#32 in the world for Clinical/Pre-clinical and Health in its 2019 rankings list. Notable alumni and faculty Samuel Hollingsworth Stout (1822–1903), Professor of Surgery from 1866 to 1867 Arnall Patz (M.D. 1945), Congressional Medal of Freedom recipient; Expert in infant blindness and the use of lasers to treat eye disease Ferrol Sams (M.D. 1945), Physician-novelist and inductee of the Georgia Writers Hall of Fame James Wesley Turpin (M.D. 1955), Founder, Project Concern International Sonny Carter (M.D. 1973), Physician and NASA astronaut who flew on STS-33 Alisha Kramer (M.D. 2018), Physician and health activist References External links Emory University School of Medicine Official Website Emory University School of Medicine History Detailed History Student Handbook Emory University School of Medicine Records, Woodruff Health Sciences Center Library, Historical Collections, Emory University Atlanta Medical College Records, Woodruff Health Sciences Center Library, Historical Collections, Emory University Atlanta School of Medicine Records, Woodruff Health Sciences Center Library, Historical Collections, Emory University Atlanta College of Physicians and Surgeons Records, Woodruff Health Sciences Center Library, Historical Collections, Emory University Southern Medical College Records, Woodruff Health Sciences Center Library, Historical Collections, Emory University Medical schools in Georgia (U.S. state) Medicine Educational institutions established in 1915 1915 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state)