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Our Institutions

We are a pediatric research alliance that engages the strengths of a number of institutional partnerships, including Emory University, Georgia Tech, Morehouse School of Medicine, the Georgia Research Alliance, and others. The overarching goal of our strategic plan is to enhance the health of children through innovative research efforts.  

Our major partners in this effort are:

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta enhances the lives of children through excellence in patient care, research, and education. Children's was formed in 1998 when Egleston Children's Healthcare System and Scottish Rite Medical Center joined to form a unified healthcare system. In February 2006, Hughes-Spalding Children's Hospital joined the healthcare system. Children's is a not-for-profit organization serving the needs of patients from all walks of life. 

On Sept. 29, 2024, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta opened Arthur M. Blank Hospital, the centerpiece of our North Druid Hills campus. The new 19-story, 2-million-square-foot facility is located at the corner of I-85 and North Druid Hills Road in Atlanta. 

As the only freestanding pediatric healthcare system in Georgia, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta is the trusted leader in caring for kids. The not-for-profit organization’s mission is to make kids better today and healthier tomorrow through more than 60 pediatric specialties and programs, top healthcare professionals, and leading research and technology. Children’s is one of the largest pediatric clinical care providers in the country, managing more than one million patient visits annually at three hospitals, Marcus Autism Center, the Center for Advanced Pediatrics, urgent care centers and neighborhood locations. Consistently ranked among the top children’s hospitals by U.S. News & World Report, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta has impacted the lives of kids in Georgia, across the United States and around the world for more than 100 years thanks to generous support from the community.

Emory University is one of the nation's leading research universities. Emory University is an inquiry-driven, ethically engaged and diverse community whose members work collaboratively for positive transformation in the world through courageous leadership in teaching, research, scholarship, health care and social action. The Department of Pediatrics of Emory University School of Medicine is a key partner in research with Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, serving as the academic home for many joint initiatives in clinical and basic research.

The Georgia Institute of Technology is one of the nation's leading public research universities. Groundbreaking research is underway in dozens of labs across campus, focused on producing technology and innovation that will help drive economic growth while improving human life on a global scale. With top-ranked programs in the sciences, engineering, computing, architecture, and related areas, Georgia Tech is committed to educating future leaders in science and technology.

Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM), located in Atlanta, Ga., was founded in 1975 as the Medical Education Program at Morehouse College. In 1981, MSM became an independently chartered institution. MSM is among the nation’s leading educators of primary care physicians and was recently recognized as the top institution among U.S. medical schools for our social mission. MSM's faculty and alumni are noted in their fields for excellence in teaching, research and public policy.

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