History
The university was chartered in 1828 by the state of Georgia as the Medical Academy of Georgia to offer a single course of lectures leading to a bachelor's degree. In December 1829, the Georgia General Assembly changed the name to the Medical Institute of Georgia, and again to the Medical College of Georgia in December 1833. The College of Nursing offered its first classes in the 1940s. In the 1960s, Master's and doctoral programs were added. The Colleges of Allied Health Sciences, Dental Medicine and Graduate Studies were added in the next decade.
The Medical College of Georgia is the 13th-oldest continuously operating medical school in the United States and the third-oldest in the Southeast.
Recent facilities expansion includes the Cancer Research Building, opened in 2003; the Health Sciences Building in 2006; and a new dental school building in 2011.
On Feb. 1, 2011, the school’s name changed to Georgia Health Sciences University.
| G. Lombard Kelly, M.D. | 1950–1953 |
| Edgar R. Pund, M.D. | 1953–1958 |
| Harry B. O'Rear, M.D. | 1958–1972 |
| William H. Moretz, M.D. | 1972–1983 |
| Jesse L. Steinfeld, M.D. | 1983–1987 |
| Francis J. Tedesco, M.D. | 1988–2001 |
| Daniel W. Rahn, M.D. | 2001–2010 |
| Ricardo Azziz, M.D. | 2010–present |
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