Residents who complete the Internal Medicine training program at Wake Forest are highly competitive for fellowships all across the country at some of the most prestigious programs. They are well prepared to enter any sub-specialty program as well as embarking on a career as a general internist or hospitalist. Historically, about 40% of residents pursuing subspecialty training after residency have chosen to stay at Wake Forest for fellowship, which speaks to both the strong fellowship programs at Wake Forest and the strong relationships formed between residents and subspecialty mentors during residency training.
Internal Medicine Resident Career Path Highlights 2014-2024
In the past 10 years with fairly steady trends, our graduates have chosen the following career paths:
Career Paths of our Graduates
- Vivan Anderson – Wake Forest Baptist Med Ctr-NC, Pulmonary/Critical Care
- Santul Bapat – Medical College of Georgia, Cardiovascular Disease/Clinical
- Blake Bentley – University of Kentucky Med Ctr, Gastroenterology/Clinical
- Alexa Cecil – Virginia Commonwealth U Health Sys, Gastroenterology/Clinical
- Mark Chang – Wake Forest Baptist Med Ctr-NC, Hematology and Oncology/Clinical
- Jamie Creed – Wake Forest Baptist Med Ctr-NC, Nephrology/Clinical
- Keirsyn Criss – Novant Health, Hospitalist
- Swetha Davuluri – U Texas Southwestern Med Sch-Dallas, Endocrinology/Clinical
- Nicholas Deal – Virginia Commonwealth, Hospitalist
- Logan Deyo – Wake Forest Baptist Med Ctr-NC, Hematology and Oncology/Clinical
- Catherine Elko – Virginia Commonwealth, Hospitalist
- Taylor Ferris – Ochsner Clinic Foundation-LA, Cardiovascular Disease
- Kaylie Goldner – Wake Forest Baptist Med Ctr-NC, Infectious Disease
- Kevin Goslen – Carilion Clinic-Virginia Tech Carilion SOM, Cardiovascular Disease
- Lacey Greve – University of Kansas, Hospitalist
- Calleigh Hitt – Primary Care, Georgia
- Jacob Lambertsen – Barnes-Jewish Hosp-MO, Nephrology/Clinical
- Lillian Matthews – Virginia Commonwealth, Hospitalist
- Pranjal Mishra – Hospitalist
- Sett Naing – Wake Forest Baptist Med Ctr-NC, Endocrinology/Clinical
- Mary Peyton-Knapp – Wake Forest Baptist Med Ctr-NC, Hematology and Oncology/Clinical
- Martin Porebski – Carolinas Med Ctr-NC, Hematology and Oncology/Clinical
- Nicholas Rebholtz – Hospitalist
- Drake Scott – Atrium High Point, Hospitalist
- Jennifer Shupak – Primary Care
- Joshua Strauss – Wake Forest Baptist Med Ctr-NC, Infectious Disease
- Abigail Thomas – Novant Health, Hospitalist
- Blake Van Court – Hospitalist
- Frank Ventura – Wake Forest, Nocturnist
Prelims
- Matthew Melton – Vanderbilt, General Internal Medicine
- Justin Merritt – Wake Forest Baptist Med Ctr-NC, Radiology
- Gabrielle Walsh – Univ of Chicago Med Ctr-IL, Neurology
2024-2025 ACMs
- Nicole Cillis – Wake Forest Baptist Med Ctr-NC, Cardiovascular Disease/Clinical
- Lillie Pitts – Wake Forest Baptist Med Ctr-NC, Pulmonary/Critical Care
- Zachary Pruitt – Wake Forest Baptist Med Ctr-NC, Cardiovascular Disease/Clinical
- Jigisha Srivastav – Wake Forest Baptist Med Ctr-NC, Gastroenterology/Clinical
- Scott Thiesfeldt – Wake Forest Baptist Med Ctr-NC, Pulmonary/Critical Care
2025-2026 ACMs
- Sneha Chebrolu
- Erin Deery
- Kevin Diehl
- John Hunting
- Courtney Rowland