WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Sept. 11, 2017 – While most fourth-year medical students just recently learned where they will be completing their residencies, Tommy Kelsey has already spent five weeks training for his post-graduation destination – the U.S. Navy. Kelsey, a member of the Wake Forest School of Medicine Class of 2017, will serve as a […]
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Sept. 11, 2017 – Wake Forest School of Medicine students will offer free screenings and health information at the second annual Boomer Share the Health Fair, which served more than 50 people last year. The event will be held this Saturday, Sept. 16, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Thankful […]
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Sept. 7, 2017 – Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center’s internationally accredited Nurse Anesthesia program is celebrating 75 years of educating students to become certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNAs). Founded in 1942, the program at Wake Forest School of Medicine is the longest continually running nurse anesthesia program in North Carolina and has […]
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Sept. 6, 2017 – Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center today announced one of its long-time financial leaders, Bradley A. Clark, M.B.A., C.T.P., as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Clark will also continue as Treasurer, a role he has held since August 2015. The promotion is effective immediately. Clark will […]
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Aug. 31, 2017 – There are 136 of them. Their average age is 24 and their experiences include professional mountain biking, missionary work, bartending, military service and oyster farming. They’re the members of Wake Forest School of Medicine’s Class of 2021, the largest in the school’s history. The 69 women and 67 […]
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – August 31, 2017 –Alain Bertoni, M.D., M.P.H, professor and chair of epidemiology and prevention at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, was awarded a Distinguished Medical Alumnus Award from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. The award honors Bertoni’s personal and professional accomplishments. Bertoni earned both his M.D. and M.P.H. at Johns Hopkins. […]
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – August 31, 2017 – Vaidehi Mujumdar, a third-year student at Wake Forest School of Medicine, has been awarded an Excellence in Medicine Leadership Award from the American Medical Association Foundation. The award is presented annually to medical students, residents, fellows and early-career physicians who have exhibited leadership in community service, education, public […]
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – August 31, 2017 – Julie M. Linton, M.D, FAAP, assistant professor of pediatrics at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, was awarded the David T. Tayloe, Sr. Award for Outstanding Community Service by the North Carolina Pediatric Society (NCPS). The award is given to a pediatrician who has made contributions in their local […]
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – August 31, 2017 – Gregory L. Burke, M.D., MSc, has been appointed senior associate dean for research at Wake Forest School of Medicine. Burke, who joined the Wake Forest Baptist faculty in 1990, most recently served as director of the Division of Public Health Sciences for the past 18 years. In his […]
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – August 31, 2017 – The Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine, part of Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, has been awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant. The three-year, $366,423 grant will engage undergraduate students in research at the interface of engineering and biology in areas of tissue engineering and regenerative medicine […]