Student Services

Financial Aid

Financial Aid programs available to students are:

• Federal Pell Grant: Pell Grants are for eligible undergraduate students who do not have a bachelor’s degree.
• Subsidized Federal Direct Loan: The Subsidized Federal Direct Loan is awarded on the basis of financial need. The interest is subsidized by the Federal government while the student is in school.
• Unsubsidized Federal Direct Loan: The Unsubsidized Federal Direct Loan is not awarded on the basis of need. You will be charged interest from the time the loan is disbursed.
• Federal Direct Parent Loan for Undergraduate Students (PLUS): PLUS loans are made to parents of dependent undergraduate students. There are no income restrictions for these loans.
• Veteran’s Educational Benefits: Students who are eligible may receive Veterans Educational Benefits from the Veterans Administration.

The Financial Aid/Registrar’s Offices are located in Rooms 302 and 320 in Armstrong Hall.

Student Housing

Grady Health System provides dormitory space for students enrolled in the Schools of Radiation and Imaging Technologies. Both male and female students are housed in Armstrong Hall. The building offers semi-private rooms with laundry facilities, hall telephones, and ample closet space. Kitchen facilities are available for the preparation of snacks, with major meals expected to be taken either at the hospital cafeteria or any convenient fast food or full service restaurant within walking distance of the dorm. The dorm is located one block from the hospital.

Employee Wellness Center

The exercise facility located in the Brian Jordan/Steve Atwater Employee Wellness Center located on the 16th floor of the hospital is available for use by employees and students.

Parking Facilities

Parking for dorm residents is assigned to the Piedmont Deck across from Armstrong Hall dormitory. Those students who commute are assigned to the MLK MARTA station parking lot and must ride the Grady Shuttle between the parking lot and the hospital.

Health Services

Employee Health Services (EHS) is available for TB screening, flu shots and/or completion of Hepatitis B vaccine series, post needle stick reporting, and exposures to infectious diseases (all at no cost). For outpatient clinic or Emergency Care Center visits, the student is expected to pay for services or show proof of health insurance.

Employee Assistance Program

Cameron and Associates, Inc. is a national Employee Assistance Program Consultant Firm (EAP), providing counseling services to employees, their families, and students. Individuals receive professional and confidential counseling in areas of marital, family, or financial problems, stress, substance abuse, depression, etc. The main objectives are early identification of the employee or student who needs assistance; providing professional and confidential counseling; helping the employee or student find resources when needed; and helping the employee or student to resolve their personal problems.

Computers and Tutorials

There are computers for student use in Piedmont Hall. Software tutorials are maintained and loaned through school offices. In addition, the Calhoun Medical Library located in the Glenn Building has a number of computers with Internet access that the student may use during normal library hours.

Libraries

School Library
The School library is located in Piedmont Hall. Textbooks and other learning resources belonging to the Schools of Radiologic Technology, Radiation Therapy, and Diagnostic Medical Sonography are housed in this area.

A. W. Calhoun Library
A. W. Calhoun Medical Library, Grady Branch, Emory University School of Medicine Library is located in the Glenn Building on Jesse Hill Jr. Drive. This library is open to the instructors and students of Grady Health System Schools of Radiologic Technology, Radiation Therapy, and Diagnostic Medical Sonography and other schools within the hospital.

Photocopies and Facsimiles

Photocopying facilities are available in the A. W. Calhoun Library in the Glenn Building. A fax machine is located in the School office in Piedmont Hall.

Cafeteria

Morrison’s Cafeteria is located on the 2nd floor of the hospital. An ID badge must be worn in the hospital cafeteria to receive an employee discount for meals.

Snack Bars

A snack bar is located on the ground floor of the hospital. There are also vending machines located in the Morrison’s Cafeteria on the 2nd floor. Snack machines are also located on the 1st floor of Piedmont Hall and in the basement of Armstrong Hall.

Post Office

The Post Office is located on the 1st floor and is a contract station of the U.S. Postal Service.

Public Safety Employee Escort Service

Students and employees desiring escorts to or from parking lots or to isolated locations on the Grady campus should call the Public Safety office to arrange for this service.

Lockers (Radiography and Sonography Students)

Lockers for books and personal items are available for student use in the third floor locker rooms. Students must provide their own padlock. Lockers must be shared.

Notary Public

Notary publics are available to notarize items of Grady business in Grady's Administration office, Business Office, and Legal Affairs office. There is no charge for this service.

Uniform Shop

Grady Wearhouse/Major Uniforms is located in the basement of Piedmont Hall. Students are eligible for discounts on professional shoes. A valid Grady ID badge is required for discounts.

Uniform Vendor

Students are required to wear uniform scrub attire. The uniform scrubs are embroidered with a school logo and are ordered through a local vendor.

Gift Shops

Lori's Hallmark stores are located in the hospital’s Clinic Building lobby and in CHOA at Hughes Spalding. The stores offer a selection of snack foods, drinks, greeting cards, special occasion balloons, and holiday specialty items.

Discounts on Entertainment Events

Information and tickets are available in the Employee Relations office in Georgia Hall.

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