Tinsley R. Harrison Professor and Chair, Department of Internal Medicine

The Internal Medicine training program at Wake Forest University School of Medicine is the signature educational component of the Department of Internal Medicine. We are dedicated to excellent teaching in the context of state-of-the-art, compassionate, patient-focused care. The fulfillment of our educational mission requires the provision of exemplary clinical services.  In the last two decades, both the Department and the Medical Center have advanced to the very first rank of American academic medical institutions.

 

Our ideal is to provide a nurturing environment that emphasizes a life-long dedication to acquiring new knowledge and to the highest possible quality of care.  Learning Internal Medicine requires an understanding of basic mechanisms involved in disease processes, and both a fundamental and clinical understanding of their treatment. Our training program emphasizes the application of evidence-based principles, the doctor-patient relationship, humanism, and professionalism in the practice of medicine. These ideals are cultivated by a dedicated and talented faculty of physicians and scientists, a vital and progressive academic community, superb multidisciplinary research opportunities, and a rich clinical environment with a tradition of exceptional quality in patient care. Our program provides the opportunity for training in ambulatory and complex inpatient case management and is fully accredited by the ACGME/RRC-IM, as well as all of its subspecialties.  In addition to a traditional internal medicine track and a primary care pathway, we have recently inaugurated a specific research pathway. Internal Medicine residents who have already had substantial research training may apply to enter the Internal Medicine Resident Research Pathway which provides an intensive research experience for promising future academic physician-scientists and patient-centered clinical investigators.  Mentored research opportunities are made available to all residents and fellows from a substantive menu of research projects through the Tinsley R. Harrison Translational Research Training Program. This new departmental initiative is designed to provide a didactic and practical introduction to clinical and basic research. 

 

Our faculty members are deeply committed to the education of Residents in Internal Medicine and are easily accessible through involvement in day-to-day educational activities. The teaching hospitals affiliated with our program provide interns and residents with a large and diverse patient population, stimulating and unique training experiences, and the opportunity to apply new advances in Internal Medicine to their clinical practice. The location of this program within Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center offers unique opportunities for broadening the training experience of our residents through the excellent facilities of the medical center.  This combination of resources is ideal for the physician in training in Internal Medicine. Our training program evolves continuously to incorporate new knowledge and technology and to respond to the educational needs of our trainees and the changing health care needs of the population we serve.

 

 

Thomas D. DuBose, Jr., M.D. FACP, FAHA, FASN