Life Outside of Work | Emory School of Medicine

Emory Neuroradiology values work life balance, and our division takes intentional steps to facilitate wellness for our faculty, fellows and trainees. We are proud of our people and our community. This family friendly division supports our trainees inside and outside of work, facilitating flexibility when needed.

Cut off times for reading outpatients to get trainees out of the reading room on time
Wellness lunches
Maternity and paternity leave
Pre and post call compensation days before and after weekend call
Avenues for anonymous feedback to fellowship program director

Below are some of our favorite ways to spend this time outside of work.

Performing Arts

The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

The Atlanta Opera

The Atlanta Ballet

The Fox Theater (Broadway shows/comedy/music concerts)

The Alliance Theatre and Hertz Theatre

The Tabernacle (concerts/comedy shows)

Buckhead Theater (concerts/comedy/shows)

Museums and Art

Atlanta boasts numerous museums including the High Museum of Art, the Herndon Home Museum, Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum, Booth Western Art Museum, Emory's own Michael C. Carlos Museum, Marietta Cobb Museum of Art, Atlanta Contemporary, Museum of Art and Design of Atlanta, SCAD Museum, and more.

Family Fun

Enjoy the Georgia Aquarium, the Children's Museum of Atlanta, Center for Puppetry Arts, Fernbank Museum of Natural History, Center for Civil and Human Rights, Delta Flight Museum, Six Flags, and more.

Sports Teams

Professional sports: Atlanta is home to numerous professional and college sports teams.

- Atlanta Falcons - NFC South of NFL: Mercedes-Benz Stadium

- Atlanta Braves - National League East of MLB: Truist Park

- Atlanta Hawks - Eastern Conference SE Division of NBA: State Farm Arena

- Atlanta United FC - Eastern Conference of MLS: Mercedes-Benz Stadium

- Atlanta Dream - Eastern Conference of WNBA: Gateway Center Arena @College Park

Nature and Gardens

Includes two gardens - one in Midtown and one in Gainesville. The gardens feature special exhibits, Cocktails in the Garden nights, programming for children, and more.

Special memberships, see Atlanta Botanical Gardens (https://atlantabg.org/join/explore-annual-membership-program/grady-health-system/)

Other places for nature lovers include Dunwoody Nature Center, Elachee Nature Science Center, and more.

Intown Parks

Piedmont Park
Atlanta Beltline (biking/running/hiking/restaurants and breweries)
Freedom PATH (biking/hiking/Stone Mountain PATH)
Olmstead Linear Parks (link up to PATH)
Lullwater Preserve (near Emory/CDC campus)
The Battery (home to Truist Park, the Atlanta Braves stadium; plenty of shopping, food, and bars in this park)

Out-of-Town (but close by) Parks and Hikes

Arabia Mountain (Monadnock geography, rare plants. Arabia-Panola PATH bike trail)
Sweetwater State Park (Stream/forests)
Chattahoochee Nat’l Recreation Area (https://www.nps.gov/chat/index.htm)
- Sope Creek (Civil War ruins)
- Cochran Shoals (Trail running/biking)
- River Tubing
Stone Mountain (Monadnock geography, expansive city skyline view)
Doll's Head Trail/Constitution Lakes (quirky found-art hike)
Kennesaw Mountain Battlefield (Civil war history and views)

For more recommendations, see https://www.atlantatrails.com/

Bars

Joystick Game Bar (Reasonably priced arcade games/pinball)
Double Zero (Great for post-work happy hour at Emory Village)
Dark Horse (Live rock band karaoke)
Manuel’s Tavern (Hosts great events)
Little Spirit (Cocktail bar in Inman Park)
Live! At the Battery Atlanta (sports bar in front of Truist Park, great place to watch big sporting events and Braves games)

Restaurants

Castalucci Group (Cooks and Soldiers, Double Zero, Barcelona Bar, Iberian Pig etc)
Banshee (East Atlanta Village)
Lazy Betty (Candler Park)
Southern Belle (Poncey Highland)
The Consulate (Focuses on cuisine of a different country every 3 months)
Aziza (Israeli restaurant in West Midtown)

Miscellaneous Activities

Atlanta Track Club (Road and cross country races)
Buford Highway (Asian and Hispanic groceries and food, Korean spas, Karaoke)
Krog Street Market and Ponce City Market/Rooftop
Atlantic Station (Chain stores/restaurants and a large movie theater, has skating in winter)
Local comedy scene at the Vortex, Highland Ballroom
Atlanta Artist’s Center (https://atlantaartistscenter.org/wp/, offers classes and drop-in live drawing sessions)
Young professional groups for ASO (https://www.atlantasymphony.org/ConcertsAndTickets/BRAVO-Young-Professionals) and Atlanta Opera (https://www.atlantaopera.org/tickets/young-professionals/)