WINSTON-SALEM, NC June 5, 2017 – Grace Simpson, C.R.N.A., of Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center was named the Clinical Instructor of the Year by the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA). The award recognizes Simpson’s contribution to the teaching of nurse anesthesia students in the clinical area. The AANA is the professional association representing more […]
WINSTON-SALEM, NC June 5, 2017 – Jeff Hinshaw, M.S., PA-C, NREMT-P, chief physician assistant in emergency medicine at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, was awarded the John Burwell Excellence in EMS Award by the Region I Advisory Council. The award recognizes Hinshaw’s impact on EMS within Region I —Forsyth, Davie, Stokes, Surry and Yadkin counties. […]
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – June 5, 2017 – The Medical Alumni Association (MAA) of Wake Forest School of Medicine has presented its annual awards. Honored during Wake Forest School of Medicine’s 2017 M.D. Alumni Weekend activities on May 5 were: Steven M. Block, MBBCh, FAAP, of Clemmons, N.C., Distinguished Service Award; William R. Cowan, M.D. ’57, […]
WINSTON-SALEM, NC June 5, 2017 – Vaidehi Mujumdar, a third-year student at Wake Forest School of Medicine, received a 2017 Excellence in Medicine Leadership Award from the American Medical Association (AMA) Foundation. The award honors Mujumdar’s leadership in community service, education, public health and organized medicine. As part of her award, she received leadership development […]
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – May 31, 2017 – Jack Vynalek enjoys hiking. In fact, he and his wife, Pam, were hiking Pilot Mountain 10 days before his heart valve stopped pumping blood through his heart. The good news is he is still around to tell the story. “By the grace of God, it’s a miracle that […]
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – May 25, 2017 – Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center today announced that CEO Julie Ann Freischlag, M.D., also will serve as interim dean of Wake Forest School of Medicine for the upcoming academic year, which begins in July. Freischlag takes on these additional responsibilities from Dean Edward Abraham who accepted a new […]
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – May 25, 2017 – Individuals whose insurance covered the cost of a comprehensive medical weight-loss program had one-year outcomes very similar to those of patients who paid for the treatment out of pocket, according to an observational study conducted at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. The study, published in the June issue […]
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – May 22, 2017 – “Mommy, you need to come home. Daddy’s had a stroke.” That’s the phone call Sheila Allen of High Point received last April, while out of town on business. Her two young daughters had called 911 and paramedics had taken her 51-year-old husband Steven to the hospital. As she […]
WINSTON-SALEM, NC May 12, 2017 – Thomas Arcury, Ph.D., professor of family and community medicine, and Sara Quandt, Ph.D., professor of epidemiology and prevention, at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, have been awarded a Defender of Justice Award by the North Carolina Justice Center. These awards honor individuals and organizations that have made significant contributions […]
WINSTON-SALEM, NC May 12, 2017 – Michael LeCompte, a first-year Wake Forest School of Medicine student, has received the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) Minority Summer Fellowship Award. Each year, two students from across the country are selected for the award; LeCompte is the first Wake Forest School of Medicine student to be honored. […]