Department of Family and Preventive Medicine

Emory's Department of Family and Preventive Medicine is uniquely positioned to train the next generation of primary care physicians.

Our Department faculty are dedicated to caring for a diverse patient population in a variety of settings, improving the health of patients and families through cutting-edge research, and educating learners. We train students (medicine, physician assistant, nursing), residents (family medicine, preventive medicine), and fellows (hospice and palliative medicine).

Welcome from Chair Ted Johnson, MD

Welcome to the Emory Department of Family and Preventive Medicine! I’m proud to serve as Chair for a department uniquely qualified to provide comprehensive team-based primary care services, interdisciplinary health professional education, and community-based research in the metro Atlanta area.

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Divisions and Programs

Family Medicine

Palliative Medicine

Physician Assistant Program

Preventive Medicine

Student Health

Undergraduate Medical Education

Community Engagement

The Department offers community engagement opportunities for our faculty, staff, residents and students through partnerships with local organizations.

LaHouse Residency Fund

Sarah Dupont, MD, MPH, the fourth LaHouse Scholar

The LaHouse Family Medicine Residency Fund catalyzed our program expansion from 24 to 30 trainees. Each year since 2015, we have designated an intern as our LaHouse Scholar. Family physicians are needed to ensure that all Georgians have affordable access to patient-centered primary care.

News Highlights

Jodie Guest, PhD, receives the School of Medicine's 2019 Excellence in Diversity & Inclusion Award Fall 2019

This award recognizes faculty who have made significant achievements in ensuring that the climate of EUSOM is characterized by inclusivity and organizational equity through leveraging the varied attributes of diversity in our community.

Dr. Megha Shah partners with the NYU Center for the Study of Asian American Health October 2019

Congratulations to Dr. Megha Shah on her funded partnership with the NYU Center for the Study of Asian American Health (CSAAH), an NIH NIMHD U54 Center of Excellence (COE). The proposed research falls under one of CSAAH’s major scientific tracks, cardiovascular disease (CVD) and type 2 diabetes mellitus (diabetes).

National Physician Assistant Education Association's Education Forum October 2019

Emory was well represented at the National Physician Assistant Education Association's Education Forum in Washington DC this month. Pictured: Maha Lund, Susy Alfonso, Jonie Fawley, and Alex Kendall.

Emory's Masters PA program ranked 5th in Nation March 2019

Emory School of Medicine’s physician assistant master’s degree program ranks 5th in U.S. News & World Report’s 2020 edition of “America’s Best Graduate Schools” guide.

Department Events

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