Emory University School of Medicine Program

Program Identity & Fit

Emory's Diagnostic Radiology Residency is a large, academically-driven university program (16 categorical positions per year) recognized nationally (Aunt Minnie Best Radiologist Training Program 2024, 2021) and ranked among the top for research expertise, reflecting an identity built around both training scale and scholarly output. Residents rotate across a distinctive mix of clinical environments, from tertiary academic hospitals in urban and suburban Atlanta to one of the nation's busiest public safety-net Level 1 trauma centers and the newly built Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Arthur M. Blank Hospital, giving exposure to both quaternary complexity and safety-net acuity. The program is structured around seven named career-oriented tracks (Research, Clinical Educator, Molecular Imaging, Global Health, Quality Improvement and Innovation, Imaging Informatics, and Business/Leadership/Advocacy), signaling a deliberate emphasis on individualized subspecialty and career pathway development rather than a one-size-fits-all curriculum. The program explicitly seeks residents who are self-motivated, resilient, and positioned to become research-active future leaders in the field, consistent with its academic, fellowship-feeding orientation.