Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Encyclopedia
The Wake Forest School of Medicine is the medical school
of Wake Forest University
, located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina
. It is affiliated with North Carolina Baptist Hospital and Wake Forest University Physicians, forming part of the Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center system. It is currently the largest employer in Forsyth County
.
. Thirteen students made up the charter medical class. Tuition was $37.50 per term; additional fees were charged for laboratories and student health care.
In 1908, The Journal of the American Medical Association
listed the Wake Forest College Medical School as one of only eleven, including Johns Hopkins
and Harvard
, that require two years of college work for entrance. The 1935 Carnegie Foundation Flexner Report
described the School of Medicine's laboratory facilities as "models in their way. Everything about them indicates intelligence and earnestness. The dissecting room is clean and odorless, the bodies undergoing dissection being cared for in the most approved modern manner."
School of Medicine and created the first department of medical genetics
in the country. The rest of Wake Forest University would follow the medical school to Winston-Salem in 1956.
A few years earlier, in 1923, the Southern Baptist denomination had established a charity hospital in Winston-Salem, the North Carolina Baptist Hospital. The city was chosen because the Chamber of Commerce pledged to meet the requirements of providing a suitable building site (“wilds of Ardmore”) and $100,000 toward the construction of the facilities. The School of Medicine was founded in association with the hospital, and today both are operated under the umbrella organization Wake Forest Baptist Health.
A flurry of building projects costing a total of over $700 billion greatly expanded the School of Medicine and medical center campus in the 1990s and 2000s. These projects include Ardmore Tower, J. Paul Sticht Center on Aging and Rehabilitation, CompRehab Plaza, Brenner Children's Hospital
, Nutrition Building, Outpatient Comprehensive Cancer Center, Piedmont Triad Research Park
, and Richard H. Dean Biomedical Research Building. The Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine
was established in 2004 and has since risen to national prominence.
or biology
, 8 semester hours of general physics
, 8 semester hours of general chemistry
, and 8 semester hours of organic chemistry
. The average MCAT subject score for students admitted for the class of 2015 was a 10.7, and the average total MCAT was 32.1. The median GPA for those accepted was a 3.58, and 6 students had advanced degrees prior to applying. Overall, 7,391 students applied for admission and 543 were interviewed for 120 spots. Enrolled students are issued an IBM
ThinkPad
computer and personal printer.
In the 2011 U.S. News & World Report
, Wake Forest University School of Medicine was ranked 37th best in the nation for primary care and 45th for research. Wake Forest also ranks in the top third of U.S. medical schools in federal NIH funding.
to grant the M.D. degree.
During the first year, basic science courses and introduction to medicine classes are taught, while the second year focuses on pathophysiology
of disease and is organized by systems. The third and fourth years of medical education consist of clinical rotation in which the students are members of the medical team learning to treat patients in a hospital setting. Third year students rotate through a series of required clerkships, while the fourth year allows for students to chose their rotations based on their interests and future career plans, including time for research or away rotations at other institutions. Students also have the opportunity to do electives in foreign countries and gain exposure to the differences in care in other countries.
joint degree in bioethics
as well as an M.D./Ph.D.
program with the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, an M.D./M.B.A. program with the Babcock Graduate School of Management
, and an M.D./M.S. in Clinical and Population Translational Sciences with the Department of Public Health Sciences.
, dermatology, emergency medicine, family and community medicine, internal medicine, neurology, obstetrics and gynecology, pathology
, pediatrics, psychiatry and behavioral medicine, radiation oncology, radiology, cardiothoracic surgery
, general surgery, neurosurgery
, ophthalmology
, orthopaedic surgery, otolaryngology
, plastic and reconstructive surgery
, urology
, and vascular and endovascular surgery
.
The basic science departments are: biochemistry, cancer biology, microbiology and immunology, neurobiology and anatomy, physiology and pharmacology
, biostatistical sciences
, and biomedical engineering
.
Other departments include: physician assistant studies, public health sciences, epidemiology and prevention, and social sciences and health policy.
, Student National Medical Association
, and Operation Smile
. Many students are also active in intramural sports
organized through the university.
A significant number of students also participate in research, and the Medical Student Research Program funds student research projects over the summer between their first and second years. The School of Medicine also participates in the Albert Schweitzer Fellowship program
, with a number of students winning fellowships each year.
