The Family Medicine Residency Program at Wake Forest University School of Medicine is a three-year accredited program that accepts ten residents per year.

Application Process

Students interested in pursuing the Family Medicine Residency program are required to apply using the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS) and the National Residency Matching Program (NRMP) and include the documents listed below.

Deadline

October 14, 2026

Submitting an Application

  1. Complete your application through ERAS
  2. Register with the NRMP

Requirements

As part of the ERAS process, prospective residents will need to submit the following documentation:

  • Completed ERAS application
  • USLME Step I and 2 (if available) are required for MD Medical Students and/or COMLEX 1 and 2 (if available) are required for DO Medical Students
  • MSPE uploaded by their school's Dean's Office
  • Medical School Transcript
  • ECFMG Certification (Foreign Medical School graduates only)
  • Personal statement
  • Three letters of recommendation
    • 1 from within the specialty of Family Medicine
  • Current photograph (Preferred but not required)
  • Graduated from medical school within the last 3 years

Additional Application Materials

While your application will tell us a lot about your academic and professional background, we want to know more about who YOU ARE as a person. To achieve this, we ask that you submit a poem, video (no more than 2 minutes), essay (no more than 300 words), or other creative manner that tells us about YOU. We want to know where you grew up, things you are proud of including accomplishments, interests outside of school, your passions, creative or unusual things you've done and what you are thinking of doing beyond your residency. We would love to also know how we as a program can help you achieve your goals!

Submit your personal response NO LATER THAN the date of your interview.

Please submit to DoNice M. Smith.

Interview Season and Invitation Timeline

Guided by recommendations from the AAFP, Association of Family Medicine Residency Directors, (AFMRD) and AAMC, our program begins reviewing applications when they are released through ERAS. Interviews are typically conducted October through December.

  • There is no universal interview release date in Family Medicine, and invitations are sent on a rolling basis to allow for holistic, mission-aligned review.
  • Applicants will be given at least two business days to accept or decline an interview invitation before the spot may be released to another applicant.

Interview Cancellation Expectations

Applicants who need to withdraw from a scheduled interview are expected to provide at least two weeks' notice whenever possible. Timely cancellations allow us to offer interview opportunities to other applicants and support a fair and efficient process.

Interview Format

All interviews at the Wake Forest Family Medicine Residency Program are conducted exclusively in a virtual format.

Foreign Medical Graduates

Foreign medical graduates must have passed the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) and USMLE exams. For more information, visit the ECFMG website. We sponsor J-1 visas only, which you must have at the time of your application.