Explore our Research
Medical research is much more than discovery. It is hope. It is a cure. It is the advances that we make here that will benefit our lives and those of generations to come.
As the academic core of our recently expanded health system, Wake Forest University School of Medicine’s 2,000+ researchers are leading the way in accelerating vital research.
Measuring Impacts One Race at a Time
Medicine and the Military
Researchers TEAM Up to Better Manage Blood Pressure
LEAPs and Bounds: New Ways to Treat Obesity
Infants and Older Adults May Hold Key to More Effective Vaccines
Rewind on Our Top Education Stories
In our medical training programs, a patient-centered perspective is at the heart of the curriculum. Our students obtain in-depth and valuable clinical experience.
RxPurpose: Medical Students Providing Hope
Making an Impact: IDEA Grant
Medical Student Research Day
Medical Student Has Immersive Training with Carolina Panthers
Medical Student's Health Journey Comes Full Circle
The Kennedy-Hopkins Scholars Mentor Program
Mentorship and Collaboration in Research
Medical Students Enhancing Global Health
Ultrasound Course Prepares Students to Save Lives
Journey from Haiti to Medical School
Teaching Compassionate Care
Celebrate our Award-winning Faculty, Staff and Students
Learn about the national and international recognitions earned by our faculty, staff and students.
Pursuing Health Equity in Cancer Research
Medicine Takes Flight
Strengthening the Health Equity Roadmap
Awards and Recognition
Find the latest information about awards and recognition earned by Wake Forest University School of Medicine faculty, staff and students.
Faculty Awards and Achievements
Gabriela Velazquez, MD, FACS, Selected as Recipient of James IV Travelling Fellowship Award
Harvey Meyers, MD, Honored by American College of Emergency Physicians
Metin Gurcan, MD, to be Inducted as American College of Medical Informatics Fellow
Jennifer Gabbard, MD, Awarded by the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine
Nadine Barrett Presented with Trailblazer Award from Tigerlily Foundation
Dr. Kimberly Montez, MD, MPH, Honored by North Carolina Pediatric Society
Ashish Khanna, MD, Honored by Society of Critical Care Medicine
J. Mark Cline, DVM, PhD, Honored with Mentoring Award from Radiation Research Society
Carlos Ferrario, MD, to Receive Research Award from Southern Medical Association
Michael Nader, PhD, Receives Lifetime Achievement Award
Laura Flashman, PhD, Honored by American Board of Professional Psychology
Dhanendra Tomar, PhD, Awarded Transformational Project Award by American Heart Association
Donald Penzien, PhD, Receives Lifetime Achievement Award from American Headache Society
Take a look back at the moments we celebrated in 2024.
Match Day 2024
Wake Forest University School of Medicine's fourth-year medical students, along with medical students from across the country, learn where they "matched" and will spend the next three to seven years of residency training.
MD Graduation 2024
Watch Wake Forest University School of Medicine's May 2024 graduation ceremony highlight for MD Class of 2024.
PA Program Graduation 2024
Watch Wake Forest University School of Medicine's May 2024 graduation ceremony highlight for PA Class of 2024.
Biomedical Graduate Programs (MS/PhD) Graduation 2024
Academic Nursing Graduation 2024
MD White Coat Ceremony 2024
PA Program White Coat Ceremony 2024
Medical Student Research Day 2024
Annual event that fosters mentorship and provides medical students an opportunity to showcase their year-long research projects in front of faculty, staff and peers.
Graduate Student Research Day 2024
More than 80 graduate students from the Wake Forest Biomedical Graduate Programs at Wake Forest University School of Medicine recently presented their research at the annual research day event.
Alumni Relations and Philanthropy Highlights
New in 2024:
- Launched the Medicine Forward series: May 21, 2024 (Winston) | October 17, 2024 (Charlotte)
- Medicine Forward | Giving Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist
- Continued with the ENVISION Campaign reaching the $100M goal for research