The MD program is a four-year program of full-time study that prepares students for a career in clinical medicine. The first two years are a pre-clerkship phase, where students learn mainly on campus with some early clinical exposure. The second and third years consist of clinical learning in clerkships and electives.
In the pre-clerkship, students learn through small-group, case-based learning experiences that emphasize teamwork, problem-solving, and clinical reasoning. From the first-year students engage in clinical learning, integrating foundational sciences with clinical medicine. In the clerkships and fourth year, students engage in clinical learning with our clinical partners across the five regions of Georgia, offering exposure to a wide array of practice settings and patient populations.
Johan Bester, Associate Dean for Curriculum Office of Curriculum School of Medicine johan.bester@uga.edu 706-713-2223