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The Admissions Committee strives to identify and accept applicants who will help meet the health care needs of a widely dispersed and highly diverse Georgia population.

Applicants should have academic ability, personal attributes and interests consistent with the Medical College of Georgia at Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­'s mission of improving health and reducing the burden of illness on society.

 

Information used to assess academic accomplishments, personal attributes and interests includes but is not limited to the applicant’s:

• responsibilities prior to application to medical school (e.g., work, providing financial support for family)
• extracurricular and community activities, experiences shadowing physicians and/or volunteering in a clinical setting
• ethnic, socioeconomic and cultural background (e.g., income, education level of family members)
• region of residence with respect to its health professional needs
• commitment to practice in an underserved area of Georgia
• letters of recommendation by a premedical advisor, or faculty member, and two personal references
• motivation and potential for serving as a physician
• performance in MCG's Multiple-Mini-Interviews (MMI's)
• performance on the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) and the CASPer exam
• college grades including undergraduate, graduate and post-baccalaureate