Ophthalmology·Winston-Salem, NC

Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center

Applicants have reported 2026-27 ophthalmology interview invites from Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center on Oct 13. As of Oct 19, 2026. Every ophthalmology program that has sent

Signal lift5%63%+58 pp with a signal here

Allocate signal →Track an away here24-25 cycle · program-reported

Step 2 invited

p10 – p90

Interviewed

interviewed (latest year)

This cycle

no tracked aways yet

Match rate

5.6%

4 of 72 interviewed

01Cohort funnel24-25 cycle · program-reported

N = 72 interviewed

Interviewed

100.0%

Class size

5.6%

J-1 visaGraduated within 3 years

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Interview day

From notes past applicants shared, 2023-24 to 2025-26

The day: Two 20-minute interviews, then time with residents; 2025-26
Social: Open house on January 9; 2023-24

What stood out

Case volume 2Residents close 2

Concerns raised

Commute or parking 3

Worth knowing

PGY-2s and PGY-3s cover call as night float, alternating 2 weeks of nights with day consults. 2025-26
Residents run a continuity clinic every afternoon and keep their patients through training. 2025-26
Cataract surgery is concentrated in PGY-4, two days a week. 2025-26
The intern year is an integrated internal medicine year. 2025-26

Paraphrased from applicant notes. A tag shows once two notes mention it; the number is how many did.

Training sites2 hospitals

1
Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center
Winston-Salem, NC
Primary
2
WG (Bill) Hefner VA Medical Center
Salisbury, NC
Participant

Interview invites

Rotator reports1 report · paraphrased

mixed hands-onpresentation req.exam req.

25-26Rotators reported 2 away rotators per block, with 2-4 days per selection-committee faculty member plus resident clinic/consult afternoons. Mix of clinic and OR across most specialties plus comprehensive. Schedule is flexible. Resident clinic volume allows practice and presentation; attending clinics range from hands-on to shadowing (retina notably higher-volume). Grand rounds case presentation and a low-stakes post-test. No call.

Paraphrased from rotator survey responses. Names and identifying details removed.

Score rangesinvited cohort

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Interview prepOphthalmology

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