The Wake Forest Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Fellowship is committed to advancing the field through the rigorous preparation of future physician-scholars and healthcare leaders. The program integrates comprehensive clinical training with a strong foundation in scholarly inquiry. Fellows engage in a structured curriculum that supports critical thinking and academic productivity, with the goal of contributing meaningfully to the evolving body of knowledge in pulmonary and critical care medicine.
Our section values intellectual curiosity and academic collaboration, offering a collegial environment in which inquiry is encouraged, ideas are nurtured, and the professional development of each fellow is a shared priority.
F2/F3: Fellows will have blocks of research time where they can work on their projects. All fellows will have shared research blocks where there will be research workshops on topics such as "How to present an oral presentation," "How to prepare a poster presentation," "Statistics," and "Introduction to grant writing." There are twice yearly scholarly activity committee meetings where fellows and their mentors meet with the Research Executive Committee to get guidance and feedback on their projects and career direction. Fellows also present their works in progress twice a year to the broader section which helps to foster collaboration.
An optional fourth year offers focused research training for aspiring physician-scientists. Recent fellows have leveraged institutional T32 training grants and the Translational and Health System Science Masters' program to enhance their research skills.
Our section values intellectual curiosity and academic collaboration, offering a collegial environment in which inquiry is encouraged, ideas are nurtured, and the professional development of each fellow is a shared priority.
Fellows' Research and Scholarly Inquiry Curriculum
F1: We start the academic year off with an introduction to the broad research being conducted in our section. In January, all first-year fellows have a research rotation with scheduled meet and greets with the research faculty and workshops on topics such as "Choosing a research question" and "How to work with a mentor/expectations as a mentee." There are also opportunities to meet with the librarians, statisticians, and members of the IRB. Fellows then meet with faculty individually to develop their primary scholarly project.F2/F3: Fellows will have blocks of research time where they can work on their projects. All fellows will have shared research blocks where there will be research workshops on topics such as "How to present an oral presentation," "How to prepare a poster presentation," "Statistics," and "Introduction to grant writing." There are twice yearly scholarly activity committee meetings where fellows and their mentors meet with the Research Executive Committee to get guidance and feedback on their projects and career direction. Fellows also present their works in progress twice a year to the broader section which helps to foster collaboration.
An optional fourth year offers focused research training for aspiring physician-scientists. Recent fellows have leveraged institutional T32 training grants and the Translational and Health System Science Masters' program to enhance their research skills.