General Information

Awards and Commendations

-Class of 2011 House Officer Awards - Caroline T. Brown MD and Jordan Allem MD

-Class of 2012 House Officer Awards - Jason Christie MD

Identification Badges 
All employees of the Medical Center must have and wear an Identification Badge. These badges are not only your ID, but the badge gains you entrance into the employee parking deck and allows you to obtain your free meals when on-call. Badges are obtained  in Medical Center Identification Department located in Meads Hall on the Third Floor .

Medical Center E-mail Accounts
All incoming house staff will have a Medical Center e-mail account set up prior to your arrival. Particular information about your e-mail address will be given to you at Orientation.

House Staff Mailboxes
All house staff will be assigned a mailbox in the Medical Center’s Mailroom as of July 1. On July 1 or after each house officer will be required to go by the Mailroom’s service window. Inform the personnel there that you are a new house officer and need your mailbox assignment and combination. Do not inquire about your mailbox prior to July 1. Exceptions: Diagnostic Radiology, Family Medicine, Anesthesiology residents receive all of their mail in departmental mailboxes.

Beepers
Beepers are assigned by the program to which you have been appointed.

Lab Coats
 Lab coats are provided to incoming residents by their department.  Please check with the program you will be training in to determine the process for obtaining your lab coats.  If your program is not providing lab coats, purchases can be made in the Gift Shop on Main Floor, Ardmore Tower. 

You also need to check with the department to determine their process for getting your lab coats cleaned. Cleaning is available via the Gift Shop

Children's Choice Learning Center  (CCLC)

The Medical Center provides a Child Care Center for the children of Medical Center employees. They accept children between the ages of six weeks to five years old. The Center is open between the hours of 6:00 a.m. to 6:15pm; Monday – Friday. The cost of placing a child in the Child Care Center varies depending on the age of the child and the hours of care. This cost is automatically payroll deducted. If you are interested in putting your child’s name on the waiting list or would like more information about the Child Care Center, please call them at 336-716-0300.

On-Call Meals and Accommodations
All house staff required to remain in the hospital overnight are provided dinner and breakfast by the hospital free of charge. Please see the On-Call Meals for Residents policy for specific information.

All house staff required to remain in the hospital overnight are provided on-call accommodations for the night. Many of these rooms are reserved by the house officer by calling 6-0007 on the day of their call. Please see the OnCallRoomPolicy.docx for specific information.

2011 House Staff Salaries Effective 10/01/2011   

HO   I	$45,175.80		HO V	$49,378.20		HO IX	$53,580.60
HO II	$46,226.40		HO VI	$50,428.80
HO  III	$47,277.00		HO VII	$51,479.40
HO IV	$48,327.60		HO VIII	$52,530.00

  
Resident Spouses Association (RSA)

 On behalf of the Resident Spouses Association (RSA), I would like to welcome you to the Winston-Salem area and encourage you to join our organization. RSA is a wonderful way to meet other spouses who share your interests and experiences. RSA is a support group for resident families. We sponsor and organize many activites throughout the year and we try to appeal to the needs and interests of all our members. RSA organizes events geared towards both families with and without children. Some of our events include: weekly playgroups, monthly meetings, a wine and cheese party, holiday parties, game nights, and girl's night out. We also help support the Ronald McDonald house with bake sales and monthly dinners. Please email me with your name and address and I will send you a membership form and a welcome packet with information on Winston-Salem. Congratulations on your match and I look forward to hearing from you.  I can be reached at akanksha.sharma2@gmail.com or 440 364-5234.

Thanks, 
Akanksha Meyer, RSA President

Mailing Address
When mailing requested documents to the medical center, please address them to:

Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center
House Staff Office
Medical Center Blvd.
Winston-Salem, N.C. 27157

Please contact the House Staff Office with any questions or concerns.