Dear Applicant:
Thank you for your interest in the Neurology Residency Program at Wake Forest University School of Medicine. We offer an accredited program steeped in educational excellence and exposure to all aspects of neurologic care and research. The neurology program utilizes the expertise of personnel from Wake Forest University School of Medicine and North Carolina Baptist Hospital.
We offer four neurology residency positions per year. The residency is a four year categorical program that includes a PGY-1 year in the Department of Internal Medicine at Wake Forest University School of Medicine. A separate interview with the Department of Medicine is not required.
We accept applications from the ERAS application service only. Information is on their website http://www.aamc.org/audienceeras.htm . Each application must contain three letters of recommendation in addition to the Medical Student Performance Evaluation (the Dean’s Letter) which will become available from your school through the ERAS system on November 1st. The minimum USMLE score to be considered for an interview is generally a 2-digit score of 80. Foreign medical graduates must be eligible for ECFMG certification and have obtained certification prior July 1, 2010 and have passed USMLE Step 1. Additional information may be obtained by visiting the ECFMG website. The institution sponsors only J-1 Visa which you must have at the time of your application. Based upon the strength of the overall application, some candidates with lower USMLE scores may be considered as well. In addition, international medical graduates must have some amount of clinical medical experience in the United States or Canada, preferably at least a year, to be considered for an interview. Not all applicants are invited for an interview, but the most competitive candidates will be invited for a formal interview. Applications will be reviewed as they become available in the ERAS system and candidates will be invited in the order they are received and reviewed. The deadline for the application to be received from ERAS is November 1st. Applicants are encouraged to complete their application as soon as possible since earlier invitations to interview will allow for greater flexibility in scheduling and there are limited interview slots available.
Thank you again for your interest in our program. If you have any specific questions not covered above, please feel free to contact Diann Holland, Residency Program Assistant, at 336-716-2317 or dholland@wfubmc.edu.
Sincerely,
Patrick S. Reynolds, M.D.
Associate Professor
Director, Residency Training Program
DRIVING DIRECTIONS FROM I-40 BUSINESS EAST:
Take Interstate 40 Business East to Winston-Salem. Take the First Street/Hawthorne Road Exit and at the bottom of the ramp at the stoplight, take a left onto First Street. At the next stoplight, take a left onto Hawthorne Road. Proceed straight on Hawthorne Road through one stoplight. At the second stoplight, take a right onto Medical Center Boulevard. Keep straight on Medical Center Boulevard until you arrive at the Patient/Visitor Parking Deck located on the right. Park in the parking deck and proceed into the Clinical Sciences Tower.
DRIVING DIRECTIONS FROM I-40 BUSINESS WEST:
Take Interstate 40 Business West to Winston-Salem. Take the Cloverdale/Baptist Hospital Road Exit and at the bottom of the ramp at the stoplight, proceed straight onto Medical Center Boulevard. Proceed straight on Medical Center Boulevard until you arrive at the Patient/Visitor Parking Deck located on the left. Park in the parking deck and proceed into the Clinical Sciences Tower.
AIRPORTS
There are several airports serving Winston-Salem. Piedmont Triad International (GSO) in Greensboro is the closest and is approximately 25 miles from the Medical Center traveling on I-40 Business West. Raleigh-Durham Airport (RDU) is approximately 98 miles on I-40 Business West. Charlotte Airport (CLT) is approximately 85 miles traveling on I-77 North and I-40 East.