As another junior resident at Wake Forest, I completely agree with the prior post. WFU is a great residency with outstanding (and nationally recognized) faculty, responsive leadership, enthusiastic esprit de corps, strong education (both didactic and OR/cadaver), and research support. I will expand on a few topics to give another perspective.
Our hospital has 1,000 beds, 40 ORs, 14,000 employees, and is both nationally ranked and a regional powerhouse. Our referral area captures all of Western NC, Southwestern VA, and Southern WVa. We're expanding on all fronts - increasing faculty, new buildings (doubling Cancer Center, new Peds ED, expanded adult ED), and more research money.
Our faculty and senior residents have redesigned our education to provide enhanced didactic and hands-on training. We now have three one-hour sessions each week for lectures (fully protected time), multiple subspecialty-specific weekly lectures, journal clubs (yes, they actually meet), and expanded hands-on cadaver training. In just 2.5 months, we've had eight cadaver labs: six formal dissections and two working labs (trauma procedures and knee arthroscopy).
Overall, WFU Orthopaedics is an outstanding residency and we're happy to welcome you during interview season, away rotations, or answer questions via email or post.
