ATLANTA (AP) - The Emory University School of Medicine has received a commitment for a $5 million gift for its pediatrics department. <\/p>\n
The money from the Marcus Foundation, Inc., will be used to create the Marcus Society in Pediatrics. The society will be the \"intellectual home\" for 15 Marcus Professors in Pediatrics_six existing Marcus Professors and nine who are newly funded. The society will also host an annual visiting scholar. <\/p>\n
The nine new Marcus Professors will specialize in the following areas: rheumatology, general pediatrics\/adolescent medicine, emergency medicine\/faculty development, cystic fibrosis, neurology, immunology, cardiology, general academic pediatrics\/hospital medicine and hospital epidemiology\/infection control. The six existing Marcus Professors specialize in pulmonology, infectious diseases, nephrology, gastroenterology, endocrinology and neonatology. <\/p>\n
The foundation and the department of pediatrics have a longstanding philanthropic relationship. <\/p>\n
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