Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center Program

Program Identity & Fit

Wake Forest's OB/GYN residency is a university-based, tertiary/quaternary referral program embedded in an 850-bed academic medical center that serves as the sole academic hub for a three-million-person catchment spanning northwest NC, southwest VA, southeast WV, and eastern TN. The curriculum deliberately front-loads subspecialty exposure (MFM, GYN oncology, FPMRS, REI, pediatric/adolescent gynecology, MIGS, family planning) in PGY-1/2 so residents can identify fellowship interests early and pursue mentored research before PGY-3 application cycles, reflecting an identity oriented toward subspecialization and fellowship placement. In-house fellowships (MFM, Gyn Onc, URPS) and connections to the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine and an NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center give residents access to translational and clinical research infrastructure beyond typical categorical programs. Distinctive clinical touchpoints include a dedicated five-day-a-week benign GYN surgery rotation at Forsyth Medical Center staffed partly by program alumni, VA-based gynecologic and breast clinic experience, and a modern 30-room birth center with on-site MFM, genetics, and NICU support - suggesting the program values residents who engage across a broad referral network and take ownership of both routine and highly complex obstetric/gynecologic care.