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The Office of Student Affairs has two locations. One is within the School of Medicine and the other is within the Emory at Grady Faculty Office Building across the street from Grady Memorial Hospital.

Student Affairs provides resources to support and promote students during their development at Emory School of Medicine. Student Affairs provides services to all students on all campuses. Some of the specific functions of this office include:

  • Clinical class registration in the OASIS system
  • Collaborate with EmoryDOCS in the Office of Student Success to organize and implement informational class meetings, including Residency Days, for students in their clinical years
  • Assign space for classrooms, conferences, and other meetings in the School of Medicine building space using FM Scheduler
  • Arrange access to the School of Medicine Building after hours for after-hours events and for students with ID prox cards
  • Provide current students with enrollment verification and letters of good standing
  • Degree verifications for state medical board/residency programs for alumni
  • Request exclusion of jury duty during medical school rigors on behalf of students
  • Facilitate, monitor, and ensure compliance of students’ annual immunization and healthcare training requirements
  • Arrange N95 respirator fit testing for students
  • Assign student lockers: anatomy locker rooms, and lockers for use by bicyclists
  • Lost and found for the School of Medicine building

Office of Clinical Education

The Office of Clinical Education provides resources to support students during the Application, Discovery, and Translation phases. Some of the major activities of this office include:

  • Plan and implement Orientation to the Clinical Years
  • Career counseling and assistance with selecting a clinical advisor
  • Determine student schedules during the Application and Translation phases
  • Student onboarding for clinical sites
  • Review clinical student assessments and provide counsel to students in need of remediation
  • Oversight of committee that writes Medical Student Performance Evaluation (MSPE) letters for residency applications
  • Issue tokens to access ERAS and upload documents
  • Counsel and assist students with the residency application process - selecting letter writers for letters of recommendation, residency program choices, interviewing, NRMP rank list, etc.
  • Counsel unmatched students with the Supplemental Offer and Acceptance Program (SOAP)
  • Assign student lockers for storing personal belongings while rotating at Grady
  • Assist Emory students in their application process for away electives
  • Oversight of the visiting student program for visiting MD and PA students from other institutions

Student Affairs is supported by the staff listed below, located on both the Emory and Grady campuses.

Grady Campus

Emory University Faculty Office Building
49 Jesse Hill Jr. Drive
Suite 102

Stacy Higgins, MD

Associate Dean for Student Affairs, Clinical Services
404-778-1622 office

  • Any absences during the Application and Translation phases
  • Oversight of clerkship experience (clerkship directors first contact)
  • Pre-residency application counseling
  • Approval of away and special electives
  • Oversight of MSPEs
  • Oversight of residency application process
  • Clinical rotation changes (Laura Hopkins and Mary Kaye Garcia first contact; Dr. Higgins to be copied)
  • Student Affairs staff
  • Career in academic internal medicine, medical education leadership, healthcare for the underserved
  • General questions, concerns, or suggestions
Barbara Bingham

Administrative Manager, Office of Clinical Services
404-778-1372

Emory Campus

School of Medicine Building
100 Woodruff Circle
Suite 375P

Mary Kaye Garcia

Registrar, School of Medicine
Associate Director, Student Affairs
404-712-9921

Laura Hopkins

Program Coordinator
404-727-5655
404-712-9948

Zachy Farrell

Program Coordinator
404-727-5655

Annemarie David, M.Ed.

Senior Program Coordinator Electives & Visiting Students

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Last modified: 01/23/2025.

Student Handbook
  • General Information
    • Accreditation
    • Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
    • Emergency Processes
    • MD Program
    • Student-Centered EUSOM Contacts and Resources
  • Matriculation
    • Criminal Background Checks and Drug Testing
    • Entering Medical Student Health and Immunization Requirements
    • Student Agreements and Release
    • Technical Requirements for Matriculation*
  • Academic Standards, Policies, and Procedures
    • Attendance
    • Absences
    • Academic Integrity
    • Student Records
    • Students with Disabilities
    • Clinical Placement Reassignment and Schedule Changes
    • Graduation Requirements for the MD Degree
    • Leaves/Interruption of Medical Education
    • Medical Student Performance Evaluation (MSPE)
    • National Standardized Examinations
    • End of Applications (EOA) Objective Structured Clinical Exam (OSCE)
    • Progress and Promotions
    • Professional Conduct
    • Registration, Cancellation, and Withdrawal
    • Feedback to Students
    • Student Assessment, Grading, and Grade Appeals
    • Remediation
    • Use of Student Feedback
  • Other University and EUSOM Policies & Procedures
    • Emory University Policies
    • EUSOM Policies
  • Costs and Financial Aid
    • Costs of the MD Program
    • Applying for Financial Aid
    • Types of Financial Aid
    • Maintaining Academic Eligibility for Financial Aid
    • Financial Obligations for Graduation
    • Tuition Refunds
    • Financial Aid Resources and Helpful Links
  • Student Wellness, Health and Other Resources
    • Student Health
    • Student Insurance
    • Wellness and Well-Being
    • Infection Control Protocols
    • Academic Assistance
    • Career Advising
    • Other Resources
    • Video Lecture Capture
  • Information Technology
    • Information Technology Conditions of Use
    • School of Medicine Information Technology Services (SOMITS)
    • Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) IT Requirements
    • Smart Device Security
    • Student Portal
    • WHSC Library
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