Dean’s Message

During summer, the Atlanta Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) is barely visible from Emory’s Lullwater Preserve. The center is obscured by the thick tangle of trees along Peachtree Creek, the natural dividing line between our campuses. But the ties between the School of Medicine and the VAMC run deep.

Our partnership began more than 50 years ago when the U.S. government first encouraged VA hospitals to affiliate with medical schools as a way to raise the level of medical care for veterans. Today, the VAMC annually treats more than 60,000 veterans who are seen primarily by Emory physicians.

In all, more than 400 Emory investigators are engaged in approximately 150 research projects at the VAMC, which ranks consistently near the top 10 of VA centers in research dollars received.