Department of Emergency Medicine

Sections



Prehospital and Disaster Medicine

The core mission of Emory's prehospital and disaster medicine section is patient-centric, and where patients are involved, physicians must demonstrate leadership to help ensure that patients receive the timely, competent and compassionate care they deserve. 

Global Health

Global Emergency Medicine (EM) is a subspecialty of Emory Emergency Medicine that deals with, the development of the specialty of EM internationally, provision of emergency care globally, disaster and humanitarian response, global health research

Observation Medicine

Observation medicine encompasses the management of selected patients for a timeframe of 6 to 24 hours to assess their need for inpatient admission. This service is best provided in a dedicated observation unit, ideally in the Emergency Department.

Toxicology

The Section of Medical Toxicology is devoted to teaching, patient care, and research in the field of Medical Toxicology. Since the establishment in 1996 with one toxicologist, the section has grown to include six Emergency Medicine trained medical toxicologists.

Ultrasound

The Emergency Medicine Section of Ultrasound is dedicated to educating our medical students, residents, and fellows, promoting research and scholarship of ultrasound, incorporating bedside ultrasound into clinical care using best practices

Research

The Innovation and Discovery in the Emergent and Acute Sciences (IDEAS) group in the Department of Emergency Medicine exists to support and grow research and researchers in the Department. The IDEAS group does this by removing barriers to research.

Through a generous gift from alumnus Sidney Yarbrough III and his wife, Rebecca, Emory acquired the sculpture “Resting Figure,” which pays tribute to the heroism of health care and university staff during the pandemic’s long course.

Emory College 2022 graduate Daniel Gebrekidan been named a Thomas Pickering Fellow by the U.S. State Department. He credits his time at Emory with opening the path toward a diplomatic career as a way to serve the common good.

Historian Mariana Candido is writing a book focused on African women’s multiple roles in the early days of the slave trade. The work, supported by the Berlin Prize, grew out of one of her courses.

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