Our picture of healthcare
Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center has a growing healthcare presence in Charlotte, highlighted by our partnership with Advocate Health (which includes Atrium Health). This collaboration allows Wake Forest to offer various specialized medical services, research, and education programs in the Charlotte area, including access to advanced cancer care, cardiology, and other specialty services, enhancing the region’s healthcare landscape.
As part of the Howard R. Levine Center for Education, located in The Pearl, the School of Medicine is part of a knowledge community designed to integrate research, clinical expertise, STEM education and corporate engagement.
Wake Forest in Charlotte News
Wake Forest’s Charlotte campus redefines medical education with inaugural class
When Wake Forest University School of Medicine Charlotte opens this July, Charlotte will welcome its first class of 49 medical students to the new campus in The Pearl innovation district. The program will debut a pioneering, case-driven curriculum that immerses students in real-world patient scenarios from day one—reshaping how future physicians are trained.
