Welcome to Wake Forest School of Medicine! We're delighted to have you join our community of dedicated residents and fellows.
Please read the important information below about getting your bearings including orientation schedule, parking and residency/fellowship management system and download our GME Orientation FAQs for additional guidance.
Unless otherwise stated, all items are to be completed and returned 30 days before your start date. Some tasks take longer than others—we encourage you to start as soon as possible.
Welcome to Wake Forest Baptist Health and the exemplary training journey we are commencing together. Please review the following checklist for required on-boarding activities. We encourage you to start as soon as possible.
Fill out the New House Staff Information Form Online . This provides us with a chronology of your prior training and gives you the opportunity to explain any training gaps.
Please provide GME with a current address and your personal email address - gmail, yahoo, hotmail, etc.
Note : The New House Staff Information Form must be submitted 90 days before your start date.
Submit an email to Nadine Friel to kick-off the background check process.
Complete the online Resident Training License (RTL) Application (North Carolina Medical Board). Follow the NC Board RTL Checklist to help with the process to obtain your RTL. The cost is $138 payable by credit card only.
Mail the required GME documents, listed on the RTL checklist to the GME Office .
Note : This process takes time and you must receive your RTL before you may begin training.
Your American Heart Association Certification must be current before your first clinical day. Please check the list of requirements for your specialty and follow the directions for completing the House Staff form.
You will receive an email from a talent coordinator asking for information regarding for important on-boarding forms to be completed before your start date.
Please notify the House Staff Office if you are applying for a Full N.C. License. The ACGME only requires a RTL. Please check with your individual program to determine if the program requires a full license. This involved process may equate to 5-6 moths. Please start early with the North Carolina Medical Board. Once you receive your Full License, please email a copy to the House Staff Office: gme@wakehealth.edu .
Obtaining a full license for moonlighting purposes also requires you to apply for an independent DEA number. The DEA number assigned to you from The Medical Center is exclusively for training purposes.
Please note: Residency training and full licenses renew on your birthday regardless of the date it was issued.
Schedule your initial health screening by calling 336-716-4801. Please identify yourself as an incoming resident or fellow. The GME department number is 500090.
Please be advised that you will need to bring copies of your immunization records.
Note : A drug screen is part of this process. Drug screens may only be conducted within 90 days of your start date. Consider this when scheduling your appointment.
You will be required to have your I-9 (Verification of Employment eligibility in the United States) completed prior to orientation. You must present supporting documentation in person for verification and you will fill out the I-9 form at that time. Your documents must be original and not expired. Review acceptable documents.
You will need to go to the Human Resources Office, Fourth Floor, Piedmont Plaza One. View a Campus Map. You will be notified if this location changes.
All House Staff are required to have a documented NPI before commencing work.
Secure numbers at the National Plan and Provider Enumeristion System. Please follow the Step by Step Instructions.
Once completed, email the form to the House Staff Office:gme@wakehealth.edu
June 19-21 – Internal Medicine and Neurology PGY -1 Residents
June 19
June 20 – Wake One Training
June 21 – Patient Safety and Quality Training
June 24 – First Clinical Work Day
June 26-28 – All other programs except Orthopedic, Surgical Critical Care, Surgical Oncology, and CT Anesthesia Programs
June 26
June 27 – WakeOne Training for persons without EPIC experience as a resident or fellow
June 28
July 1 – First Clinical Work Day
July 1-3 – Any House Staff unable to attend Session II
July 1 - General Hospital Orientation – All Day experience including Patient Safety and Quality Training
July 2 – Wake One
July 3 – WakeOne Day 2
July TBD - Wake Wings Training
July 29 – 31 - Fellowships in Orthopedic Surgery Hand and Sports Medicine, Surgical Critical Care, Surgical Oncology and CT Anesthesia Programs
July 29 – General Hospital Orientation – All Day experience including Patient Safety and Quality Training
July 30 – WakeOne
July 31 – WakeOne Day 2
August 1 – First Clinical Work Day
August TBD – Wake Wings
If you are not able to attend, please notify the GME office at gme@wakehealth.edu and your individual program immediately. You will not be allowed to start training until you have completed orientation.
MedHub is a web-based residency/fellowship management system designed to track and document program activities including scheduling, curriculum and objective goal delivery, evaluations, procedures and duty hours.
Download the MedHub Welcome document (PDF) and discover how this delivery system will also provide your programs’ demographic data and files, Graduate Medical Education Office announcements and urgent tasks.
All incoming residents and fellows will have a Medical Center email account set up prior to arrival. Particular information about email addresses is provided at orientation.
Beepers are assigned by the program to which you have been appointed.
Lab coats may be provided to you by your department. Please check with your program to determine the process for obtaining lab coats if they are offered. If your program does not provide lab coats, they can be purchased in the gift shop, located on the main floor of Ardmore Tower.
Check with your department for details about getting lab coats cleaned. Cleaning services are also available via the gift shop.
Employee parking information will be provided when you obtain your ID badge and parking decals. Please use your assigned parking area. Note: You will not receive your badge until the first day of orientation, so for that day please park in parking deck A, B or C.