The Office of Community and Engagment

The Department of Medicine's Mission
Advancing health through discovery, education, and care.

The Vision of the Department of Medicine
To become a destination academic community that promotes innovation in discovery, education, and health care.

The Values of the Department of Medicine
Integrity, Respect, Trust, Compassion, Innovation, Collaboration, Inclusion, Quality, Accountability, Excellence 

We foster a culture that integrates leading edge basic, translational, and clinical research to further the ability to deliver quality health care, to predict illness and treat the sick, and to promote health of our patients and community.

The Office of Community and Engagement works to:

• Support department members to allow them to thrive through community building activities 
• Create a culture of inclusive excellence in which department members feel empowered and engaged to excel at work
• Foster a sense of belonging in the department and throughout the School of Medicine and the broader Emory community

Health Equity Day is an annual department-wide event aimed to raise awareness and encourage action around the systemic health disparities that exist across racial, ethnic, cultural, and social groups. The event also recognizes interventions and research across the department centered on health equity.

Faculty, members, staff, and trainees from the DOM and Emory communities come together to share compelling new findings, facilitate scientific exchange, and identify opportunities for collaboration. The day includes poster presentations, a keynote address, and an awards ceremony.

5th Annual Health Equity Day, May 20, 2025
Watch the keynote address of the Department of Medicine's 5th Annual Health Equity Day held in person on Tuesday, May 20, 2025. This year's keynote address, given by Yolanda Wimberly, MD, MSc, Senior Vice President and Chief Health Equity Officer at Grady Health System, focused on the importance of Community Partnerships. Watch Dr. Wimberly's full keynote HERE.

More information about the 2026 6th Annual Health Equity Day coming soon! 

DOM Virtual Visiting Mini-Clerkship Program

The DOM Community and Engagement Council within Emory's Department of Medicine invites rising fourth-year medical students to apply for our DOM Virtual Visiting Student Mini-Clerkship. This two-week, non-graded virtual experience, which specifically targets students who intend to apply to and pursue a career in internal medicine (or an IM subspecialty), exposes students to a thriving academic medical center and careers in medicine. Students who apply to the mini-clerkship do not have to submit an application to the Visiting Student Application Service (VSAS) since this experience is not a formal elective. This program is open to all fourth-year medical students.

Accepted students will receive:

• A faculty mentor
• A resident mentor
• Exposure to educational activities at Emory in the Department of Medicine
• Virtual exposure to clinical sites at Emory
• An opportunity to meet with residency leaders in the J. Willis Hurst Internal Medicine Residency Program

Applications will open for the 2026 DOM Virtual Visiting Clerkship in Spring 2026.

DOM FAX (DOM Fellowship Applicant Experience)

The Department of Medicine Fellowship Applicant Experience (DOM FAX) a half-day multifaceted program designed for applicants to eight of our ACGME-accredited subspecialty training programs. Every applicant is invited to DOM FAX, and attendance is entirely optional. DOM FAX is 100% virtual, providing an opportunity for applicants near and far to participate. Participants will get the opportunity to learn more about our subspecialty programs, interact with program coordinators and current fellows, and ask program-specific questions. DOM FAX is open to all who apply to a DOM Fellowship. All participants will attend the program during the specific dates as planned per the Emory University Department of Medicine Council on Community Engagement.

Next2Medicine

NEXT2Medicine, a pathway initiative in collaboration with the Department of Medicine and Tuskegee University, offers mentoring and professional development for undergraduate students who are aspiring physicians. This longitudinal program includes virtual programming and engagement with Emory faculty, trainees, and medical students. 

DOM Community Affinity Groups:

• The Community and Engagement Council
• The Churchwell Collective (resident-run organization for internal medicine housestaff)
• Research Group
• LGBTQIA Affinity Group

These groups are open to all Department of Medicine faculty, staff, and learners.