Training and Education

Why Wake Forest?

As the academic core for the 3rd largest health system in the US, Wake Forest University School of Medicine provides a unique opportunity to train in a diverse and collaborative environment.

The Wake Forest University School of Medicine Section on Infectious Diseases offers a variety of trainining opportunities, for undergraduates, medical students , residents, fellows, and pharmacy residents.

For Fellows

Learn more about our fellowship program in infectious diseases. We offer a two year fellowship program in infectious diseases with an optional third year of research. Our fellows have the opportunity to learn from a diverse group of faculty, including infectious disease specialists, pharmacists, and other healthcare professionals and have gone on to practice in a variety of settings (e.g., academic, community, and private practice).

Infectious Disease fellows in the lab pipetting with an attending physician.

For Pharmacists

Pharmacy residency program leaders.

Atrium Wake Forest Baptist Health offers a one-year PGY2 Infectious Diseases residency designed to provide experiences in all areas of ID pharmacotherapy.

Additionally, we offer a one-year PGY2 Investigational Drugs and Research Pharmacy Residency.

Contact John Williamson for more information on our pharmacy residency programs.

For Medical Students

Joshua Manuel presenting his research at the Medical Student Research Day.

We offer a variety of educational opportunities for medical students. We are happy to mentor students in the Medical Student Research Program. Some of our prior MRSP students have gone on to publish their research in peer-reviewed journals and present their research at national and international conferences, including winning awards as part of the Medical Student Research Day program. Contact Michael E. DeWitt for more information on our medical student research program.

For Undergraduates

We offer a variety of educational opportunities for undergraduates. We are always happy to talk to students about research opportunities in infectious diseases and public health. We are actively engaged in undergraduate with Michael DeWitt and John Sanders directing the International Field Epidemiology and Tropical Medicine course in Peru.

Students collecting mosquitoes for the International Field Epidemiology and Tropical Medicine course in Peru.