Emory University School of Medicine, school of medicine in Atlanta, Georgia, formerly known as the Atlanta Medical College
Emory University School of Medicine is a medical school in Atlanta, Georgia, that trains students in clinical medicine and biomedical research. It is directly tied to the Emory Healthcare network, with teaching buildings, research laboratories, and clinical facilities all on the same connected campus.
The school was founded in 1915, making it one of the older medical schools in the southeastern United States. Over the course of the 20th century, it gradually expanded its research programs and strengthened its role in the region's medical education.
The school sits on the Emory University campus in the Druid Hills neighborhood, directly connected to Emory University Hospital. This proximity means that students and doctors move between classrooms, labs, and patient care in the same daily routine.
The campus can be reached by public transit, but many of the buildings are only open to students, staff, or patients. It is worth checking which areas are open to the public before making the trip.
The campus is home to the Yerkes National Primate Research Center, one of the oldest primate research centers in the world, operating since the 1930s. Much of the work done there has fed directly into vaccine and treatment research for infectious diseases.
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