Education comprises a core mission for the Department of Pediatrics at Emory University. As one of our nation’s leading academic medical centers, Emory fosters close ties between our healthcare, research, educational, and advocacy missions, allowing students, residents and fellows to learn in a cutting-edge training environment. Our clinical partner, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, comprises one of the nation’s largest pediatric healthcare systems, providing trainees the dual advantages of exposure to high volumes of medical conditions while working with an exceptionally diverse patient population.
Graduates of Emory programs are well-prepared to enter general pediatric practice, subspecialty care, or a career in teaching and research. Moreover, through exposure to our diverse population of patients, an accomplished cadre of supervising faculty, and comprehensive training curricula, our graduates are equipped to become future leaders within the field of pediatrics.
The excitement of training at Emory and Children's is reflected in our growth. From a modest size in the early 2000’s, we have steadily grown to rank among the largest and most comprehensive training enterprises in the country. In addition to our core Pediatric Residency, we have combined residency programs in Pediatrics/Child Neurology, Pediatrics/Medical Genetics, a budding combined residency in Pediatrics/Internal Medicine (commencing July 2025), and active fellowships across 16 pediatric medical subspecialties. Our fellowship programs have emerged as the largest and broadest pediatric subspecialty training enterprise in the southeast and have trained much needed specialists for the entire region, not to mention preparing our trainees to take on major roles in their fields nationally and internationally. We support several enriching specialized training tracks including a Global Health Track, a Research Track, a Health Equity, Advocacy, and Policy track, and tracks in Medical Education and Medical Innovation, among others. All of this takes place at 4 distinctly varied hospitals in 2 healthcare systems, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta and Grady Memorial Hospital, situated in the heart of a dynamic and progressive metropolitan city.
The history of Pediatrics at Emory University is rooted in Atlanta institutions and spans over 100 years of providing the best clinical care to patients and families in Georgia, the southeast, and beyond. On the heels of remarkable recent growth, our future promises leading-edge academic excellence in both research and education, destination training programs, and continued growth.
Barry Warshaw, MD
Vice Chair, Education
Professor, Pediatrics, Emory University