rotated at wake this fall and would definitely agree with all aspects of the above.
huge amount of operative exposure with half-days of individual continuity clinics throughout most of the residency years. very strong trauma, hand, sports and tumor. the entire staff is incredibly friendly (residents included) and a great group to work with. they are adding quite a few new staff members over the course of this year (including a new joints staff this fall) so the opportunities for getting into the OR will be even greater. only one adult spine surgeon so if you're really interested in ortho spine, might not be the best program due to minimal exposure. senior resident on sports covers athletics for WFU and travels with the teams. individualized mentorship in peds ortho during the 2nd year with the program director, though not sure if this will change at all with the new peds staff starting this summer. didactic sessions every morning are generally well done and cover a broad range of orthopaedics topics...was able to learn quite a bit from these conferences even as a medical student. residents have historically gone into private practice but over the past number of years have placed very well in fellowships.
winston-salem is definitely not a singles city though there are a few single residents. easy to find real estate for reasonable prices though and not a far drive at all to big cities (d.c., charlotte), the beach, or the mountains. lots of great outdoors opportunities.
in short, all around solid program with great operative experience, friendly staff, in a smaller city that's great for families/couples.
