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School of Medicine celebrates 2025 Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Rural Scholars
Mercer University School of Medicine (MUSM) recently announced the second cohort of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Marriage and Family Therapy Scholars and the third cohort of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Rural Pediatric Scholars for the 2025 academic year.
Kids Alliance for Better Care celebrates Monroe County Hospital emergency department as part of...
The Monroe County Hospital (MCH) Emergency Department was recognized for its commitment to strengthening pediatric emergency care in Monroe County during a May 17 ribbon-cutting ceremony. Monroe County Hospital was celebrated for reaching key milestones as a participating hospital in the Kids Alliance for Better Care (KidsABC).
Board of trustees executive committee appoints Presidential Search Committee
The Mercer University Board of Trustees Executive Committee has appointed a 12-member Presidential Search Committee and charged it with the responsibility of identifying and recommending a successor to the University’s 18th president, William D. Underwood.
Rising senior Abby Williamson named Snyder Scholar for Excellence in Chemistry
Mercer University rising senior Abby Williamson was recently named a 2025 Snyder Scholar for Excellence in Chemistry and will spend 10 weeks at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) working with their chemistry department.
College of Nursing receives $500,000 grant to increase graduates entering the Georgia workforce
Mercer University’s College of Nursing received a $500,000 grant from the Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce (GBHCW) to increase the number of nurse graduates entering Georgia's workforce.
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Gospel music artist Lauren Talley to serve as guest commentator for Mercer basketball game
“The Voice of the Bears” and one of the most well-known voices in gospel music will team up Monday. Lauren Talley, lead vocalist for award-winning Christian music trio The...
Mercer Rises Five Spots Among U.S. News Best Value National Universities
MACON – Mercer University remains in the top tier of national universities and is among the top 35 best values in U.S. News &...
Mercer named a Best Value College for 2022 by The Princeton Review
MACON – Mercer University is one of the nation’s Best Value Colleges for 2022, combining exceptional education and career preparation at a relatively affordable price,...
Glenda Grant appointed executive director of GRHIC
MACON – Glenda Grant, who has served as interim executive director of the Georgia Rural Health Innovation Center (GRHIC) at Mercer University School of Medicine since April 6, 2021, has...
Mercer School of Medicine Holds Commencements
Mercer University’s School of Medicine will hold its commencements this week, with a Macon ceremony on Friday and the Savannah commencement on Saturday. The commencements are the first of the University’s five over the next two weeks. In all, the University will confer more than 1,800 bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees in May during five commencements in Macon, Atlanta and Savannah.
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