Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center Program

Family Medicine Analyst Verified · Aug 31, 2026

Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center Program

Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center Program is a residency program specializing in Family Medicine, located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, directed by Keli B. Jones, MD and coordinated by Racheal Deleon. The program accepts applications through October 14, 2026. International Medical Graduates interested in this program may contact the program coordinator directly at rdeleon@wakehealth.edu or (336) 716-2832. IMGPrep analysts have verified and compiled this program’s IMG acceptance rate, USMLE Step 1 and Step 2 score requirements, Visa Sponsorship Policy, graduation year cutoff, and ECFMG certificate requirements — available to IMGPrep subscribers.

Program Identity & Fit

This is a university-based academic family medicine program embedded in a large tertiary academic health center, with a department ranked in the top 1% nationally for its clerkship and community practice experience and among the highest NIH-funded family medicine departments in the country. The program is highly competitive (over 300 applicants for 10 positions) and sits alongside in-house Sports Medicine and Geriatrics fellowships, giving residents direct exposure to subspecialty pathways within primary care. Research infrastructure spans occupational and environmental health, integrative medicine, gerontology, and clinical/education research, with a dedicated Clinical and Community Research Unit and institutional CTSI support, indicating scholarly output is woven into training rather than an afterthought. The program appears to value residents who can function within a comprehensive, academic, evidence-based model of care while engaging meaningfully with research, teaching, or a fellowship-oriented subspecialty track such as sports medicine.

Who it fits

An academically-inclined family medicine applicant with demonstrated research or teaching involvement who is drawn toward a sports medicine or geriatrics fellowship pathway within a university-affiliated, evidence-based training environment.

Research intensity

Strong - research is deeply embedded across department missions, funded programs, and fellowship curricula, with active expectation of scholarly output.

Career orientation

Mixed - Academic Medicine, Fellowship, Community Practice

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Deadline 10/14/2026

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Accreditation Status N/A

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