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Closing the Gap

The IGLOO Project, a new blood pressure measurement protocol that may help prevent strokes and cardiovascular events, demonstrates how Wake Forest and other health systems can turn research outcomes into patient care more quickly.
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Decoding Vaccine Trials

As COVID-19 vaccines are introduced to the public, a few of our biostatistics experts explain the basic design of a vaccine trial and how we determine whether a vaccine is safe.
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Mentoring Underrepresented Minorities

In 2018, Wake Forest School of Medicine launched the Kennedy-Hopkins Scholars Mentor Program to improve the experiences of underrepresented minority residents and fellows through mentorship.
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Developing Leaders

Health care is only becoming more complex; requiring leaders of all kinds. Learn why Wake Forest initiated two new master’s degrees to develop individuals to lead health care organizations and clinical research programs.
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    • Closing the Gap: The IGLOO Story

      Closing the Gap: The IGLOO Story

      Wake Forest demonstrates how a health care system can more quickly turn research outcomes into patient care with a new blood pressure measurement protocol that may help prevent strokes and cardiovascular events.

    • Trial Innovation Network

      Trial Innovation Network

      Creating a national network that focuses on operational innovation, excellence and collaboration and will leverage the expertise and resources of the CTSA Program.

    • Decoding Vaccine Trials

      Decoding Vaccine Trials

      As COVID-19 vaccines are introduced to the public, a few of our biostatistics experts explain the basic design of a vaccine trial and how we determine whether a vaccine is safe.

    • Data Networks Power COVID Research

      Data Networks Power COVID Research

      Wake Forest School of Medicine researchers are contributing to the development of powerful new data networks that will provide important new information in the quest to conquer COVID-19.

    • Filling A Critical Translation Gap

      Filling A Critical Translation Gap

      Wake Forest School of Medicine will serve as one of six sites nationally for the study Empowering the Participant Voice: Collaborative Infrastructure and Validated Tools for Collecting Participant Feedback to Improve the Clinical Research Enterprise.

    • Mask Shortages and Innovative Collaboration

      Mask Shortages and Innovative Collaboration

      How do we create a better mask? Philip Brown, PhD, assistant professor of Biomedical Engineering at Wake Forest School of Medicine is looking to do just that.

    • A Pandemic Reality: How Data Studies Drive COVID-19 Research

      A Pandemic Reality: How Data Studies Drive COVID-19 Research

      Learn about data research studies and how advanced computing gives us a head start in addressing unanswered questions about the characteristics of COVID-19 and the methodologies of treating it.

    • Positioned for Progress: Cancer Biology at Wake Forest Baptist

      Positioned for Progress: Cancer Biology at Wake Forest Baptist

      Wake Forest School of Medicine's cancer biology research team works to move cancer research forward, from cell culture to experimental animal models to human patients.

    • Seeking Solutions

      Seeking Solutions

      Wake Forest researchers are collaborating across the organization to combat the opioid crisis by investing in a range of programs and continuing rigorous research.

    • Using Noninvasive Brainwave Technology to Treat PTSD Symptoms

      Using Noninvasive Brainwave Technology to Treat PTSD Symptoms

      Researchers test noninvasive brainwave technology to see if it would help military veterans who report experiencing symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder.

    • Building a Better Body on a Chip

      Building a Better Body on a Chip

      Scientists create micro-sized 3D organ structures on chip to test how organ systems react to aid drug development process.

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    • Practice Makes Perfect

      Practice Makes Perfect

      New accreditations recognize our innovative use of simulations to equip the next generation of health professionals.

    • Mentoring Underrepresented Minorities

      Mentoring Underrepresented Minorities

      In 2018, Wake Forest School of Medicine launched the Kennedy-Hopkins Scholars Mentor Program to improve the experiences of underrepresented minority residents and fellows through mentorship.

    • Developing Leaders for 21st Century Health Care

      Developing Leaders for 21st Century Health Care

      Health care is only becoming more complex; requiring leaders of all kinds. Learn why Wake Forest initiated two new master’s degrees to develop individuals to lead health care organizations and clinical research programs.

    • Health Care Leadership

      Health Care Leadership

      Bret Nicks, MD, former chief medical officer of Wake Forest Baptist Health, Davie, and program director of our Master's in Healthcare Leadership, shares leadership lessons learned during the initial response to COVID-19.

