Welcome to the Department of Medicine

Welcome to the website of the Department of Medicine of the Emory University School of Medicine . The department is steeped in a rich tradition of excellence that has been built on the legacies of leaders in medicine including Drs. Eugene Stead and Paul Beeson and more recently Drs. Willis Hurst and Juha Kokko. We are proud of that tradition and endeavor today to ensure our position at the leading edge of discoveries in medicine, education, scientific and clinical investigation, and clinical care. A stimulating atmosphere of scholarship that comes as a part of one of the leading research institutions in the country is central to our success.

We recently completed a comprehensive planning process that resulted in strategic plans that guide our efforts to enhance the teaching, research, and clinical service missions of the department. The clear strength of the department is an outstanding faculty of more than 450 physicians and scientists within academic units that include the following divisions: Rheumatology, Cardiology, Digestive Diseases, Endocrinology, General Medicine, Geriatric Medicine & Gerontology, Infectious Diseases, Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine, Renal Medicine, and the Lowance Center for Human Immunology. The faculty, many of which have been leaders in their respective professions, has been crucial to our success in implementing these plans across the divisions.

The Department of Medicine is acknowledged as a center for teaching excellence. Our Residency Training Program is the signature educational component of the department and is complemented by superior sub-specialty fellowship training in each of the divisions. A broad range of hospital and outpatient clinical teaching is conducted at six university-owned or affiliated hospitals. Moreover, a large and varied patient population provides residents and fellows with stimulating and often unique training opportunities. Our goal is to provide a program dedicated to excellent teaching in the context of superb clinical care. The 100% pass rate for our residents on the American Board of Internal Medicine ( ABIM ) exam reflects our success in meeting this goal. The faculty, fellows, and residents are also responsible for a significant portion of clinical teaching for Emory medical students.

The distinguished faculty in the department also conduct world-class research and serve as mentors to trainees considering careers in academic medicine. The Department of Medicine faculty receive the largest portion (20%) of the School of Medicine's extramural research funding and account for 16% of the university's sponsored research. To maintain our leading position in research and to build on the strengths of our current programs, the strategic plan describes future focused research growth across the university in Regenerative Medicine and Predictive Health, with the creation of the Center for Health Discovery and a multidisciplinary effort in collaboration with Georgia Tech . These programs will allow us to discover new ways to promote the early detection of disease, and to create new treatments based on regenerative therapies.  We have a continuous commitment to recruit the best researchers in these areas and to invest in these programs.

The provision of superior clinical care has been a hallmark for the Department of Medicine at Emory. Our pride comes from nationally ranked programs in Cardiology to the superb care given to patients with diabetes at Grady Hospital. The Atlanta VA Medical Center is recognized for its clinical programs in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine and the treatment of HIV/AIDS. Programs such as the Center for Health in Aging,  Center for Pulmonary Fibrosis, Center for Heart Failure, and the Digestive Disease and Liver Center are new initiatives. This reflects the comprehensive range of our clinical programs and excellence is our standard in delivering care to patients.

I invite you to discover the opportunities and explore the programs of the Department of Medicine.

 

R. Wayne Alexander, M.D., Ph.D.
R. Bruce Logue Professor and Chair