Welcome to Emory Preventive Medicine Residency Program (EPMRP)! Emory University School of Medicine is a destination university whose faculty and residents provide consummate care and compassion to our patients. The Residency Program is in the Division of Preventive Medicine in the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine.
The EPMRP began in 1995. We are fully accredited and have excellent residents and graduates. We have thus far graduated 21 physicians who have gone on to a multiplicity of jobs; academic, research, clinical and public health in local, state and the federal government. Our residents have won the Best Resident (in the U.S.) award in 2001 and 2007; the Rising Star award in 2003, 2005 and 2006 from the American College of Preventive Medicine (ACPM) and the AMA's 2006 award for Leadership Among Resident Physicians. They have also presented annually at the annual ACPM meeting and published in many journals, including NEJM, JAMA and AFP. Our residents have studied and worked in a variety of international geographic settings, including Switzerland, Australia, India and Nigeria.
Not only do our residents and faculty encourage academic excellence, we also strive to demonstrate compassionate care through service. Our residents cared for patients who came to Atlanta immediately after Hurricane Katrina. You can participate in the Migrant Worker's Project in South Georgia for two weeks every summer, caring for Mexican and Haitian workers and their families. Faculty members participate in medical missions' trips, as the Program Director did in Hurricanes IVAN, Katrina and Rita. We touch families on a local and international level.
Our residents receive excellent training in all areas of Preventive Medicine. We have a set didactic curriculum (you can view it online within this link); individualized educational programs designed to fit the needs of each resident and his/her training and job requirements; and set mini-rotations at the CDC in leadership and environmental medicine. More detailed information can be found under "Applicant Information".
In addition to a well-seasoned faculty, the best teachers of any medical student are the patients and health issues you encounter. In this international city, in this international University with its myriad of international resources (CDC, American Cancer Society), you will receive the best training in Preventive Medicine.
Atlanta herself is an international city with an incredible variety of attractions and activities. Please see "Atlanta Sites" for an in depth listing of all that is offered. On a personal note, the Atlanta Aquarium is the largest in the world and it is outstanding. The North Georgia mountains are 1-2 hours away for camping, fishing, and the Appalachian Trail. The powder sand beaches of the Florida Gulf are a half-day's drive. If none of these things satisfy, Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport can take you to almost any destination in the world. What a city!
I encourage you to review our web site, especially "Applicant Information." You can use the "Contact Us" link at the bottom of the list of links to contact us for more information. I wish you the best in your endeavors. Whatever you do and wherever you go, I encourage you to apply your self fully to your work.
B. Wayne Blount, MD, MPH
Professor and Program Director