Medical school
A medical school is a tertiary educational institution—or part of such an institution—that teaches medicine. Degree programs offered at medical schools often include Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, Bachelor/Doctor of Medicine, Doctor of Philosophy, master's degree, or other post-secondary...
of Wake Forest University
Wake Forest University
Wake Forest University is a private, coeducational university in the U.S. state of North Carolina, founded in 1834. The university received its name from its original location in Wake Forest, north of Raleigh, North Carolina, the state capital. The Reynolda Campus, the university's main campus, is...
, located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Winston-Salem is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina, with a 2010 population of 229,617. Winston-Salem is the county seat and largest city of Forsyth County and the fourth-largest city in the state. Winston-Salem is the second largest municipality in the Piedmont Triad region and is home to...
. It is affiliated with North Carolina Baptist Hospital and Wake Forest University Physicians, forming part of the Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center system. It is currently the largest employer in Forsyth County
Forsyth County, North Carolina
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 306,067 people, 123,851 households, and 81,741 families residing in the county. The population density was 747 people per square mile . There were 133,093 housing units at an average density of 325 per square mile...
.
Foundation and Early Years
In 1902, the two-year Wake Forest College Medical School was founded on the college campus in Wake Forest, North CarolinaWake Forest, North Carolina
Wake Forest is a town and suburb of Raleigh, North Carolina in Wake County in the U.S. state of North Carolina and is located just north of the state capital, Raleigh. The population was 12,588 at the 2000 census. In 2009, the estimated population was 27,915...
. Thirteen students made up the charter medical class. Tuition was $37.50 per term; additional fees were charged for laboratories and student health care.
In 1908, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Journal of the American Medical Association
The Journal of the American Medical Association is a weekly, peer-reviewed, medical journal, published by the American Medical Association. Beginning in July 2011, the editor in chief will be Howard C. Bauchner, vice chairman of pediatrics at Boston University’s School of Medicine, replacing ...
listed the Wake Forest College Medical School as one of only eleven, including Johns Hopkins
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine , located in Baltimore, Maryland, U.S., is the academic medical teaching and research arm of Johns Hopkins University. Hopkins has consistently been the nation's number one medical school in the amount of competitive research grants awarded by the National...
and Harvard
Harvard Medical School
Harvard Medical School is the graduate medical school of Harvard University. It is located in the Longwood Medical Area of the Mission Hill neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts....
, that require two years of college work for entrance. The 1935 Carnegie Foundation Flexner Report
Flexner Report
The Flexner Report is a book-length study of medical education in the United States and Canada, written by the professional educator Abraham Flexner and published in 1910 under the aegis of the Carnegie Foundation...
described the School of Medicine's laboratory facilities as "models in their way. Everything about them indicates intelligence and earnestness. The dissecting room is clean and odorless, the bodies undergoing dissection being cared for in the most approved modern manner."
Move to Winston-Salem and the Bowman Gray School of Medicine
The Flexner report also urged the closure of two-year medical schools, and the Wake Forest medical school moved to Winston-Salem in 1941 and became a four-year school. The medical school was renamed the Bowman GrayBowman Gray, Sr.
Bowman Gray, Sr. was a former president and chairman of R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and a major benefactor of Wake Forest University School of Medicine....
School of Medicine and created the first department of medical genetics
Medical genetics
Medical genetics is the specialty of medicine that involves the diagnosis and management of hereditary disorders. Medical genetics differs from Human genetics in that human genetics is a field of scientific research that may or may not apply to medicine, but medical genetics refers to the...
in the country. The rest of Wake Forest University would follow the medical school to Winston-Salem in 1956.
A few years earlier, in 1923, the Southern Baptist denomination had established a charity hospital in Winston-Salem, the North Carolina Baptist Hospital. The city was chosen because the Chamber of Commerce pledged to meet the requirements of providing a suitable building site (“wilds of Ardmore”) and $100,000 toward the construction of the facilities. The School of Medicine was founded in association with the hospital, and today both are operated under the umbrella organization Wake Forest Baptist Health.