    • From Wake to the World

      From Wake to the World

      Learn about the various ways Wake Forest School of Medicine partners with hospitals around the world to bring health care to underserved and developing countries, giving faculty and students opportunities to broaden their horizons and skill sets.

    • Schweitzer Program

      Schweitzer Program

      Two MD students plan and launch service projects to help address unmet health needs in their communities

    • Gift of Life Supports Patient Care, Research

      Gift of Life Supports Patient Care, Research

      Benefits of whole body donation go beyond anatomy lab to support educational needs and to enable experienced health care providers to learn and practice clinical skills and procedures

    • ​Learning for a Lifetime

      ​Learning for a Lifetime

      New initiative delivers learning for a lifetime to alumni

    • Innovative Education

      Innovative Education

      Procedural knowledge, interprofessional education and an entrepreneurial academic environment combine to create stellar learning culture throughout the school

    • Alumnus Reflects on Advancements in Medical Education

      Alumnus Reflects on Advancements in Medical Education

      Edgar Marks, MD, was one of the first graduates of Wake Forest School of Medicine after it moved to Winston-Salem in 1941.

    • Medical Students Ride Along with Paramedics in EMS Elective Course

      Medical Students Ride Along with Paramedics in EMS Elective Course

      Two Wake Forest School of Medicine graduates discuss their experiences participating in an emergency medical services elective course.

    Profiles

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    • In Their Own Words: Cliff Gonzales

      In Their Own Words: Cliff Gonzales

      Hear straight from Cliff Gonzales, PhD, CRNA, why he is passionate about educating the next generation of nurse anesthetists and how his hobbies keep him centered.

    • Amber Brooks, MD

      Amber Brooks, MD

      Amber Brooks, MD, may be an anesthesiologist by training but she’s also an educator, an advocate, a researcher, a mentor and a justice seeker. Discover how this dynamic woman is blending her passion for health care equality with her personal and professional goals.

    • On the Frontlines

      On the Frontlines

      Wake Forest School of Medicine grad Matt Russell, PA-C, shares his experiences working at the epicenter of New York City's first wave of the novel coronavirus.

    • Meredith Leads ACS

      Meredith Leads ACS

      Wayne Meredith, MD, FACS, MCCM, takes the reins as the 101st president of the American College of Surgeons.

    • Miranda Orr, PhD

      Miranda Orr, PhD

      Miranda Orr, PhD, strives to improve the quality of life of all older adults by finding effective strategies that delay, prevent or treat Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias

    • Faculty in Focus: Aarti Sarwal, MD

      Faculty in Focus: Aarti Sarwal, MD

      Aarti Sarwal, MD, a researcher, clinician and educator, has a passion for dancing and collaborating with her colleagues, which helps her have a greater impact on future clinicians.

    • Rebecca Wells, MD, MPH

      Rebecca Wells, MD, MPH

      When Rebecca Wells, MD, MPH, started medical school she thought she wanted to be a pediatrician, but a curiosity about the mind-body connection ultimately led her in a different direction.

    • Michael Rieker, CRNA, DNP, FAAN

      Michael Rieker, CRNA, DNP, FAAN

      Michael Rieker, DNP, FAAN, has been inspiring and leading our nursing graduates for over 15 years, elevating our Wake Anesthesia program to be among the top ten in the nation, launching a new online DNP program and establishing the Department of Academic Nursing.

    • Faculty in Focus: Joey Skelton, MD

      Faculty in Focus: Joey Skelton, MD

      Joey Skelton, MD, a researcher, clinician and educator, has a passion for food and keeping children healthy, leading to groundbreaking work in pediatric obesity.

    • Jamy Ard, MD

      Jamy Ard, MD

      Jamy Ard, MD, helps people lose weight and improve their health in the clinic and through his research.

    • Pam Duncan, PhD

      Pam Duncan, PhD

      As an award-winning researcher, Pam Duncan, professor of neurology, has been a trailblazer for improving stroke survivor outcomes.

    • Faculty in Focus: Chris Miles, MD

      Faculty in Focus: Chris Miles, MD

      Chris Miles, MD, a researcher, clinician and educator at Wake Forest School of Medicine, has a passion for the medicine of exercise, leading to groundbreaking work to make sports safer.


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