From the Interim Executive VP for Health Affairs
Why we do
For those of us in the Woodruff Health Sciences Center, what matters is clear—better health for all people.
That’s the extraordinary nature of the work we do here day-to-day and the ultimate goal of our innovative and comprehensive programs in education, research, and patient care.
Each and every day, we get the satisfaction of interacting with bright, talented students who have a passion for helping others through medicine, nursing, and public health; the excitement of working toward breakthroughs in health-related research; and the reward of knowing we’re making a difference in the lives of patients in need and their loved ones.
But beyond the day-to-day, we do this work because it lays the groundwork for a healthier future—not only for the people we serve here and now, but for generations to follow here in Atlanta and around the world. Our students will be doctors, nurses, and champions of population health around the world for decades to come, and they will in turn teach others. Our research breakthroughs will be translated from the lab to the bedside, where they have the most potential to save and improve lives. And our patients will live longer, healthier lives that will impact generations of their families.
That’s why we have such a passion for our vision of transforming health and healing—because we’re not only doing what matters today but also what will continue to matter well into the future, not only for the thousands of people whose lives we touch every day but for all those yet to come.
S. Wright Caughman, MD
Interim Executive VP for Health Affairs
CEO, Woodruff Health Sciences Center
Chairman, Emory Healthcare
