Bio
Dr. Bussey-Jones currently serves as the chief of General Medicine, the Vice Chair for DEI in the Department of Medicine, and Associate Dean for Professional Development at Grady. She works collaboratively to improve access and quality of care for Gradys patient population. Her leadership roles involve hospital-based, ambulatory, and community-based initiatives.
Dr. Bussey-Jones received her BA in biology and sociology and her MD from Emory University. She did her clinical training at the University of Maryland. She completed a research apprenticeship at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, where she worked on issues involving health care disparities. Additionally, she completed a fellowship in General Internal Medicine at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She is currently a Professor of Medicine at Emory University School of Medicine with a strong interest in minority health and health care disparities.
Her academic work centers on interventions to mitigate health disparities and understand and address social determinants of health. She founded the Social Medicine Work Group in the Division of General Internal Medicine. This enthusiastic group of faculty members devotes itself to educational projects, research, and community service-related issues in caring for underserved populations. She is an active member on several community boards.
