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Atlanta Clinical Research Partnership (ACTSI) The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded more than $31 million over five years — one of the largest NIH grants in Georgia history — to Atlanta Clinical and Translational Science Institute (ACTSI), a partnership led by Emory University, of Atlanta academic, research and healthcare institutions focused on accelerating the translation of laboratory discoveries into healthcare innovations for patients. |
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In an effort to provide national leadership in clinical care and to continue its vision of transforming health and healing, the Woodruff Health Sciences Center has established Comprehensive Centers in cancer, heart, neuroscience, respiratory health, and transplant. |
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Emory Healthcare, the largest, most comprehensive health care system in Georgia, includes Emory University Hospital, Emory University Hospital Midtown, Emory Emory University Orthopaedics & Spine Hospital, Wesley Woods Center, The Emory Clinic, Emory-Children’s Center, Emory-Adventist Hospital, Emory Johns Creek Hospital, and Emory Eastside Medical Center. |
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As part of Woodruff Health Sciences Center's five-year redevelopment and innovation planning, Emory University trustees have authorized the next stage of program definition and design work for clinic, hospital, and research facilities at Clifton Road and Midtown campuses. |
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Emory University and Grady Memorial Hospital Grady Health System is one of the largest public health systems in the country, managing nearly one million patient visits a year. The medical staff of Grady Memorial Hospital is composed exclusively of doctors from the Emory University and Morehouse schools of medicine who work under contract with the Fulton-DeKalb Hospital Authority. Currently the hospital system is in dire financial straits. |
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Emory University School of Medicine Emory University School of Medicine recently opened its new education building -- the Emory School of Medicine Building -- to great fanfare as new and returning medical students arrived for classes. The School of Medicine's Class of 2011 will be the first to complete the entirely new medical school curriculum -- one that is designed for the 21st century doctor. |
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A new Center for Neuropolicy at Emory University will focus on how the biology of the brain influences decision-making in politics, policy and business. As a partnership among researchers in the Emory School of Medicine, Emory College and the Goizueta Business School, the center will create an ideal environment to accelerate discovery in this emerging field. |
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Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing The Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing at Emory University, which celebrated its centennial anniversary in 2005, is recognized as a leader in the preparation of nurses for beginning and advanced practice. |
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Rollins School of Public Health In 2007 the Rollins School of Public Health of Emory University received a commitment of $50 million from the O. Wayne Rollins Foundation and Grace Crum Rollins. |
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Fred Sanfilippo, MD, PhD, is Emory University Executive Vice President for Health Affairs, CEO of Emory's Woodruff Health Sciences Center and Chairman of Emory Healthcare. His tenure at Emory began Oct. 1, 2007. |
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Dozen of research projects, supported by millions in stimulus grants from the National Institutes of Health, are expected to lead to new discoveries at Emory University that will improve medical treatment, create new jobs, and provide additional educational opportunities for students. |
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Emory Winship Cancer Institute As a leader in cancer patient care and research, Emory University's Winship Cancer Institute (EWCI) offers new therapies not usually available outside university-affiliated medical centers, including more than 200 clinical trials for all types and stages of cancer. |
