Since 2015, the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine has been awarded over $17 Million in new research funding for life-changing research in population health, palliative medicine, chronic disease prevention and treatment, healthcare services, and screening.
Our department research faculty have received funding from multiple sources including PCORI, Georgia CTSA, HRSA, NIH, foundational, state legislative, and institutional funding.
Our research is collaborative and multi-disciplinary, involving our neighbors at Rollins School of Public Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as well as collaborators across the U.S. and across the globe.
Research News
Dr. Ted Johnson featured on Research Ride
Episode 3 of Emory Department of Medicine's Research Ride podcast is now available! Tune in to hear from Dr. Johnson on topics including his research on nocturia (urinating at night), mentorship successes takeaways, 3 songs he can't live without (find out how to listen below), and more.
Dr. Sara Turbow: "Why Care Fragmentation Matters"
Dr. Turbow's work on care fragmentation is funded by the National Institute on Aging at NIH K23. In this video, she explains the impact of interhospital care fragmentation, particularly for the elderly and/or Alzheimer's patients, and identifies systems-level solutions.
