Choosing Emory – Rheumatology Fellowship

The Division of Rheumatology at Emory University Department of Medicine offers a two-year subspecialty fellowship training program that encompasses four critical rotations through Emory’s teaching hospitals, providing a hands-on, diverse and comprehensive training experience.

The Emory Clinic/Emory University Hospital

Fellows spend two of their six months in the outpatient rheumatology practice at the Emory Clinic. The full spectrum of rheumatic disease is seen including complicated and unusual cases that have been referred from physicians throughout the Southeast U.S.

Grady Memorial Hospital

All fellows have a continuity clinic in the Grady Rheumatology Clinic for one full day per week. Fellows typically see three new patients and ten follow‐ups each clinic day. The Grady fellow will also see outpatients two half‐days per week as part of the Early Arthritis Clinic (EAC) and the Lupus Clinic.

Atlanta VA Medical Center

Fellows on rotation at the Atlanta VA Medical Center attend three half‐day clinics per week. Two clinics are general rheumatology sessions, and the third is a musculoskeletal ultrasound clinic. Fellows develop proficiency in the evaluation and treatment of patients with a wide spectrum of rheumatologic diseases.

Emory University Hospital Midtown (EUHM)

Emory University Hospital Midtown is a community hospital staffed by both private physicians and full‐time faculty of Emory University. The hospital provides primary and some tertiary care for a metropolitan population.

“If you are interested in an academic rheumatology career, I think Emory will be able to provide everything that you need,” says Rheumatology Fellowship Program Director Athan Tiliakos, DO. “Both from the educational, the clinical training and the research training that you will receive here.”

A full complement of conferences is offered to round out the clinical experience both in clinical and basic science topics. Additionally, opportunities for epidemiologic research exist at each of the four affiliate locations, as well as at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University.

Research is another important component of the Emory Rheumatology Fellowship. Fellows are encouraged to find a research mentor early upon arrival. The Division provides fellows the opportunities to pursue basic, clinical, translational and quality improvement research projects during their two-year program. The Lowance Center is also a unique resource for training and doing research in Human Immunology, both within our division as well as in collaboration with multiple other departments and centers at Emory.

“The relationship with our faculty has been very nurturing,” says Suzana John, MD, second-year rheumatology fellow. “We have a large group, and most of our diseases are very unique and rare. So it’s nice to get different perspectives from different people… Mentorship also is definitely a big plus here.”

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