Modern Era and Expansion
In 1997, the school was renamed the Wake Forest University School of Medicine, while the medical school campus became the Bowman Gray Campus. In 2011, the name would be changed slightly again to the Wake Forest School of Medicine as a part of an organization-wide rebranding effort.A flurry of building projects costing a total of over $700 billion greatly expanded the School of Medicine and medical center campus in the 1990s and 2000s. These projects include Ardmore Tower, J. Paul Sticht Center on Aging and Rehabilitation, CompRehab Plaza, Brenner Children's Hospital
Brenner Children's Hospital
Brenner Children's Hospital is a children's hospital in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.The Brenner Children's Hospital is dedicated to tertiary pediatric care with specialty children's services such as chronic disease treatment, cancer/acute leukemia treatment, and infant and child cardiothoracic...
, Nutrition Building, Outpatient Comprehensive Cancer Center, Piedmont Triad Research Park
Piedmont Triad Research Park
The Piedmont Triad Research Park , in Winston Salem, North Carolina, USA, is a highly interactive, master-planned innovation community developed to support life science and information technology research and development...
, and Richard H. Dean Biomedical Research Building. The Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine
Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine
Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine is a research institute affiliated with the Wake Forest School of Medicine and located at Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States...
was established in 2004 and has since risen to national prominence.
Admissions and Rankings
Students applying to the Wake Forest School of Medicine are required to take the MCAT. The undergraduate coursework requirements include 8 semester hours of zoologyZoology
Zoology |zoölogy]]), is the branch of biology that relates to the animal kingdom, including the structure, embryology, evolution, classification, habits, and distribution of all animals, both living and extinct...
or biology
Biology
Biology is a natural science concerned with the study of life and living organisms, including their structure, function, growth, origin, evolution, distribution, and taxonomy. Biology is a vast subject containing many subdivisions, topics, and disciplines...
, 8 semester hours of general physics
Physics
Physics is a natural science that involves the study of matter and its motion through spacetime, along with related concepts such as energy and force. More broadly, it is the general analysis of nature, conducted in order to understand how the universe behaves.Physics is one of the oldest academic...
, 8 semester hours of general chemistry
Chemistry
Chemistry is the science of matter, especially its chemical reactions, but also its composition, structure and properties. Chemistry is concerned with atoms and their interactions with other atoms, and particularly with the properties of chemical bonds....
, and 8 semester hours of organic chemistry
Organic chemistry
Organic chemistry is a subdiscipline within chemistry involving the scientific study of the structure, properties, composition, reactions, and preparation of carbon-based compounds, hydrocarbons, and their derivatives...
. The average MCAT subject score for students admitted for the class of 2015 was a 10.7, and the average total MCAT was 32.1. The median GPA for those accepted was a 3.58, and 6 students had advanced degrees prior to applying. Overall, 7,391 students applied for admission and 543 were interviewed for 120 spots. Enrolled students are issued an IBM
IBM
International Business Machines Corporation or IBM is an American multinational technology and consulting corporation headquartered in Armonk, New York, United States. IBM manufactures and sells computer hardware and software, and it offers infrastructure, hosting and consulting services in areas...
ThinkPad
ThinkPad
ThinkPad is line of laptop computers originally sold by IBM but now produced by Lenovo. They are known for their boxy black design, which was modeled after a traditional Japanese lunchbox...
computer and personal printer.
In the 2011 U.S. News & World Report
U.S. News & World Report
U.S. News & World Report is an American news magazine published from Washington, D.C. Along with Time and Newsweek it was for many years a leading news weekly, focusing more than its counterparts on political, economic, health and education stories...
, Wake Forest University School of Medicine was ranked 37th best in the nation for primary care and 45th for research. Wake Forest also ranks in the top third of U.S. medical schools in federal NIH funding.
Academics
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Curriculum
Wake Forest School of Medicine is accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical EducationLiaison Committee on Medical Education
The Liaison Committee on Medical Education is an accrediting body for educational programs at schools of medicine in the United States and Canada. The LCME accredits only the schools that grant a doctor of medicine degree; osteopathic medical schools are accredited by the Commission on...
to grant the M.D. degree.
