One school, two campuses
Choose from two dynamic campuses infused with innovation and learning to personalize your education
Winston-Salem
Pursue knowledge and discovery in our our historic home campus – where academic medicine, research and patient care come together to shape what’s next.
Charlotte
Train in a fast-growing city and health care hub, with access to expansive clinical experiences, tech-forward solutions and innovation incubators.
As part of Advocate Health, the nation’s third-largest nonprofit health system, Wake Forest University School of Medicine offers a unique opportunity to learn at the intersection of academic excellence and advanced clinical care. That connection means more resources to translate discovery into clinics, more communities to learn in and serve, and more pathways you can pursue – locally and nationally.
Advocate Health advances care, research and education at a national scale:
Fellowships
Ready to make an impact?
Here, you’ll learn at the intersection of patient-centered care, hands-on practice and discovery
Care from day one
Work with real patients starting your first week – learning medicine in the context of people, not just textbooks.
Research with real-world impact
Advance medicine through NIH-funded research and the Advocate Health National Center for Clinical Trials – moving innovations from labs into clinical care.
Learning built for how medicine works today
Train in small groups with a hands-on, integrated curriculum that builds critical thinking and collaboration.
A commitment to health for all
Join a supportive community focused on improving health access and serving diverse populations.
“At Wake Forest University School of Medicine, we are intentionally reimagining medical education to meet the evolving needs of patients, communities and the healthcare workforce.”
Dean, Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Chief Academic Officer, Advocate Health
Education Programs
Education that trains the health care leaders of the future
Doctor of Medicine (MD)
Choose from two MD tracks designed around early clinical immersion, critical thinking and small-group learning.
Physician Assistant (PA)
Train in a nationally recognized PA program centered on hands-on learning and real-world readiness.
Physician Assistant DMSc
Expand your impact through advanced training that builds clinical expertise and leadership skills – 100% online.
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)
Advance your career through our flexible, online post-master's program designed for working nurses ready to lead change.
Nurse Anesthesia (DNP)
Prepare for advanced clinical practice in our top-ranked program known for depth of training.
Biomedical Graduate Degrees
Pursue discovery-driven science in MS and PhD programs focused on translating research into meaningful advances.
Residencies and Fellowships
Receive specialty training with early responsibility, close mentorship and diverse patient-care experiences.
Continuing Education
Choose from flexible programs designed for health care providers at every career stage.
Research Highlights
We are a community that advances discovery and turns innovations into better care
Global study, led by Ruben Mesa, MD, marks major treatment advance for tough-to-treat high-risk blood cancer.
NIH awards school with a 10-year, $49.5M contract for a study, led by Leann Long, PhD, to investigate age-related heart conditions.
School researchers, led by Mohammad J. Moghimi, PhD, develop wearable patch for early skin cancer detection.
L. Ebony Boulware, MD, leads a study on kidney transplant access, supported by a PCORI funding award to the school.