Dear Applicant:
Thank you for your interest in the Neurology Residency Program at Wake Forest University School of Medicine. We offer an accredited program steeped in educational excellence and exposure to all aspects of neurologic care and research. The neurology program utilizes the expertise of personnel from Wake Forest University School of Medicine and North Carolina Baptist Hospital.
We offer four neurology residency positions per year. The residency is a four year program that includes a PGY-1 year in Internal Medicine. We strongly encourage applicants to pursue their first year of training at Wake Forest. A separate interview with the Department of Medicine is not required.
We accept applications from the ERAS application service only. Information is on their website http://www.aamc.org/audienceeras.htm . Each application must contain three letters of recommendation in addition to the Medical Student Performance Evaluation (the Dean’s Letter) which will become available from your school through the ERAS system on November 1, 2008.
International medical graduates must hold a J-1 visa or have resident alien status and they must have a valid ECFMG certificate. In addition, it is preferable that international medical graduates have some amount of clinical medical experience in the United States or Canada.
All applications received are reviewed with regard to academic performance in college and medical school, performance on USMLE/COMLEX, interpersonal communication (personal statement, etc.), extracurricular activities, research accomplishments, and letters of recommendation. Competitive candidates will be invited for a formal interview. Applications will be reviewed as they become available in the ERAS system and candidates will be invited in the order they are received and reviewed. Since the Dean’s Letter is not available until November 1st, it is not used to determine eligibility for interview. Applicants are encouraged to complete their application as soon as possible since earlier invitations to interview will allow for greater flexibility in scheduling.
Thank you again for your interest in our program. If you have any specific questions, please feel free to contact Diann Holland, Residency Program Assistant, at 336-716-2317 or dholland@wfubmc.edu.
Sincerely,
Patrick S. Reynolds, M.D.
Associate Professor
Director, Residency Training Program
DRIVING DIRECTIONS FROM I-40 BUSINESS EAST:
Take Interstate 40 Business East to Winston-Salem. Take the First Street/Hawthorne Road Exit and at the bottom of the ramp at the stoplight, take a left onto First Street. At the next stoplight, take a left onto Hawthorne Road. Proceed straight on Hawthorne Road through one stoplight. At the second stoplight, take a right onto Medical Center Boulevard. Keep straight on Medical Center Boulevard until you arrive at the Patient/Visitor Parking Deck located on the right. Park in the parking deck and proceed into the Clinical Sciences Tower. Navigation is easiest on the Ground Floor. From the parking deck, walk toward Reynolds Tower. Once you have passed through the enclosed walkway, make a right walking past a photo gallery on the left. The elevator will be on your right across from Employee Health. Take the elevator to the 3rd floor. Once on the 3rd floor of Meads Hall, go past NCBH Human Resources and we are the last door on the right.
DRIVING DIRECTIONS FROM I-40 BUSINESS WEST:
Take Interstate 40 Business West to Winston-Salem. Take the Cloverdale/Baptist Hospital Road Exit and at the bottom of the ramp at the stoplight, proceed straight onto Medical Center Boulevard. Proceed straight on Medical Center Boulevard until you arrive at the Patient/Visitor Parking Deck located on the left. Park in the parking deck and proceed into the Clinical Sciences Tower. Navigation is easiest on the Ground Floor. From the parking deck, walk toward Reynolds Tower. Once you have passed through the enclosed walkway, make a right walking past a photo gallery on the left. The elevator will be on your right across from Employee Health. Take the elevator to the 3rd floor. Once on the 3rd floor of Meads Hall, go past NCBH Human Resources and we are the last door on the right.
AIRPORTS
There are several airports serving Winston-Salem. Piedmont Triad International (GSO) in Greensboro is the closest and is approximately 25 miles from the Medical Center traveling on I-40 Business West. Raleigh-Durham Airport (RDU) is approximately 98 miles on I-40 Business West. Charlotte Airport (CLT) is approximately 85 miles traveling on I-77 North and I-40 East.