Clinical Experience

Emory graduates get exposure to an unparalleled variety of hospital settings, patient populations, and clinical challenges, leaving them prepared for virtually any type of practice.

A Unique Clinical Experience Where We Work

We provide clinical care and physician training in Emory-owned facilities as well as three major affiliate hospital systems: one of the nation's most respected veterans hospitals, one of the largest pediatric health systems in the U.S., and a Level I trauma safety-net hospital.

These facilities are learning laboratories where clinical practice is informed by the expertise of leading biomedical researchers to provide cutting-edge care to our patients. Our blend of basic science, translational research, and care that puts people first enables us to deliver creative solutions that improve health outcomes today and in the future.

Atlanta Veterans Affairs Medical Center

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta

Emory Healthcare

Grady Memorial Hospital

Featured Experience Winship Cancer Institute

We're changing the way cancer is treated. As an NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, we offer better access to clinical trials and resources you won't find anywhere else in the state.

Our Location Caring for a Diverse Population

Working with Atlanta's wide range of ethnic groups and cultures prepares trainees for more equitable, effective medical practice designed to meet the needs of an increasingly diverse patient population.

Support Faculty Clinical Experience

School of Medicine faculty members provide expert care to patients at Emory's clinical locations and affiliate hospitals, along with training and mentorship to our residents and fellows.

A New Standard of Care Advanced Patient Care

Our multidisciplinary teams deliver complex care with a more human experience, focusing on patients' health and overall well-being instead of their illnesses and symptoms.

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Resident and Fellowship Opportunities

We have one of the largest postdoctoral training programs in the country, with positions for more than 1,200 residents in over 100 specialties.

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Serving Our Community

Hispanic Health Care in Resource Limited Environments Elective

This elective is offered in collaboration with faculty in the Department of Family & Preventice Medicine, Gynecology/Obstetrics, Pediatrics and the Physician Assistant (PA) program. The purpose of this elective is to expose School of Medicine and PA students to the challenges of providing health care to Hispanic patients, especially in a resource-poor environment.

Woodruff Health Sciences Center

This center includes three schools, a national primate research center, a cancer institute, a global health institute, and the most comprehensive health care system in the state.

Patient Care Stories

Emory Healthcare pioneers ultra-minimally invasive spinal surgery, decreasing recovery time for patients with back, leg pain Dec. 18, 2024

Emory University Hospital Midtown is the first and only academic medical center in Georgia to use endoscopic spine procedures through new technology to decrease recovery time and pain for patients undergoing spine surgery.

Emory Heart and Vascular implants 1000th VAD, celebrates milestone for patient care Dec. 13, 2024

Emory Heart and Vascular recently reached another major milestone in the innovative treatment and care for patients with advanced heart failure, implanting its 1000th durable ventricular assist device (VAD) on December 10. VADs are a vital alternative for patients whose hearts are in end-stage failure, but who do not qualify for a transplant or would not receive a transplant in time.

Woodruff Health Sciences Center VP Gary Teal set to retire after four decades of service Dec. 5, 2024

Gary Teal, who joined Emory’s faculty in 1986 and will retire Dec. 31, has been instrumental in growing the Woodruff Health Sciences Center into the powerhouse of academic medicine that it is today.

Clinical Experience by the Numbers

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Focusing on small-group learning and increased interaction with faculty, students are immersed in clinical experience from the very beginning with a week-long shadowing experience, known as "Week on the Wards."

6.8 million patient service visits in 2019

Our physician faculty treat patients in Emory hospitals, affiliate teaching hospitals, and outpatient venues across the Atlanta metro area.

1,322 residents and fellows

With 107 accredited programs, we offer some of the most extensive graduate medical training in the U.S. and sponsor more than half of the residency training positions in Georgia

3,982 faculty members

Our team of full-time, part-time, and volunteer faculty members leads a comprehensive program of teaching, research, and service.