Nursing Students

Are you a nurse, a student nurse or just thinking about nursing as a career?

It would be hard to find a profession with more diversity and opportunities than nursing. It would be equally hard to find a better place to enrich your nursing experience than Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center.

Educational Opportunities at Wake Forest Baptist

Nursing education at Wake Forest Baptist includes a Master’s program in nurse anesthesia for current ICU nurses and a Doctor of Nursing Practice degree for nurses who currently hold a master’s degree in any specialty.

In addition, there are many fine undergraduate nursing schools in our state and across the nation. These schools do clinical rotations at Wake Forest Baptist:

Appalachian State University*
Davidson County Community College
Duke University
East Carolina University
ECPI University
Forsyth Tech Community College*
Gardner-Webb University
Guilford Technical Community College
Lees-McRae College
Queens University of Charlotte
Randolph Community College
Surry Community College*
UNC Chapel Hill
UNC Greensboro*
Walden University
Western Carolina University
Wilkes Community College*
Winston-Salem State University*

*Prominent partner schools

Benefits of a Nursing Career at Wake Forest Baptist

Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center has been selected as one of the “Top 100 Hospitals to Work For” by Nursing Professionals magazine. There are a number of reasons for that distinction including:

Flexible schedules for nursing staff
Competitive pay and great benefits
Shared governance
Relationship-based care

If you are already a nurse but want to continue your education, employees can get assistance through:

Nursing Awarded Scholarships
Hospital Tuition Reimbursement
University Employee Discounts
- Aspen University - 10% tuition discount on nursing, graduate, and doctoral programs.
- Capella University - 10% tuition discount.
- Drexel University - Special tuition rates for online programs.
- Lenoir-Rhyne University - Initial discount at 10% of tuition cost, but may increase up to 20% based on the total number of credit hours accrued in the previous year.
- Liberty University - 15% discount off of the tuition rates of our more than 400 online degree programs.
- University of Phoenix - 6% tuition reduction.
Certification Reimbursement

School of Nursing Onboarding

We're excited to help you get the resources you need to succeed as a participant in Wake Forest Baptist Health’s School of Nursing Programs. Please note that ALL documentation should be submitted at least 4 weeks before starting rotation.

Faculty – Coming Soon
Undergraduate Nursing Students – Coming Soon
Upper Level Nursing Students – Coming Soon
Shadow/Observation