Wake Forest Baptist Health

A new four-year medical school will be located on 20 acres just outside of uptown, Atrium CEO Eugene Woods announced on Wednesday. The school will be called Wake Forest School of Medicine-Charlotte and is a partnership between Atrium Health, Wake Forest Baptist Health and Wake Forest University.

Atrium Health and Wake Forest Baptist Health last week announced they’ve officially completed their merger. A big part of the combined new hospital system is building a medical school in Charlotte.

Atrium Health and Wake Forest Baptist Health, including Wake Forest School of Medicine, announced Friday that they are officially merging, paving the way for a medical school in Charlotte.