MCG Class of 2024

2022- you were new, you were challenging…but boy were you rewarding. Several grey hairs and thousands of UWorld questions later, cheers to being one step closer to MDs! We couldn’t do it without each other!

CONGRATULATIONS to our very own lovebirds Eunice and Michael on their engagement!!!! We are SO excited for you both- cheers to the happy couple!

On the 1 year anniversary of receiving our white coats, we all gathered together for a class-wide photo. This past year, when school seemed overwhelming and medicine felt daunting…as we questioned what being a physician means and where we see ourselves fit, we’ve leaned on each other as classmates, friends, and family. We’ve laughed, we’ve cried, we’ve aged (way more than a year), and our bonds have gotten stronger and more real than we ever imagined. We wouldn’t be here today without each other, and that’s something to celebrate!

Cheers to being the Covid class, and here’s to starting clerkships in January!

This week’s features FaithCare Clinic! The FaithCare Free Medical Clinic was founded in 2002 with a mission to provide faith based medical and spiritual care that treats the whole person. Services provided by the clinic include treating acute minor illness, ongoing primary care, professional counseling, and prescription drug assistance to uninsured adults living in Columbia County. The medical student coordinators are Samantha Newman and Zac Corley!

Thank you to FaithCare clinic for its incredible service to our community. Be sure to volunteer with them soon!

For our first student spotlight, we have the wonderful Madeline Snipes! She’s from Columbus, GA and has a B.S. in biology and a minor in art history from UGA.

Madeline’s in medical school because she views medicine “as an act of compassion and love for the most vulnerable members of our communities.” In her free time, you can find her on the second floor of the Greenblatt library or running on the greenway. Here at MCG, she serves as the secretary of Student Patient Allies, the MCG representative for STARS, an Academic House social chair, and a senator for House G.

Fun facts about Madeline is that she’s the biggest foodie (but can always appreciate the simplicity of a good hot dog), loves Boston terriers, and proclaims that she’s the biggest UGA fan in our class. Do we have any contenders??

Swipe to see Madeline in all her forms!

Kicking off pride month, we would like to spotlight Equality Clinic, an inter-disciplinary clinic that serves the under and un-insured LGBTQIA+ community of Augusta, GA and the surrounding areas. It was founded on the premise that no one should be denied healthcare on the account of sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression. Services they provide include primary care, gender affirming care, HIV rapid testing (in partnership with the AU Ryan White Program), dental screening, HPV screening, and behavioral health specialists. The medical student coordinators are Navya Ravoori, Anish Sangari, Maddie Schlafly, Preethi Reddi, Umasai Kandepu, Conner Clark, Rachel Kaufman, and Ahana Gaurav.

Shoutout to Equality Clinic for all they do for the community! Happy Pride! 🏳️‍🌈 Stay tuned for our future spotlights.

Congratulations to the Medical College of Georgia Class of 2024 for officially receiving their white coats! This ceremony marks years of hard work and a lifelong commitment to service and healing. Thank you to all the supportive family and friends who tuned into our livestream yesterday and a special shoutout to all our MCG leadership for your kind words on such a memorable (and chilly) day. This ceremony may have looked different than what any of us expected, but it is a stark reminder of how much each of us have overcome, and will continue to overcome together as the future of medicine. Each of the students who donned their white coat yesterday deserved every second of that moment. May your white coats be clean and your smiles bright!

Join MCG’s Class of 2024 as they officially receive and don their white coats today. The ceremony will begin at 11 am and can be viewed here (https://www.augusta.edu/stream/).

Signifying official induction into medical school training, the iconic short white coat is presented to students in a ceremony during their first year. The white coat is a powerful symbol of professionalism and transformation as first-year medical students embark on their journey to serving humanity for the rest of their lives.

Once all students are coated, the class oath will be read. This ceremony is a very special event in the life of a medical student and we are so honored to have you (virtually) join us!

This week, we celebrated our return back to school with getting vaccinated against Covid-19! We are so thankful to AU Health for the opportunity as well as every single individual working so hard to create and distribute these vaccines. What an honor!

Congratulations to the Class of 2024 for receiving their white coats and wrapping up their first semester of medical school! With COVID-19, these past several months have been unusual, and we commend our peers for their inspiring determination and resilience. As our whole class has yet to meet in-person for a picture, here is the executive board of the Class of 2024! Stay tuned on our social media pages (Instagram and Facebook) to follow along with our medical journeys!