Emory in Words and Pictures
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| The Robert W. Woodruff Health Sciences Center is recognized nationally for its educational programs in medicine, public health, and nursing. The center includes Emory HealthCare, the most comprehensive health care delivery system in Atlanta. | ||||
Ranked among the top twenty U.S. medical schools in research income, Emory's School of Medicine collaborates with schools throughout the University and with the Georgia Institute of technology to translate new discoveries into treatments for patients. Three areas at the heart of leadership in health care -- ethics, health care policy, and research on patient outcomes -- are the focus of a new PhD program in the Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing. With its proximity to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the American Cancer Society, and The Carter Center, the Rollins School of Public Health helps position Atlanta as the public health capital of the world. Yerkes Regional Primate Research Center undertakes collaborative investigations into AIDS, Parkinson's disease, vaccines, drug addiction, cardiovascular disease, and vision disorders. | ||||
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