Fellowship Program
Under the direction of Kenneth S. O’Rourke, M.D., the Section’s fellowship program offers four distinct tracts, allowing residents to focus their training to a desired career path. These tracts include clinical rheumatology, for applicants interested in a career in patient care; clinical rheumatology-geriatric, an integrated clinical program leading to board eligibility in Rheumatology and Geriatrics; academic clinical rheumatology, for those who desire a career in clinical research; and basic sciences rheumatology, for those pursuing a career in independent laboratory-based research.
Program Overview
The Rheumatology Fellowship Program of the Wake Forest University School of Medicine accepts applicants who:
- have completed, or are about to complete, Internal Medicine residency training,
- are eligible to sit for the American Board of Internal Medicine certification exam, and
- who wish to receive further training in the subspecialty of Rheumatology.
Both two- and three-year clinical and research positions are offered.