School of Medicine News

School promises to be a boon to Georgia and the surrounding region

Yana Zavros will lead new UGA School of Medicine’s research enterprise, recruit additional faculty researchers

In February, the University System of Georgia Board of Regents authorized the University of Georgia to establish a new independent School of Medicine. In the time since, the university has hit many important milestones toward the establishment of this critical new school.

Georgia is the eighth most populous state but No. 40 for active physicians per capita. The new School of Medicine aims to address this disparity.

Teams of medical students and physicians provide primary care to underserved patients.

The University of Georgia broke ground April 19 on a new medical education and research building that will significantly expand teaching and research capabilities.