Wake Forest Baptist Med Ctr-NC

Wake Forest

Winston-Salem, NC

Website: school.wakehealth.edu/education-and-training/residencies-and-fellowships/dermatology-residency
NRMP: 1537080A0
ACGME: 0803621110

Applicant sentiment — from 120 anonymous posts, 2017–2027

4.8 / 10

What anonymous posters said

Several posts describe mixed impressions of surgical volume, with some anonymous commenters calling it low and others describing it as high with substantial resident autonomy. Some posters described training and faculty positively, noting a collegial atmosphere, while a few others said training seemed lackluster; several also mentioned rejection notifications being sent in batches or via a cryptic ERAS attachment.

AI-generated summary of opinions expressed in anonymous, unverified posts. It describes what posters wrote, not verified facts about this program. Based on these 120 posts · Updated Aug 2026 · Contest or respond to this entry · Takedown & right of reply

Match terms

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By match cycle

What applicants said in 2027· 4.3 / 10 What applicants said in 2025· 3.2 / 10 What applicants said in 2021· 4.8 / 10 What applicants said in 2020· 3.8 / 10 What applicants said in 2019· 3.8 / 10 What applicants said in 2018· 3.8 / 10 What applicants said in 2017· 4.5 / 10

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🏆 **Derm Residency Superlatives (Unhinged Yearbook Edition)** 🏆 🔥 **Most Overhyped (aka program of the year lmao):** UConn 😇 💀 **Hardest to Get Into (For Character Development):** Penn 🧠 🎓 **Prestige Flex (Casual Name-Drop Energy):** Harvard 🥂 🌴 **Best Lifestyle (Residents Have Hobbies??):** UC Davis 🧘‍♀️ 🔪 **Procedural/Mohs Factory (Elite or Emotionally Exfoliated):** Mayo Clinic 🩸 💅 **Cosmetic Derm Influencer Pipeline:** UCLA 📸 🌱 **Best Location (Touching Grass Illegally):** UC San Diego 🏖️ 🧨 **Low-Key Malignant Reputation (Era-Dependent):** NYU 😬 💎 **Hidden Gem (Elite but Not Loud About It):** Wake Forest 🫶 🏙️ **Best Location + Training Combo:** UCSF 🌉 😈 **Cosmetics + Chaos + Vibes:** Miami 🔥 🧑‍⚕️ **Grind Now, Brag Later Energy:** UT Southwestern 🏋️

#26362025–2026 DermFeb 21

lmfao @ wakeforest

Feb 21

im still not over the wake forest rejection >:( yeah i'm pretty sure markdown syntax doesn't render properly in google sheets. ugh not more gpt jokes , oh no chatgpt is back in the chat 🙄 >> There is zero vibes in Miami , a bunch of ego inflated attendings and weirdo residents that do not fit the extroverted / Miami energy of the city whatsoever.

Feb 21

do the residents at davis have hobbies?? lol and i do agree with the mohs factory being mayo

Feb 21

hated every second of reading this

Feb 21

did not know WF was such a golden program

Feb 21

Mar 7

do the residents at davis have hobbies?? lol and i do agree with the mohs factory being mayo

Mar 7

hated every second of reading this

Mar 7

im still not over the wake forest rejection >:( yeah i'm pretty sure markdown syntax doesn't render properly in google sheets. ugh not more gpt jokes , oh no chatgpt is back in the chat 🙄 >>

Apr 11

might pop a melatonin at 8 pm and try to wake up at 930...

#21662024-2025 DermMar 16

why did so many people rank wake forest last?

#21422024-2025 DermMar 16

All these people with 10+ interviews talking about having to pay to certify their rank lists.. and me here sitting with 5 just wanting to curl up into a ball and not wake up.

#19812024-2025 DermMar 16

anyone know if wake has good fellowship match rates for Mohs historically?

#19422024-2025 DermMar 16

how many invites does wake forest actually send out? considering the # they rejected + aways rejected

#14262024-2025 DermMar 16

Im so confused how wake forest didnt II 10 of their gold away rotators. Isn't that more than half ? They just didn't like (atleast) 10 of them? Is that a red flag for applicants considering the program? I know an II isn't guaranteed, but thats a LOT of people

#13462024-2025 DermMar 16

anyone know why the Wake Forest social events are locked and when they will open them? thnx

#13152024-2025 DermMar 16

WAKE FOREST: Lmao the wake forest rejection is titled ltr - is this letter to reject?

#11712024-2025 DermMar 16

WAKE FOREST - Did anyone do an away here and not get an interview? Feeling distraught lol. Golded + away too.

#11292024-2025 DermMar 16

Are Mayo AZ and Mayo FL considered top programs? I am planning away applications and have heard they still have significant Mayo backing/resources... Both are top15 on doximity also! < WAKE UP SHEEPLE! Doximity ranking literally don't mean anything. Why would you base your professional decisions on something so asinine

#712024-2025 DermMar 16

Einstein vs Wake Forest?

#37952021-2022 DermMar 21

henry ford vs wake forest?

#33092021-2022 DermMar 21

"what do people think of the doximity rankings? are they useful at all? << Depends what your criteria are for filtering through programs. < at one point I thought they had actual criteria for the rankings, but apparently it's just alumni opinion? Or am I reading that wrong? Seems like a less than objective way to rank < It's all based on opinion. In the past, there have been a few publications that have attempted to rank programs based on NIH funding, faculty, residents, research output, etc (https://cdn.mdedge.com/files/s3fs-public/Document/September-2017/CT094100189_REV.pdf) but this is outdated now. From what I've been told, you've got the big powerhouses (NYU, Penn, UCSF, Harvard, Yale, Stanford), the great but not quite top programs (Emory, Northwestern, Sinai, Wake Forest, Johns Hopkins, Miami, UTSW), a bunch of solid programs that aren't particularly famous for research or anything but will still train you well and prepare you for a career, and then a few bottom tier programs that have been known to have issues (ie flagged by ACGME, residents don't match to fellowships, program closes midway through a year, etc) < is there anything more recent?"

#30302021-2022 DermMar 21

Wake Forest vs. Vanderbilt - thoughts?

#25102021-2022 DermMar 21

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