The Larger Context

Emory medical faculty and residents provide a major part of all medical care in Atlanta, with responsibility for almost 3,000 hospital beds and 1.5 million patient visits.

Department of Medicine
The Department of Medicine of Emory University School of Medicine offers residents extraordinary learning opportunities, with nationally prominent faculty members and a wide variety of hospital and clinic settings and patient populations. In addition to General Medicine, other divisions in the department include Allergy and Immunology, Arteriosclerosis and Lipid Metabolism, Cardiology, Digestive Diseases, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, Hematology and Oncology, Hypertension, Infectious Diseases, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Renal Diseases, and Rheumatology and Immunology.

With 268 faculty members, 185 residents, and 140 fellows, the Department of Medicine is the School of Medicine's largest department. Faculty members publish more than 450 articles and books annually and, along with residents, teach more than 300 medical students each year.

Additional Resources
The Rollins School of Public Health is a center for international health research and training and a vital part of Atlanta's growing prominence in public health. Research funding totals more than $12 million at the school, with strong programs in cancer risk, AIDS prevention, medical treatment effectiveness, nutrition, infectious disease models, violence prevention, minority health, occupational injuries, and reproductive health.

Other university resources include the Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing and The Carter Center.

The term "Clifton Corridor" designates the health-related facilities that surround Emory and include the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the national headquarters of the American Cancer Society. The Rollins School of Public Health hopes to help Atlanta become the public health capital of the world. The Carter Center pursues ambitious health initiatives in many corners of the world. The headquarters of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is a nearby resource.