GYN, Pediatrics, and General Surgery.MCCG Residency Programs.
/ref> As of 1988, Atrium Health Navicent became the fourth hospital in the state of Georgia to function as a Level 1 Trauma Center.

Memorial University Medical Center

The Memorial University Medical Center is the affiliated hospital and medical training site for MUSM students in

. Memorial Hospital also allows for completion of six distinct ACGME accredited residencies: Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, OB/GYN, Pediatrics, General Surgery, and Diagnostic Radiology.MUMC Residency Programs.
/ref> Like MCCG, Memorial Hospital serves as a Level 1 Trauma Center. Memorial Hospital has received praise for its positive work environment: notably in 2007 when it was named one of ''Fortune'' magazine's "Top 100 Best Companies to Work For."2007 Fortune 100 Best Companies.
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St. Francis Hospital/The Medical Center

Students completing their third and fourth years of training in

will rotate through both St. Francis Hospital and The Medical Center of Columbus. The Medical Center is an established teaching hospital, which has housed an ACGME accredited Family Medicine residency program since 1972.The Medical Center: Medical Training.
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References

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