Department of Emergency Medicine

Welcome

Our faculty and staff are dedicated to making a difference in the lives of our patients, the careers of our students and residents, the safety of our community, and the health of the world through our contributions in clinical service, teaching, and research.

Welcome from Chair Dr. David Wright

Remembering Dr. Leon Haley

Our community remains in deep sadness as we mourn the loss of our dear friend and colleague, Dr. Leon Haley. Before joining UF Health Jacksonville as CEO and Dean of the University of Florida College of Medicine-Jacksonville, Dr. Haley was the Executive Associate Dean of the Emory School of Medicine (SOM), Deputy Senior Vice President of Medical Affairs at Grady Memorial Hospital, and Chief of Emergency Medicine Affairs. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Brown University and his medical degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.

Dr. Haley’s footprint began in Emergency Medicine, and his leadership within our department and Emory University’s School of Medicine, for almost 2 decades, cannot be underscored. He was a dear friend and mentor to many in the Emory University SOM Department of Emergency Medicine, and the countless residents, trainees and staff at Grady Memorial Hospital who benefitted from his council. We are fortunate as a team to have recently spent time with him (virtually) through the Emory Department of Emergency Medicine’s Dr. Arthur Kellermann Grand Rounds Lecture. During the March 2021 lecture, Dr. Haley addressed the state of healthcare today, activities and interventions before and after medical care, environmental challenges, social determinates of health, and the roll of Emergency Medicine in all of this. The recording of his presentation can be seen here.

We extend our deepest sympathy and prayers to his family, friends and colleagues. He will always be remembered in the Department of Emergency Medicine for his compassion, advocacy, clinical excellence, friendship, and professionalism.

Our Education Programs

Residency Program

The next generation of Emergency Medicine leaders emerge from our residency program with the skills, clinical knowledge, and compassion to provide the highest quality care for patients.

Residency Program Details

Fellowship Programs

Post-graduate opportunities in the Department of Emergency Medicine vary from academic to administrative, and from EMS to research-based.

Emergency Medicine Fellowship Programs

Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Emory Emergency Medicine is a diverse and inclusive team that embraces equity and inclusion as cornerstones of the Department. The Emory School of Medicine's EM Residency Program and Morehouse School of Medicine are the inaugural winners of the 2021 ACGME Diversity and Inclusion Award.

Learn more about our commitment

Sections

Prehospital and Disaster Medicine

The core mission of Emory's prehospital and disaster medicine section is patient-centric, and where patients are involved, physicians must demonstrate leadership to help ensure that patients receive the timely, competent and compassionate care they deserve.

Global Health

Global Emergency Medicine (EM) is a subspecialty of Emory Emergency Medicine that deals with, the development of the specialty of EM internationally, provision of emergency care globally, disaster and humanitarian response, global health research

Observation Medicine

Observation medicine encompasses the management of selected patients for a timeframe of 6 to 24 hours to assess their need for inpatient admission. This service is best provided in a dedicated observation unit, ideally in the Emergency Department.

Toxicology

The Section of Medical Toxicology is devoted to teaching, patient care, and research in the field of Medical Toxicology. Since the establishment in 1996 with one toxicologist, the section has grown to include six Emergency Medicine trained medical toxicologists.

Ultrasound

The Emergency Medicine Section of Ultrasound is dedicated to educating our medical students, residents, and fellows, promoting research and scholarship of ultrasound, incorporating bedside ultrasound into clinical care using best practices

Research

The Innovation and Discovery in the Emergent and Acute Sciences (IDEAS) group in the Department of Emergency Medicine exists to support and grow research and researchers in the Department. The IDEAS group does this by removing barriers to research.

Link here for EM News Highlights

Ira Schwartz, Exemplary Teacher of the Year, instills the ‘gift of a life in medicine’ in students May. 4, 2023

Recognized as having an impact in the classroom and beyond, Ira Schwartz has followed a “non-linear” path to family and preventive medicine, global health, becoming a role model in medical education and more.

Provost’s Distinguished Teaching Awards recognize excellence in graduate, professional school faculty May. 4, 2023

The Provost’s Distinguished Teaching Awards recognize outstanding scholars who excel as teachers within formal and informal educational settings.

New Winship Cancer Institute at Emory Midtown to open for patients May 9 May. 4, 2023

The new Winship Cancer Institute at Emory Midtown, which will open for patients May 9, is designed to support a unique model of patient-centered, multidisciplinary cancer care integrated with innovative research to provide the best patient outcomes and a personalized patient experience.

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