3, 2020, the university broke ground for a new School of Medicine campus in Columbus to accommodate the expansion to a full four-year M.D. program. The initial cohort of first-year M.D. students began classes in August 2021 and the new campus was completed in December 2021.
=== Teaching hospitals ===
Mercer is affiliated with five teaching hospitals – Memorial University Medical Center in Savannah; Atrium Health Navicent The Medical Center; Piedmont Medical Center in Macon; Piedmont Columbus Regional Hospital; and St. Francis Hospital in Columbus.
=== Regional academic centers ===
Mercer has regional academic centers in Henry County and Douglas County. The centers offer undergraduate and graduate degrees for working adults.
The Henry County Regional Academic Center opened in 2003. The facility combined programs previously offered at two smaller facilities in Covington and Griffin. The center is located in McDonough.
The Douglas County Regional Academic Center was named in 2007 in honor of Fred and Aileen …
