Mission Statement
To recruit, cultivate, and maintain a diverse network of residents, fellows, and attendings where the primary goal is to provide quality, socially-conscious care to the patients and families representative of the greater Atlanta area. We strive to implement a residency program that is strengthened by diversity while training more under-represented minority physicians to lead in the communities they serve.
Who do we serve?
A diverse and fulfilling patient population:
- 54% African-American
- 10% Hispanic
- Egleston: 60% Medicaid, 10% uninsured
- Hughes Spalding: >90% Medicaid
- Large refugee settlement population
Third largest LGBTQ community in the United States
Our Mission
The Emory Pediatrics Residency Program strives to produce pediatricians who possess outstanding clinical competence and a lifelong passion for inquiry. Graduates of the Emory program are well-prepared to enter general pediatric practice, subspecialty training, or a career in teaching and research. Through exposure to a diverse population of patients, an accomplished cadre of supervising faculty, and a comprehensive curriculum, our graduates are equipped to become future leaders within the field of pediatrics.
Our residents provide front-line care to over a half-million patients annually at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta and the Grady Health System. Our diverse clinical sites give residents experience with pediatric conditions both common and complex, in patients representing a range of cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds.
We foster an environment of care and compassion for patients, families, and colleagues. Our curricular structure focuses on
We hope you find this site informative and welcome any questions you might have about our program. Thank you for your interest and congratulations on selecting pediatrics as a career choice!
Schedules
PL-1 Year
Intern year focuses on improving information synthesis and medical decision-making. First-year residents hone their skills during 3 months of inpatient General Pediatrics and 3 months of inpatient Subspecialty services. They learn to deliver high acuity care during ED and NICU rotations, develop a greater facility with issues of growth and development during their Behavioral and Developmental Pediatrics rotation, and learn how to diagnose and manage common neuropsychiatric issues in Mental and Behavioral Health rotation.
- Egleston Wards
- Elective
- Hughes Spalding Wards
- Term Nursery
- Hughes Spalding ED
- Night Team
- GI Pulmonary
- Egleston Wards Mental & Behavioral Health
- Hematology-Oncology
- NICU
- Cardiology Sub-specialty Nights
- Night Team
- Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics
PL-2 Year
Second-year residents spend 2 months each in the PICU, NICU, and ED to further cultivate their abilities managing high acuity patients. They also assume supervisory responsibilities on subspecialty services and General Pediatrics night team rotations and learn to be career advocates for children during the Community rotation. With the support of faculty
- PICU
- Individual Curriculum
- Egleston ED
- NICU
- Community
- Night Team
- Individual Curriculum
- PICU
- Hughes Spalding ED
- NICU
- Sub-specialty
- CALL FREE Individual Curriculum
- Sub-specialty
PL-3 Year
Experiences this year complete a trainee’s preparation for their subsequent role as an independent physician. PL-3’s spend 4 months as supervising residents on General Pediatrics wards and a month in our community-practice hospital, Scottish Rite. They continue their individual curriculum with ongoing mentor guidance as they pursue their ultimate career goals.
- Adolescent Medicine
- CALL FREE Individual Curriculum
- Egleston Wards
- Career Development
- Hughes Spalding Wards
- Sub-specialty
- Scottish Rite Wards
- Individual Curriculum
- Egleston Wards
- Hughes Spalding ED
- Egleston Wards
- Community
- CALL FREE Individual Curriculum
- Sub-specialty
Continuity Clinic
During the PL-1 and PL-2 year, residents spend a full day per week in the Pediatric Primary Care Clinic at Hughes Spalding. During the PL-3 year residents have the option of spending their clinic time in either a community pediatric practice or a subspecialty clinic depending on their career path.
