Rotating Medical Student Application Information

Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Charlotte Campus in conjunction with Atrium Health Musculoskeletal Institute offers four-week Acting Internship (AI) and Elective rotations with the Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Program.

These rotations combine practical clinical experience with didactic instruction, including a series of mandatory formal conferences. Students work directly with residents and members of the orthopaedic surgery attending staff. They participate in surgical procedures and treatments in the inpatient and outpatient setting. The AI rotation has a more rigid structure and is designed for students planning to match in orthopaedic surgery. The elective rotation can be tailored to individual medical students depending on their career goals and interests.

Although Atrium Health/Advocate Health is integrated with Wake Forest University School of Medicine, the Charlotte and Winston Salem campuses have separate orthopaedic surgery residency programs. Because of the affiliation, the visiting student application process will take you through Wake Forest.

Wake Forest University School of Medicine students can go through the routine MS4 course scheduling process for obtaining permission to register for the orthopaedic surgery AI or elective courses. The listing for the AI rotation is 4AIM452. The listing for the elective rotation is 4SGS15.

Visiting students interested should log onto: aamc.org/vsas

Our application process will begin through VSAS. Please apply through Wake Forest and select our site (Charlotte).

• For further questions, please contact Madison.Griffin@atriumhealth.org
• Applications for visiting student rotation requests will be accepted March 14, 2025 through April 1, 2025.

Available Blocks

• Block 4: June 9 – July 6, 2025
• Block 5: July 7 – August 3, 2025
• Block 6: August 4 – August 31, 2025
• Block 7: September 2 – September 28, 2025
• Block 8: September 29 – October 26, 2025
• Block 9: October 27 – November 23, 2025
• Block 10: November 24 – December 21, 2025

Please select a first, second and third choice for rotation block.

Applicants should also include their CV, medical school transcripts, a recent photo, a letter of recommendation and a completed supplemental form (see link below). The letter of recommendation should come from a physician mentor and does not necessarily have to be an orthopaedic surgeon. Please remember to save your edits before uploading the completed form to VSAS.

Tansukh, Sarla and Rajesh Ganatra Medical Student Award in Orthopedic Surgery at Atrium Health

Atrium Health Musculoskeletal Institute recognizes difficulties in treating, connecting with and providing access to all of our orthopaedic surgery patients. The Tansukh, Sarla and Rajesh Ganatra Medical Student Award in Orthopedic Surgery at Atrium Health was established as one of our efforts to address this problem by providing $1,500 for visiting medical students who will further Atrium Health's mission to improve health, elevate hope, and advance healing FOR ALL.

• Students applying for extramural rotations through Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Charlotte Campus can apply for this scholarship by completing the standard application through VSAS and additionally submitting a one-page (maximum) essay to Madison.Griffin@atriumhealth.org.
• The essay should be focused on how the applicant’s background and professional goals will further orthopaedic care FOR ALL.
• The deadline to submit your application is April 1, 2025.

Please send any questions you may have to Madison.Griffin@atriumhealth.org