Recruitment and Selection Criteria
The recruitment and selection criteria used to choose for the Physician Scientist resident are the same as for the traditional residency program. However, candidates for the physician scientist program are interviewed separately from the individuals who are interested in the five year program and are screened to document their research experience and their interest in a career in academic orthopaedic surgery.
Research Collaborations
The Department of Orthopaedic Surgery collaborates with more than 40 physicians and scientists in 15 clinical and basic science departments within the Wake Forest University School of Medicine. In addition, collaborations are possible with faculty in the Center for Nanotechnology, the Institute for Regenerative Medicine, and the Virginia Tech School of Engineering in order to provide a wide range of potential research areas for the physician scientists to pursue. Every aspect of the biology of musculoskeletal system as well as more traditional biomechanical studies can be addressed by participants in this program.