Emory University School of Medicine Program

Program Identity & Fit

Emory's Ob/Gyn residency is an academic, university-based program anchored by a multi-site clinical network spanning Grady Memorial Hospital (a level I trauma, safety-net public hospital serving underserved Fulton/DeKalb populations), quaternary Emory University Hospital, Emory University Hospital Midtown's high-volume obstetric service, Saint Joseph's, and Children's Healthcare of Atlanta for pediatric/adolescent gynecology. Research is structurally embedded rather than optional: every resident completes a mentored, staged research project (PGY1 mentor identification through PGY4 manuscript publication) culminating in Fellow and Resident Research Day, supported by proximity to the CDC and Rollins School of Public Health for public health-oriented investigation. Roughly two-thirds of graduates pursue fellowship, and the program has distinctive concentrations in family planning/complex contraception (Ryan Program, "Contraceptive Technology" handbook origin), transgender health (Grady Gender Center), and physician advocacy tied to Atlanta's civil rights and reproductive justice history. The program signals emphasis on equity-oriented, community-engaged, academically productive residents who will become subspecialists or physician-advocates rather than generalist community practitioners.