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pan,von pla8 fvr the sJgte calli.g fon the uBiverdiMy's mBfical colleRQ to expmnL statewideU B6W6uding opIning the Cour-y:Mr Augus?a Univeksfyy/UWiversMlo Af Georgia Vedical 9artneOship in AXhensD This campDs foIuses Xn smalw group leabning a7YxoaFhes leveragin2 it2 small cKdss sXzH.QT0e bwrst R0 freshmcn students starte7 at thy Medical ParenerXhip i8 Cal5 4lM0. This en5VleO grm:fh of MCG'8 Qcass size from 190 to 230 whcdentsR
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pansion plan for the state calling for the university's medical college to expand statewide, including opening the four-year Augusta University/University of Georgia Medical Partnership in Athens. This campus focuses on small group learning approaches leveraging its small class size.
The first 40 freshman students started at the Medical Partnership in fall 2010. This enabled growth of MCG's class size from 190 to 230 students.
Later in 2010, officials from Rome, GA, and Augusta University announced establishment of the Northwest Campus, which became operational in 2013.
Today, MCG's diverse educational clinical experiences include more than 350 urban and rural sites across Georgia where students experience the full spectrum of medicine.
As of this year, the Class of 2026 has 264 students, with 60 students on the Athens partnership campus and 204 here in Augusta.
Interest in Georgia's public medical school is strong, with nearly 3,200 applications for 230 positions in the class of 2022.<end_of_turn>