During the first year, basic science courses and introduction to medicine classes are taught, while the second year focuses on pathophysiology
Pathophysiology
Pathophysiology is the study of the changes of normal mechanical, physical, and biochemical functions, either caused by a disease, or resulting from an abnormal syndrome...
of disease and is organized by systems. The third and fourth years of medical education consist of clinical rotation in which the students are members of the medical team learning to treat patients in a hospital setting. Third year students rotate through a series of required clerkships, while the fourth year allows for students to chose their rotations based on their interests and future career plans, including time for research or away rotations at other institutions. Students also have the opportunity to do electives in foreign countries and gain exposure to the differences in care in other countries.
Joint Degree Programs
The School of Medicine offers an M.D./M.A.Master of Arts (postgraduate)
A Master of Arts from the Latin Magister Artium, is a type of Master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The M.A. is usually contrasted with the M.S. or M.Sc. degrees...
joint degree in bioethics
Bioethics
Bioethics is the study of controversial ethics brought about by advances in biology and medicine. Bioethicists are concerned with the ethical questions that arise in the relationships among life sciences, biotechnology, medicine, politics, law, and philosophy....
as well as an M.D./Ph.D.
Ph.D.
A Ph.D. is a Doctor of Philosophy, an academic degree.Ph.D. may also refer to:* Ph.D. , a 1980s British group*Piled Higher and Deeper, a web comic strip*PhD: Phantasy Degree, a Korean comic series* PhD Docbook renderer, an XML renderer...
program with the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, an M.D./M.B.A. program with the Babcock Graduate School of Management
Babcock Graduate School of Management
The Babcock Graduate School of Management is one of the graduate schools of Wake Forest University. Established in 1969, it admitted its first classes of full-time and executive students in 1971 and presented its first graduating class in 1973. The Babcock School was established with a gift from...
, and an M.D./M.S. in Clinical and Population Translational Sciences with the Department of Public Health Sciences.
Departments
The School of Medicine has the following clinical departments: anesthesiology, dentistryDentistry
Dentistry is the branch of medicine that is involved in the study, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of diseases, disorders and conditions of the oral cavity, maxillofacial area and the adjacent and associated structures and their impact on the human body. Dentistry is widely considered...
, dermatology, emergency medicine, family and community medicine, internal medicine, neurology, obstetrics and gynecology, pathology
Pathology
Pathology is the precise study and diagnosis of disease. The word pathology is from Ancient Greek , pathos, "feeling, suffering"; and , -logia, "the study of". Pathologization, to pathologize, refers to the process of defining a condition or behavior as pathological, e.g. pathological gambling....
, pediatrics, psychiatry and behavioral medicine, radiation oncology, radiology, cardiothoracic surgery
Cardiothoracic Surgery
Cardiothoracic surgery is the field of medicine involved in surgical treatment of diseases affecting organs inside the thorax —generally treatment of conditions of the heart and lungs .-Cardiac / Thoracic:...
, general surgery, neurosurgery
Neurosurgery
Neurosurgery is the medical specialty concerned with the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of disorders which affect any portion of the nervous system including the brain, spine, spinal cord, peripheral nerves, and extra-cranial cerebrovascular system.-In the United States:In...
, ophthalmology
Ophthalmology
Ophthalmology is the branch of medicine that deals with the anatomy, physiology and diseases of the eye. An ophthalmologist is a specialist in medical and surgical eye problems...
, orthopaedic surgery, otolaryngology
Otolaryngology
Otolaryngology or ENT is the branch of medicine and surgery that specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of ear, nose, throat, and head and neck disorders....
, plastic and reconstructive surgery
Plastic surgery
Plastic surgery is a medical specialty concerned with the correction or restoration of form and function. Though cosmetic or aesthetic surgery is the best-known kind of plastic surgery, most plastic surgery is not cosmetic: plastic surgery includes many types of reconstructive surgery, hand...
, urology
Urology
Urology is the medical and surgical specialty that focuses on the urinary tracts of males and females, and on the reproductive system of males. Medical professionals specializing in the field of urology are called urologists and are trained to diagnose, treat, and manage patients with urological...
, and vascular and endovascular surgery
Vascular surgery
Vascular surgery is a specialty of surgery in which diseases of the vascular system, or arteries and veins, are managed by medical therapy, minimally-invasive catheter procedures, and surgical reconstruction. The specialty evolved from general and cardiac surgery...
.
The basic science departments are: biochemistry, cancer biology, microbiology and immunology, neurobiology and anatomy, physiology and pharmacology
Pharmacology
Pharmacology is the branch of medicine and biology concerned with the study of drug action. More specifically, it is the study of the interactions that occur between a living organism and chemicals that affect normal or abnormal biochemical function...
