Emory University School of Medicine Program

Program Identity & Fit

Emory's Nuclear Medicine training sits within a large academic Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences that spans Emory Healthcare, Grady Memorial Hospital, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, and the Atlanta VA, giving trainees exposure to a broad quaternary and safety-net patient population under one of the region's largest academic imaging enterprises. The department is heavily research-integrated, with dedicated translational research support staff, access to Winship Cancer Institute (an NCI-designated comprehensive cancer center), the Emory Center for Systems Imaging Core, and cross-institutional core facilities through the Georgia Research Alliance, reflecting an institutional expectation that trainees engage with ongoing scientific and translational work rather than clinical training alone. The program's twelve clinical divisions and emphasis on molecular imaging innovation (e.g., novel ventilation/perfusion techniques, theranostics-adjacent cancer imaging) point toward a subspecialized, academically oriented nuclear medicine track embedded in a multidisciplinary imaging sciences culture. The department frames itself around mentoring junior faculty and trainees toward academic and investigative careers, signaling that it values residents oriented toward scholarly productivity and eventual leadership in imaging.