Course variations

Course summary

The entire 4 year curriculum is taught at both of Mercer’s campuses, Macon and Savannah. The curriculum has been organized and designed to support the mission of training physicians to meet the health care needs of rural and other underserved areas of Georgia by insuring a superior medical education, by developing independent, life-long learning skills and by continual practice in the application of medical knowledge to patient problems. The curriculum in the first two years is designed to facilitate the students' acquisition of fundamental knowledge and skills as well as to develop attitudes appropriate to the practice of community responsive medicine. All elements of the curriculum and testing are identical at both sites.

Entry requirement for international students

Students must take the MCAT by the summer of the year in which they apply. In addition, they must have minimum TOEFL requirement is 550 (PBT) or 213 (CBT) or 83 (iBT); cumulative graduate GPA of 3.00 or higher; and IELTS is an overall band score of 6.5 with no individual band below a 6.0. The scores may not be more than two years old. Admission to all programs requires a bachelor’s degree from the relevant field. The TOEFL is required for international applicants whose primary language is not English. Official score reports must be sent directly to the Office of Admissions by the Educational Testing Service. Unofficial copies of the score report may be included in the self-managed application for initial review and evaluation.

Qualification

Doctoral

Awarding body

Mercer University

Department name

School of Medicine (Macon Campus)