Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center Program

Pathology-Anatomic and Clinical Analyst Verified · Sep 4, 2026

Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center Program

Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center Program is a residency program specializing in Pathology-Anatomic and Clinical, located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, directed by Mark A. Giffen, DO and coordinated by Amanda Goldsmith. and holds an accreditation status of Continued. International Medical Graduates interested in this program may contact the program coordinator directly at [email protected] or 336-713-0772. 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

Wake Forest's Pathology program is an academic, university-affiliated four-year combined AP/CP residency embedded in a large tertiary/quaternary health system that includes an NCI-designated comprehensive cancer center and a free-standing children's hospital, giving residents exposure to complex oncologic, pediatric, and referral-based pathology. The curriculum is structured around graduated responsibility—residents progress from previewing to independent sign-out—supported by a high-volume surgical pathology service (~45,000 specimens/year at the fellowship level), a robust autopsy/forensic service designated as a Regional Autopsy Center for 33 NC counties, and formal subspecialty rotations across both AP and CP domains. Five in-house fellowships (surgical pathology, hematopathology, dermatopathology, cytopathology, forensic pathology) and explicit preparation for "competitive fellowships" signal a strong subspecialization and academic/private-practice fellowship pipeline rather than a generalist community orientation. The program values residents who engage with research and teaching (formal faculty mentorship pairing, national presentations, tumor board participation) and who can function with junior-attending-level autonomy in clinical pathology consultation.

Who it fits

An applicant with demonstrated pathology-specific exposure (rotation, letter from a pathologist) seeking a high-volume academic AP/CP training environment that funnels into subspecialty fellowship training, particularly one drawn to surgical pathology, hematopathology, or forensic pathology.

Research intensity

Moderate - research opportunities are available and encouraged with faculty mentorship and national presentation/publication support, but not positioned as a central, mandatory component of training.

Career orientation

Fellowship - Academic Medicine

Important

Applicants are expected to have prior pathology-specific exposure (e.g., an elective and a letter from a pathologist), and postgraduate applicants changing specialties must be able to justify the career change with demonstrated exposure to pathology practice.

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