Brenda Latham-Sandler, MD
Associate Professor
Associate Dean, Student Inclusion and Diversity
Department of Family & Community Medicine
“I enjoyed cross-stitching, traveling, water color painting, and photography; then I had two children. Now I enjoy them because there isn’t much time for anything else.”
Interests
Family Medicine, Hypertension (Minority Populations), Health Care of the Diabetic, Total Family Care
Education
| 1978 | Pace University
New York, NY
B.S. Degree, Biology |
| 1982 | Wake Forest School of Medicine
Winston-Salem, NC
M.D. Degree |
Postdoctoral Training
| 1982 – 1983 | Family Practice Internship
Georgetown University / Providence Hospital
Washington, DC |
| 1983 – 1985 | Family Practice Residency
Wake Forest School of Medicine
Winston-Salem, NC |
| 1990 | AAMC Minority Faculty Development Seminar
Washington, DC |
Certifications
| 1985 | Diplomate, American Board of Family Practice
Recertified 1991, 1998, 2005 |
Academic Career
1989 – 2002
| Physician-On-Call
Wake Forest University Student Health
Winston-Salem, NC |
1990 – 2008
| Assistant Professor
Department of Family & Community Medicine
Wake Forest School of Medicine
Winston-Salem, NC |
2002 – present
| Assistant Dean for Student Services
Wake Forest School of Medicine
Winston-Salem, NC |
2002 – present
| Director, Diversity and Development Initiatives
Wake Forest School of Medicine
Winston-Salem, NC |
| 2004 -present | Affiliate, Maya Angelou Research Center for Health Equity
Wake Forest School of Medicine
Winston-Salem, NC |
| 2008 – present | Associate Professor
Department of Family & Community Medicine
Wake Forest School of Medicine
Winston-Salem, NC |