We are very grateful for the extraordinary efforts of Dr. Joyce Doyle for the past 9 years as Program Director.  We look forward to her ongoing contributions to our vital education programs.

As of March 1, 2008, Dr. Carlos del Rio has assumed the role of Program Director for our Core Residency Program on an interim basis.  Dr. del Rio was Program Director from 1999 to 2001 and he takes on these important responsibilities with a rich understanding of the programmatic needs and a strong commitment to our ongoing success. 

Carlos del Rio, MD

Interim Director, Internal Medicine Residency Program

Vice Chair for Grady Affairs and Chief of Medicine

Professor of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases

Grady Memorial Hospital

BUILDING ON EXCELLENCE

The J Willis Hurst Internal Medicine Residency Program is built on a tradition of excellence. With Emory's dedicated faculty and an unparalleled training environment, we continue to graduate the best-prepared doctors in the nation. Our culture promotes inquisitiveness and lifelong learning, providing Emory graduates a strong foundation in the core principles of the medical profession and tools to become leaders in clinical medicine, research, and service. We stand proudly on our traditions and strive to help our patients and advance the health of the global community.

"You may wonder why patients never ask you about your academic standing in medical school or if you belong to an honor society. In fact, patients rarely ask which medical school you graduated from or where you worked as a house officer. Patients don't seem to worry about those things; they judge you in quite another way. They understand if you are kind and thoughtful to them and their families. They can sense if you care about them, and that is how they judge you. They assume you know what you are doing. This leads to the concept that integrity is the basis of good doctoring because you and you alone know if you really know what you are doing."

"Consideration of the forgoing will lead you to realize that the practice of medicine is predominantly a humanistic act. Physicians must care about their patients, and they must constantly improve their scientific knowledge about disease. To care and not know is dangerous. To know and not care is even worse. Caring and knowing must be combined to succeed in doctoring."

J. Willis Hurst, MD

Teaching Medicine