Facts and Figures | Emory School of Medicine

611 medical students

A substantial percentage of our first-year students are "nontraditional," meaning they were out of college for at least a year before starting medical school.

532 health professions students

We have five allied health programs, including a Physician Assistant program ranked 8th and a Physical Therapy program ranked 4th in the nation by U.S. News & World Report.

1,439 residents and fellows

We provide more than half of the residency training positions in Georgia in 120 ACGME-accredited training programs.

3,792 full- and part-time faculty

Our school is part of an academic health sciences center, and our faculty collaborate with faculty in schools of public health and nursing and a primate research center.

31,156 alumni

We have 6,690 MD program alumni, 7,800 health professions alumni, and 16,666 residency/fellowship alumni.

388 postdoctoral fellows

In basic science and clinical research

10,828 participants in Continuing Medical Education fiscal year 2022

To facilitate the continued professional development of physicians and other health care professionals

$738.5 million received in sponsored research funding in fiscal year 2024

We are best known for our work in infectious disease, brain health, heart disease, cancer, transplantation, orthopedics, pediatrics, renal disease, ophthalmology, and geriatrics.

*All facts and figures reflect FY24 totals.

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