Comprehensive Pain and Spine Medicine Fellowship Testimonials

Work hard. You are in an excellent program.

It's a busy year balancing boards, job searching and the steep learning curve that comes with fellowship, but the experience truly prepares you to practice independently. The faculty are incredibly supportive, approachable and invested in your growth, providing the guidance and autonomy needed to transition confidently into becoming an independent provider.

Great year with lots of procedures. Felt supported and heard. Attendings were patient and loved to teach.

Great program with variety of cases and procedures. Flexible scheduling and staff.

My experience in the Wake Forest Interventional Pain Fellowship was exceptional and transformative. The fellowship provided comprehensive training in the evaluation and management of complex pain conditions. The faculty were extremely supportive, knowledgeable and invested in my growth. I highly recommend the fellowship to other physicians seeking excellent mentorship and preparation for a successful career in pain medicine.

Highly interventional pain medicine fellowship that will prepare you well for an academic or a private practice work environment.

Very strong program you will get great training. Each attending has its own unique pearls to learn from.

This is a fantastic program. I would 100% go here again if given the option.

You will be prepared for any form of practice after training in this program. You will come out with a great understanding on how to treat different patient populations and maintain an efficient clinic. You will be verse in procedural/fluoroscopic skill. This will allow you to pick up any new procedures/surgeries in the future. The training here will make you attractive to future employers.

This fellowship will provide a good foundation for the Pain Medicine physician with a good mix of clinic, bread and butter and advanced procedures with attendings who are willing to allow fellows to be hands on.

I would 100% pick Wake again for fellowship. You're going to learn 90% the same stuff at all the top fellowships, so really think about where would be easy to live and you'd be happy for a year. Winston-Salem is the easiest place to move to and live in for a year, especially with family, and the fellowship is overall very well thought out. I'm not stressed coming to work, feel that the attendings have my back, and am confident in my skills starting my new job.

This fellowship gave me the opportunity to learn all of the skills needed to feel comfortable going out into practice. The attendings and supporting staff are eager to teach, welcoming, and aren't here to just use to do their work. The program is also accommodating of you furthering your education through attending conferences and advanced procedure training weekends.

Wake Forest Pain Fellowship will give you an exceptionally well rounded training experience to feel proficient in not only foundational interventional pain procedures but also advanced procedures and therapies. You will build professional relationships with leaders and experts in pain medicine to lean on as mentors throughout your career.

I believe this program to be one of best programs in the country. The breadth of exposure to industry resources and labs is unmatched. In terms of clinical skills, the diverse group of attendings provide many different strategies, techniques and areas of focus to allow us to craft our own practice. I never felt overwhelmed or pressured and the collegial relationships with attendings and staff made for an amazing year. I'll be sad to leave but confident in my training!

This program is a gem. Make the most of your quick year (it flies).Take advantage of the extensive knowledge and experience our faculty have. Also, our staff members are excellent and very supportive, please remember to always be respectful and collegial. Shout out to Valerie for being the behind the scenes hero that our program depends on.

This has been a great program for training. We saw a wide variety of pathologies and got exposure to the whole spectrum of the field of pain medicine. The diverse backgrounds of our attending allow us to see multiple techniques for procedure and management. If I had to choose a program again, I would choose this one. Leaving this program, you will be well equipped for any practice model.

Overall, very good fellowship to develop procedural and clinical skills.

Great training program. It is very rare to find this many great attendings with the level of exposure to different patient populations and procedural variation.

I'm very glad I made the choice to complete my fellowship training here at Wake Forest. It is helpful to see multiple patient populations in various settings, and have increasing levels of autonomy as we progress through our training. The faculty have been vital not only in helping me hone my clinical skills, but also with discussing the other important aspects of medicine including patient management, financial and billing considerations and how to thrive after training in any setting.

Wake Forest has a great fellowship with a broad diversity of advanced and basic procedures. The department has a great culture which lends to a great learning environment. The mentorship and career development at Wake Forest are excellent for any kind of practice after fellowship.

My pain fellowship at Wake was a phenomenal year of training and professional development. I gained broad procedural experience and appreciated the thoughtful balance of education and didactics with clinical responsibilities. The faculty are enthusiastic and engaged teachers. The program leadership and staff were supportive and responsive throughout the year. I will graduate with confidence in the robust training I have received and having forged relationships and friendships that will carry forward.

Thoroughly enjoyed my experience at Wake Forest Baptist Spine and Pain Fellowship. The faculty are phenomenal and provide a supportive environment to learn.

I can hands down say this was a phenomenal year. I learned and grew more as a physician than I thought was possible. From learning dozens of procedures, to navigating complex clinic patients in an efficient manner, you will come out of this fellowship with excellent experience. The faculty mentorship is outstanding, not only are they great interventionists, but they also share a moral compass to learn by which is so important for the future of our field. I feel so prepared and excited for my career.

This fellowship year has far exceeded my expectations in every way. From day 1, I was exposed to the wide variety of opportunities this fellowship program provides from OR procedural interventions to clinic based multimodal therapies to cutting edge research. Not a single day passes in which a learning opportunity does not present itself. The mentorship and support I have received throughout the year has been unparalleled. I am beyond excited to continue my time at Wake Forest as a member of the Pain Medicine faculty.