United States, Georgia, DeKalb County, 33.77153, -84.22641United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.387981941/1945Emory organized medical units in both world wars to care for wounded soldiers behind front lines. Recovery rooms developed during World War II for postoperative patients were so successful that they were brought home for civilian use after the war was over.Photograph of a World War II medical unit from the Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia. Three men and three women dressed in military dress uniforms hold up a cloth banner emblazoned with the "Emory Unit." Below the text is the seal of Emory University with caducei on either side. The unit stands outside. The school organized medical units in both world wars to care for wounded soldiers behind front lines. Recovery rooms developed during World War II for postoperative patients were so successful that they were brought home for civilian use after the war was over.image/jpeghttp://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/science-medicine/emory-university-school-medicineForms part of: New Georgia Encyclopediahttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/UND/1.0/http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/science-medicine/emory-university-school-medicineForms part of: New Georgia EncyclopediaCollege students--Georgia--AtlantaWomen college students--Georgia--AtlantaEmory UniversityEmory University. School of MedicineMedical students--Georgia--AtlantaWomen medical students--Georgia--AtlantaBanners--Georgia--AtlantaCaduceus--Georgia--AtlantaWomen--Georgia--AtlantaMen--Georgia--AtlantaEmblems--Georgia--AtlantaEmory University--SealWorld War, 1939-1945Emory University School of MedicineStillImage