The Board of Regents for the University System of Georgia has given approval for the state to establish a second medical college in addition to the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta.  Georgia Governor Brian Kemp is behind the idea of a new medical college and says that a new medical school is needed because of the shortage of doctors in the state.

“The School of Medicine will significantly expand the pool of medical professionals in Georgia, attract more top-tier scientists and researchers to the state, and produce more physicians to serve underserved and rural Georgia communities,” UGA President Jere Morehead said in a statement.

The state House has approved $50 million for design and construction of the UGA School of Medicine in an amended fiscal 2024 budget that is awaiting a Senate vote. That is roughly half the money needed to build the school.

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