Dear prospective visiting student: We are currently accepting applications through the Visiting Student Application Service (VSLO) and will begin reviewing them on April 1, 2025 per national guidelines.
The Wake Forest University School of Medicine Department of Orthopaedic Surgery welcomes all fourth-year medical students to rotate as acting interns in our department. Medical students currently enrolled in U.S. allopathic and osteopathic medical schools should apply through VSLO.
Our top priorities during your rotation are to:
- Advance your orthopaedic knowledge base.
- Help initiate the transition from medical student to resident.
- Provide extensive hands-on experience.
- Expose you to a wide variety of Orthopaedic surgical conditions and clinical styles.
- Develop friendships and connections with other members of our Orthopaedic family
Curriculum
The cornerstone of our program is extensive operative experience with our fellowship-trained academic orthopaedic faculty, many of whom are considered world experts in their respective orthopaedic subspecialties.
Clerkship curriculum will also include:
- Orthopaedic clinic and call experience to learn about the peri-operative, non-operative, and acute management of orthopaedic issues, with teaching and participation in Emergency Department procedures such as casting, splinting, joint injections, joint aspirations, revision amputations, etc.
- Take part in departmental educational conferences, grand rounds, cadaveric and saw-bone operative surgical skills labs, and journal clubs.
- Attend didactic lectures designed specifically for fourth-year medical students.
- Receive guidance from a senior resident mentor.
- Experience life in Winston-Salem and consider what it would be like to complete your residency here.
Available rotation dates can be seen through the through the Visiting Student Learning Opportunities (VSLO) portal. Please indicate the exact rotation dates requested through VSLO.
The Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center is committed to fostering diversity and inclusion in the field of orthopaedic surgery, aligning with our mission and vision to:
- Promote and foster an environment and culture that is welcoming and conducive to collaborative learning, teaching, and working alongside people from all backgrounds and experiences.
- Maintain a culture of diversity and inclusivity which provides the most informed, respectful, and comprehensive care for all patients.
- Comprehensively embrace the unique abilities, perspectives, and backgrounds of those we train, those we work alongside of and those we touch through patient care and community outreach and engagement.
- Promote the recruitment, nurturing and retention of diverse and outstanding trainees, faculty and staff to support our mission and values.
We are pleased to offer three full scholarships ($1,500) for visiting medical students from diverse backgrounds to rotate through the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist in Winston-Salem, NC.
Eligibility:
- This scholarship is intended for students who identify as underrepresented in medicine based on race/ ethnicity (Black/African‐American, LatinX, American Indian/Alaskan Native), gender (female), sexual orientation (LGBTQ+), or from an economically disadvantaged background.
- Students who apply based on identifying as 'economically disadvantaged' or having a financial situation that is deemed as 'low' or 'very low' income, must meet the criteria found in the Health Resources & Services Administration definitions of environmentally disadvantaged or economically disadvantaged.
Applicants must be fourth-year, U.S. medical school students in good standing at a medical school accredited by the Liaison Committee for Medical Education (LCME) or the Education Department of the American Osteopathic Association. Accepted students will receive a stipend to assist with tuition, housing, and travel expenses.
Application Deadline: May 1, 2025