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- Discovery itself is really the engine
for the medical center,
because it's through our research efforts
that we'll actually be able to improve lives,
not just in this region, but around the world.
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- Patient care is our primary focus
and what we love to do
and it's very important to us.
But we're able to extend that care
beyond just our individual patients
to help do studies that will further the knowledge
and understanding of medical disease
and be applied to large groups of patients around the world.
- It's really a small, integrated community of physicians
who really respect each other in terms of the work
that people are doing and they are excited
about discoveries that are happening around them.
We don't compete with each other.
We're very happy for each other
when we see people discovering things that are unique.
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- At Wake, we are headed towards that form
of translational research that really is gonna take
what we learn in the bench back to the patient's bedside.
- Translational medicine really refers
to taking laboratory-based or basic science ideas
and applying them to patients
and asking questions of patients.
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- There's excellence in terms of knowledge,
experience, judgment and skill.
But there is also the very important element
of collaboration, meaning none of us
are as good as all of us.
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- The nurses at Wake Forest Baptist are passionate,
they're committed, they advocate on behalf of the patients,
and they really think about the patient
and the family first.
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- The idea that most of the hospital administration,
significant part of the clinical leadership,
including ambulatory leadership, get together
and wander the wards in the clinics
with specific issues in mind and talking to staff
and talking to patients is really different.
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- Our students come from the Facebook, Twitter generation.
They communicate and learn in different ways than we do.
And we have to learn from them so that we can provide them
with the best content
and the best styles of learning that suits them.
- If I could use one word to describe
why my experience here at Wake Forest has been so positive,
that word would be people.
- The faculty here at Wake are wonderful, they're amazing,
they always make me feel special.
- I've had experiences here at Wake Forest
that I will remember for a lifetime.
- And it's not only about where you train,
it's who you train with.
And there are amazing physicians here
that I want to train with.
- The technology at Wake Forest is wonderful,
we're able to get textbooks on line,
we're able to access resources on the wards.
Overall, it really enhances our education at Wake Forest.
- I think Wake Forest is a place
that combines academic quality, personal attention
and community, and a commitment to values
and educating the whole person.
And I think our medical students reflect that.
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- Wake was selected as a trial site
for the Woman's Health Initiative
because of the extensive
collaborations, skill set, scientific experience,
and background in doing research in womens
that have enormous impact for me, for my colleagues,
it felt great to know that we were actually
enhancing the health and well-being of older women
in the United States and worldwide.
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- We address everything from prevention to treatment,
a variety of conditions.
Some of the major public health advances,
people don't even recognize.
Fluoridated water, sanitation systems,
major changes that have improved
millions and millions of lives,
and saved millions of lives
are all attributed to public health.
- I'm a global citizen.
I don't see my patients as just being in my backyard,
I don't see borders, and I see patients in need
in parts of the world that I feel compelled
to make a difference and help them there.
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This global initiative began at Wake Forest Baptist
and it's now spread to include clinicians
from 60 institutions worldwide.
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- I think entrepreneurship is a critical part
of what we do well and what we want to do better.
Our discoveries are only useful
if we can bring those to bear for patients.
- As you try to recruit the best and the brightest faculty
from around the country,
you're competing with other universities
that have new state-of-the-art buildings.
We create space where we can not only create
state-of-the-art buildings, but also create
that intellectually-stimulating environment.
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- The way we that we create tissues and organs,
especially taking cells from the same patient,
we process the cells, we create the organs
in an incubator, and place those tissues
back into the patient.
And by doing so, there is no rejection.
The body recognizes those cells as being your own.
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- The major guiding principle at Wake Forest Baptist
is what I call balanced excellence.
Simply said, that means we will make equal investments
and be equally committed to world class service
in patient care to world class research in developing
the next generation of cures and treatments for disease,
and training the next generation of medical leaders.
Wake Forest Baptist will be a leader in that area.
We already are.
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