::::::::: About the Program  ::::
Thanks to the pioneering efforts of Dr. John Stone, the first Emergency Medicine residents were accepted at Emory University in 1974. Since then, our residency program has grown to its current size of 54 residents.

Coming from diverse backgrounds and regions of the country, our residents all share a uniformly high caliber of achievement and a strong commitment to our specialty. Some have postgraduate experience in other fields; however, most enter the program directly from medical school. Our residents complete a 36-month curriculum beginning on July 1.

Emergency Medicine became an autonomous academic department within the School of Medicine in 1998. The first Chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine was Arthur Kellermann, MD, MPH, now the Assistant Dean for Healthcare Advocacy at Emory. Katherine L. Heilpern, MD was named the Ada Lee and Pete Correll Professor and Chair in 2007. The Residency Program Director is Philip Shayne, MD.

The Emergency Medicine Residency Program's mission is to prepare each resident to pursue whatever career path in Emergency Medicine he or she chooses. Each graduate of our training program should have the essential knowledge base in all aspects of Emergency Medicine, including clinical practice, teaching, research, and administration of our specialty. The training mission embraces the core competencies of patient care, medical knowledge, practice-based learning and improvement, interpersonal and communication skills, professionalism, and systems-based practice. There are many unique opportunities in Emergency Medicine at Emory University that help us accomplish the goal of producing competent Emergency Medicine physicians.

The program provides a superb clinical experience. The diversity of pathology and the high acuity of our patient population at Grady Memorial Hospital provide excellent training ground. Grady Memorial Hospital is the public hospital for the Atlanta metro area and is the only level-one trauma center for the region. The high volume of patients and patient procedures significantly enhances the education of the Emergency Medicine residents. In addition, Emergency Medicine residents rotate each year through the new, state-of-the-art emergency department (ED) at Emory University Hospital Midtown, the highly complex ED of the tertiary referral center at Emory University Hospital and the #3 nationally ranked Children’s Hospital of Atlanta. Emory residents have full access to the intellectual community of Emory University.

The large and diverse faculty in the Department of Emergency Medicine enhances an already enriched learning environment for residents. We have recognized experts in injury prevention and control, evidence-based medicine, and pain management. Our faculty controls prehospital medical direction on the ground and in the air for the majority of the Atlanta metro area. Three faculty members are board-certified Medical Toxicologists, provide medical direction for the Georgia Poison Center, and have developed a joint Toxicology fellowship with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Numerous faculty have joint appointments in the Rollins School of Public Health, and several have joint appointments with the CDC. Each faculty member has a full appointment in the Department of Emergency Medicine and has significant clinical responsibilities supervising resident and medical student education in the Emergency Departments of our three main hospitals. This diverse expertise significantly stimulates and enhances resident learning.

The Department of Emergency Medicine is recognized as a role model for diversity in academic medicine and is committed to the recruitment and retention of highly qualified, under-represented minorities in the faculty and residency program. Residents are recruited nationally and represent a broad range of interests and backgrounds. Each resident is paired with a faculty member to serve as a mentor and to monitor their academic progress, compliance with program requirements, and ensure their well-being. Physician wellness is emphasized by the school and program leadership. Protected time for residents includes an annual educational weekend retreat to promote unity, wellness, and identify areas for improvement and change.

The Emergency Medicine Residency Program of the Emory University School of Medicine is designed to meet all requirements of the American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM) and the Residency Review Committee of Emergency Medicine, the residency credentialing body of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). Our residents have an excellent performance record on both the written and oral parts of the certifying examination. The Emergency Medicine Residency Program is fully accredited by the ACGME, as is the Emory University School of Medicine and all of its residency programs. Emory University fully supports the ACGME work hour requirements.

The Emory University School of Medicine is one of the best in the country, and the faculty and teaching in all Departments are uniformly excellent. Most of the other residency programs are also highly competitive. The result is a superior experience on off-service rotations. The unique opportunities afforded by an elite institute of higher learning, coupled with an inner-city public hospital, a large and organized faculty, with the addition of resources such as the CDC, Rollins School of Public Health, and monopoly of the EMS system makes the Emory program in Emergency Medicine an excellent training ground for young physicians.

::::::::: Accreditation  ::::
The residency program in Emergency Medicine at Emory University School of Medicine is designed to meet all requirements of the American Board of Emergency Medicine and the Residency Review Committee of Emergency Medicine, the residency credentialing body of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education. Our residents have an excellent performance record on both the written and oral parts of the certifying examination.

The Emergency Medicine program is fully accredited by the ACGME (through 2012), as is the Emory University School of Medicine and all of its residency programs. Emory fully supports the ACGME work hour requirements.

::::::::: Contact Us  ::::
Emergency Medicine Residency Program
Emory University School of Medicine
49 Jesse Hill, Jr. Drive
Atlanta, GA 30303
phone: 404-616-6673
fax: 404-616-0191
emres@emory.edu

Residency Program Director

Philip Shayne, MD, FACEP
pshayne@emory.edu

Sheryl Heron, MD MPH, FACEP
sheron@emory.edu



Todd J. Berger, MD
tberger@emory.edu

Melissa H. White, MD, M.P.H
mhwhite@emory.edu



Edward Stettner, MD
Edward.stettner@emory.edu

Douglas A. Ander, MD, FACEP
dander@emory.edu

Sharon Ashley
sashley@emory.edu

George Leach, MD
Nicole Mlynski, MD
Nicholas Moseley, MD
EMCR@listserv.cc.emory.edu