, biostatistical sciences
Biostatistics
Biostatistics is the application of statistics to a wide range of topics in biology...
, and biomedical engineering
Biomedical engineering
Biomedical Engineering is the application of engineering principles and design concepts to medicine and biology. This field seeks to close the gap between engineering and medicine: It combines the design and problem solving skills of engineering with medical and biological sciences to improve...
.
Other departments include: physician assistant studies, public health sciences, epidemiology and prevention, and social sciences and health policy.
Major Affiliations
- North Carolina Baptist Hospital
- Brenner Children's HospitalBrenner Children's HospitalBrenner Children's Hospital is a children's hospital in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.The Brenner Children's Hospital is dedicated to tertiary pediatric care with specialty children's services such as chronic disease treatment, cancer/acute leukemia treatment, and infant and child cardiothoracic...
- W.G. Hefner Salisbury Veterans Affairs Medical Center
- Virginia Tech-Wake Forest School of Biomedical Engineering and Sciences
Institutes and Centers
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Epilepsy Epilepsy is a common chronic neurological disorder characterized by seizures. These seizures are transient signs and/or symptoms of abnormal, excessive or hypersynchronous neuronal activity in the brain.About 50 million people worldwide have epilepsy, and nearly two out of every three new cases... Center Hypertension Hypertension or high blood pressure is a cardiac chronic medical condition in which the systemic arterial blood pressure is elevated. What that means is that the heart is having to work harder than it should to pump the blood around the body. Blood pressure involves two measurements, systolic and... and Vascular Research Center Stroke A stroke, previously known medically as a cerebrovascular accident , is the rapidly developing loss of brain function due to disturbance in the blood supply to the brain. This can be due to ischemia caused by blockage , or a hemorrhage... Center Primate A primate is a mammal of the order Primates , which contains prosimians and simians. Primates arose from ancestors that lived in the trees of tropical forests; many primate characteristics represent adaptations to life in this challenging three-dimensional environment... Center Translational medicine Translational medicine is a medical practice based on interventional epidemiology. It is regarded by its proponents as a natural progression from Evidence-Based Medicine. It integrates research from the basic sciences, social sciences and political sciences with the aim of optimising patient care... Institute |
Student Life
Students participate in a number of volunteer and common-interest organizations. The Delivering Equal Access to Care (DEAC) Clinic is a student-run clinic to serve uninsured, low-income residents of Winston-Salem. Oasis is an online magazine that publishes student artistic and literary works. Other student organizations include interest groups that correspond with particular specialties and Wake Forest chapters of the American Medical AssociationAmerican Medical Association
The American Medical Association , founded in 1847 and incorporated in 1897, is the largest association of medical doctors and medical students in the United States.-Scope and operations:...
, Student National Medical Association
Student National Medical Association
The Student National Medical Association is the nation's oldest and largest independent, student-run organization focused on the needs and concerns of medical students of color. It was established as a subdivision of the National Medical Association in 1964 by medical students from Howard...
, and Operation Smile
Operation Smile
Operation Smile is a not-for-profit medical service organization based in Norfolk, Virginia , founded in 1982. A secular NGO, the children's medical charity provides cleft lip and palate repair surgeries to children worldwide, assists countries in reaching self-sufficiency with these surgeries, and...
. Many students are also active in intramural sports
Intramural sports
Intramural sports or intramurals are recreational sports organized within a set geographic area. The term derives from the Latin words intra muros meaning "within walls", and was used to indicate sports matches and contests that took place among teams from "within the walls" of an ancient city...
organized through the university.
A significant number of students also participate in research, and the Medical Student Research Program funds student research projects over the summer between their first and second years. The School of Medicine also participates in the Albert Schweitzer Fellowship program
The Albert Schweitzer Fellowship
Originally founded in 1940 to support Albert Schweitzer's hospital in Africa, is a nonprofit organization whose is to develop Leaders in Service: individuals who are dedicated and skilled in meeting the health needs of underserved communities, and whose example influences and inspires...
, with a number of students winning fellowships each year.
Notable Faculty and Alumni
- William AllanWilliam Allan (geneticist)William Allan was an American physician and geneticist who made pioneering studies in human genetics and hereditary diseases...
