Medical Student Information

Students who would like to rotate in the Department of Internal Medicine as a third-year clerk or as a fourth year acting intern should contact:

Third Year Students Contact:
Hope Johnson, Medical Student Coordinator
PO Box 32861
Department of Internal Medicine
Charlotte, NC 28232-2861
Hope.Johnson@AtriumHealth.org
704-355-8368

The third year clerkship is open only to medical students from the Wake Forest School of Medicine.

Fourth Year Students Contact:
Hope Johnson, Medical Student Coordinator
PO Box 32861
Department of Internal Medicine
Charlotte, NC 28232-2861
Hope.Johnson@AtriumHealth.org
704-355-8368

We currently offer the following fourth-year electives to both Wake Forest University medical students and external US allopathic and osteopathic medical students:

• General Medicine Acting Internship
• Medicine ICU
• Pulmonology Consults
• Infectious Diseases
• Cardiology
• Rheumatology
• Endocrinology
• Hematology Oncology
• Nephrology
• Gastroenterology Motility, Nutrition, and Psychology
• Bariatric Medicine

All prospective 4th Year visiting students must submit an application through the Visiting Student Learning Opportunities (VSLO) website. Our course catalogue is located under Wake Forest School of Medicine, Wake Forest - Charlotte. Invited in-state applicants are eligible to apply for AHEC housing. Prospective students may need to seek private sources for housing if all spaces are filled or if visiting from an out-of-state institution. Please contact the Internal Medicine Coordinator for additional housing references.

Visiting Student Application Requirements
Visiting Student rotations are designed specifically for students enrolled in their final year of medical school who have already completed one full year of in-hospital clinical training. We accept applications through the Wake Forest VSLO.

Application Requirements
CV
Complete Transcript
Board Scores – Step 1 USMLE or Step 1 COMLEX
Supplemental Questionnaire

No documentation will be accepted via postal mail, fax, in an email or email attachment. All application documents must be submitted through VSLO only.

Due to limited space and capacity, we are unable to accept applications for visiting rotations and observerships from students of international medical schools or other non-LCME/COCA accredited medical schools.

Please note that acceptance to a 4th year rotation does not guarantee an interview for residency.