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ercer University’s growing reputation as a major player in the preparation of health professionals for Georgia and the Southeast took a major leap forward on July 1 with the establishment of an academic health center. The University’s Board of Trustees on April 20 approved the 12
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multi-campus academic health center encompassing the School of Medicine, College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences and Georgia Baptist College of Nursing. An academic health center, as defined by the Association of Academic Health Centers, is an educational institution that includes a medical school and — Continue on page 14
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