Emory Pediatrics Residency Program
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About Us Emory University Pediatrics Residency Program offers a multitude of opportunities for trainees :
We are a large program with 61 residents: 55% go into general pediatrics and 45% continue on to fellowships (in top programs nationally).
We train within the Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta (CHOA) system, a unique hospital network with 3 freestanding children’s hospitals—Egleston, Scottish Rite, and Hughes Spalding—as well as at Grady Memorial Hospital.
CHOA is the largest children’s hospital network in the country. Collectively, the member hospitals total over 777,800 patient visits a year.
Facilities range from 255 inpatient beds at Egleston to 24 at Hughes Spalding (the smallest freestanding children’s hospital in the country).
Close relationships with other nearby universities, the CDC, and more.
Our own blog maintained by a clinical informaticist which discusses topics from our Morning Report and other conferences.
Check it out at http://pediatricfocus.wordpress.com
“The variety of locations we get to practice in is a unique program asset. Egleston, Hughes Spalding, Grady Healthcare, and Scottish Rite all offer different approaches to medicine and different populations of patients leading a very rich exposure during training.” 2
A Day in the Life
Weekly educational opportunities include:
Morning Report 3 days a week featuring night team feedback, discussion of interesting cases, and problem based learning presentations, led by chief residents with attending participation.
Egleston Grand Rounds featuring current hot topics in pediatrics.
Grady Grand Rounds featuring case presentations by our very own residents.
Noon Conferences featuring:
Core Curriculum spanning the breadth of pediatric knowledge over an 18 month cycle.
Evidence-Based Medicine, Board Review, Ethics, Global Health, Quality Improvement, Business of Medicine and more.
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Opportunity Awaits One of the benefits of training at Emory is the outstanding quality and volume of our experiences:
Fellowships in nearly all subspecialties:
Nationally ranked by US News and World Report
The second largest number of pediatric transplants in the country.
NICU and Nursery at Grady Memorial Hospital - Home to approximately 3000 deliveries a year, a level 3 NICU and regional cooling referral center. We participate in research through the NICHNRN with 16 programs throughout the country.
General Pediatrics Hospital Medicine - is practiced at a large tertiary center as well as a community hospital, all within a 3 mile radius, giving exposure to everything within the scope of pediatrics.
Community Medicine months emphasizing social determinants of health and health disparities, food insecurity and healthy lifestyles, school based health, and advocacy.
Continuity Clinic opportunities on site at Hughes 1st and 2nd years and in the community your 3rd year in both general pediatrics and subspecialties.
Global Health Track - Established international relationships in Brazil, Ethiopia, and more for 2 residents from each class with a curriculum built for the entire program.
“Graduating from the Emory Pediatrics Residency
is a sign that you are ready to take on ANY aspect of pediatrics. You've seen and managed everything from general pediatrics to the crazy rare zebras and that will serve you well regardless of what you do post-residency.” 4
Our Partners We are fortunate to work with some amazing teams:
Sibley Heart Center - Has one of the largest dedicated CICUs in the country and is ranked #4 nationally by US News and World Report.
AFLAC Cancer Center - One of the leading pediatric cancer centers in the nation with dedicated programs for cancer survivorship, brain and spinal cord tumors, BMT, bleeding and clotting, innovative therapies, and the largest sickle cell disease center in the country.
Emergency and Critical Care Services - Egleston features the only level 1 pediatric trauma center in Georgia, with 56 PICU beds in the system as well as a specialized Technology-Dependent Unit focusing on respiratory disease.
Certified as an ECMO center for excellence with over 800 neonatal, cardiac, and respiratory patients treated since 1991.
Over 188,000 ER visits per year (an average of 515 per day).
Marcus Autism Center - An NIH-designated autism center for excellence caring for over 5000 patients each year.
Cystic Fibrosis Center - Featuring multidisciplinary teams including pulmonologists, gastroenterologists, pharmacists, nutritionists, social work, research coordinators and a specialized transition team when ready to graduate to adult care.
Other great features of Emory:
Annual book and conference money.
3 weeks of vacation each year and creative scheduling for 4 days off at Christmas or New Years.
Excellent Board pass rates (100% last year).
Insurance and parking free from Emory.
Too much more to fit in here, visit and ask us to tell you about it!
For More Information:
http://www.pediatrics.emory.edu/education/residency/ -Residency home page with general information about the program and contact information. http://pediatricfocus.wordpress.com - Our clinical blog with up to date references and summaries of clinical discussions. http://www.facebook.com/emorypedsresidency - Contains happenings, pictures, links to our blog and to resident biographies. http://www.choa.org/ - Children's Healthcare of Atlanta official website. 5
