Wake Forest University School of Medicine MD Program faculty and staff officially moved into The Pearl Innovation District in Charlotte on May 30. Matriculation for the first class of 49 students began July 10. The nearly 200 medical students across both campuses benefit from collaborative learning opportunities and access to extensive clinical and research resources available across Advocate Health, the third-largest nonprofit health system nationwide.
Fully integrated with Wake Forest University School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, the Charlotte campus curriculum takes a unique, problem-based approach to learning. It uses weekly clinical cases as springboards for students to learn foundational science and evaluate possible diagnoses, as well as an advanced clinical skills lab, virtual anatomy lab and plastinated anatomy lab.
“Building on our prestigious work in Winston-Salem, this new campus reflects our commitment to training the next generation of physicians in a way that is collaborative, connected to the community and focused on the future,” said L. Ebony Boulware, M.D., dean of the School of Medicine and chief science officer of Advocate Health. “We’re leveraging immersive technologies and flexible learning environments to transform how we prepare doctors for the challenges of tomorrow.”