, Genetics - Anthony AtalaAnthony AtalaAnthony Atala, M.D., is the W.H. Boyce Professor and Director of the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine, and Chair of the Department of Urology at the Wake Forest University School of Medicine in North Carolina...
, Regenerative medicine and urology - Ken BlumKen BlumKenneth Blum is an internationally recognized authority and researcher on neuropsychopharmacology and genetics. He is often referred to as the co-discoverer of the alcoholism gene due to his study publication in the Journal of the American Medical Association in 1990...
, Neuropsychopharmacology and genetics - Paul BucyPaul BucyPaul Bucy was an American neuropathologist who was a native of Hubbard, Iowa. He studied medicine at the University of Iowa, and afterwards was an assistant to neurosurgeon Percival Bailey at the University of Chicago...
, Neurology and neurosurgery - Jorge Calles-EscandónJorge Calles-EscandónJorge Calles-Escandon is a Mexican physician and researcher who practices at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Calles-Escandon is a prominent endocrinologist, researcher, educator, and speaker. He is recognized as the medical voice of North Carolina's...
, Endocrinology - Coy Cornelius CarpenterCoy Cornelius CarpenterCoy Cornelius Carpenter M.D., born April 24, 1900, died November 7, 1971, was dean of the School of Medicine of Wake Forest University from 1936–67 and vice president for health affairs from 1963-67. He guided the school through the transition from a two-year to a four-year program and the move...
, Dean - Richard CytowicRichard CytowicRichard E. Cytowic is an American neurologist and author who rekindled interest in studying synesthesia in the 1980s. He was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize for his New York Times Magazine cover story about James Brady, the Presidential Press Secretary shot in the brain during the assassination...
, Neurology - James ForresterJames Forrester (politician)James S. Forrester was a Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's forty-first senate district, including constituents in Iredell, Gaston and Lincoln counties...
, Politician - Max GomezMax GomezDr. Max Gomez, Ph. D. is a native of Havana, Cuba and was the medical correspondent/senior health editor for NBC flagship television station WNBC in New York City. He delivered segments on health, science and medicine on the 5pm news. Before that he was the health and science editor for KYW-TV in...
, Medical reporter - Tinsley Randolph HarrisonTinsley Randolph HarrisonTinsley Randolph Harrison was a US physician and editor of the first five editions of Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine.-Biography:...
, Internal medicine - David L. HeymannDavid L. HeymannDavid L. Heymann, MD was appointed Chairman of the Board of the UK Health Protection Agency in April 2009. Prior to this, Dr. Heymann was the World Health Organization's Assistant Director-General for Health Security and Environment and the representative of the Director-General for Polio...
, Infectious disease - Robert LanzaRobert LanzaRobert Paul Lanza is an American Doctor of Medicine, scientist, Chief Scientific Officer of Advanced Cell Technology and Adjunct Professor at the Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine....
, Regenerative medicine - Thomas T. MackieThomas T. MackieThomas T Mackie, MD was a research/public health physician in the United States Army during World War II. He was involved in the creation of the first tropical medicine course at the US Army Medical School in 1941...
, Preventative medicine and infectious disease - Thomas MarshburnThomas MarshburnThomas Henry "Tom" Marshburn is an American physician and a NASA astronaut. Marshburn was born in Statesville, North Carolina. He served as a Mission Specialist on STS-127.-Education:...
, Astronaut - Jerry PunchJerry PunchDr. Jerry Punch is an American auto racing and college football commentator on ESPN. Punch also does local radio spots in Knoxville.-Early life and career:...
, ESPNESPNEntertainment and Sports Programming Network, commonly known as ESPN, is an American global cable television network focusing on sports-related programming including live and pre-taped event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original programming....
commentator - Leon S. RobertsonLeon S. RobertsonLeon S. Robertson is a retired injury epidemiologist.From 1978 to 1998, Robertson occupied various positions in the Institution for Social and Policy Studies and the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health at Yale University. He previously served on the faculties of Harvard University Medical...
, Epidemiology
External links
- Wake Forest School of Medicine
- DEAC Clinic
- Wake Forest University
- Footprints Over Time: A Building History of WFUBMC Photographs demonstrating the growth of the medical center and school