~ WFU School <>t Medici ae Pfibio Members of the Class of 2013 (from left) Shaundreal Jamison, Whitney Feltus, Michelle Long, Nicole SUssman, William Vincent, Candice Roberts and Shasta Henderson. Medical School welcomes Class of 1 3 SI'HtAI IOTHI ( HR( )Nlc i I Wake Forest University School of Medicine has welcomed the Class of 201 3 -One -hundred and twenty new students -arrived for orientation before they began courses on Aug. 3. In. response to -state-, and., national initiatives to meet the need for physi .ciaivs. the." class numbers 120. for the third year, tip from 108. five yeafs ago. The new students' were chosen from a pool of 7.102- applicants. Half of the students are male, and half are female. Students who are under-represented in medicine (African Americans, Native Americans. Native Hawaiians, Mexican Chicanos and mainland Puerto Ricans) constitute 16 percent of the class. The students come from 28 states and two foreign countries. Forty-six of the students are from North Carolina. ."This class will not only have to learn an astounding amount of infor mation. but they will also learn to work within a continuously changing system of health care delivery that will be equal I \ new to their professors.'"' said Dr. K . Patrick Ober. associate dean for education at the medical school and professor of internal medicine, endocrinology and metabolism. "Members of the class of 2013 will find that their communication abilities. humanistic values and professionalism will be as important as their medical knowledge in making them superb doc tors." The class Of 2013 is the hist one selected under the direction of l.cvvis H. Nelson 111. who retired as associate dean for medical school admissions on June 30. Gretchen L. Wells. M l) . Ph.D., associate professor of internal medicine, cardiology, assumed the position on July 1 . Dr. Mark P. Knudsoh, associate pro fessor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine, was appointed associate dean for student services on' June 1 . Y offering discount to those who give to backpack project SPECI \1 !<) 1H I CHRONIC! I In response to the mount ing costs of back-to-school necessities, the Winston Lake Family YMCA is kicking off its annual back-to-school backpack campaign to help families facing economic challenges. Through Aug. 24, anyone who brings in a new back pack will receive up to $49 off the YMCA's joining fee. At the end of the month-long promotion, the YMCA will give all of the book bags it collects to children in need. For more information on the Winston Lake Family YMCA and the backpack Jessie Draft & Associates LLC Jessie Draft/Broker CRS, GRI, REALTOR RNJDRAFT@MSN.COM 3750 Beeson Dairy Rd Winston-Salem, NC 27105 (336) 403-1254 Business (336) 748-0871 Fax MULTIMILLION DOLLAR PRODUCER Rep. Larry Womble NC House of Representatives 71st District Tel (336) 784-9373 Fax (336) 784-1626 E-Mail: LWistm@aol.com Home Address 1 294 Salem Lake Road Winston-Salem. NC 27107 ELLISON Eric S Ellison Attorney At law ? Residential Real Estate ? Traffic Offenses ? Child Support ? Divorces ? Misdemeanor Criminal Law 112 :*?*< WtuMuu H* tuat (Jut* North uf Iff tort ft t Hb *m UtoilU im i-w nutm wi eHiv*d4*Wt?i&tiMk uet "Dedicated To Providing You The Best Service. " campaign, visit http://win stonlake.ymcanwnc.org or contact Membership Director Jolyn Roberts at j.roberts@ymcanwnc.org or 336-724-9205. Children's Home gets thumbs-up for accreditation team SPECIAL TO THf CHRONICLE _____ The Children's Home has earned re-accreditation from the Council of Accreditation (COA). The Children's Home was first accredited by COA in 2005 and every four years must apply for re -accreditation. This process involves a detailed review and analysis of both an organization's administrative operations and its service deliv ery practices. COA reviews and reaccredits the entire organization, not just specif ic programs; you can have confidence in the credibility, integrity and achievement of ^he entire organization . All are meas ured against national stan dards of best practice. These stan dards empha size services that are acces sible, appro priate, cultur ally respon sive. evidence based, and outcomes-ori ented. In addi tion, they con IMF (HltlMJI S % |K>M( '*??* MM ft, ?<** CrnUu NhimiiIi ,k' of W IM Imito Wkn FRATERNITY PROGRAM ! r4? m4 IaU l?< IVw n ' I Return to: THE CHRONICLE P.O. Box 1636 Winston-Salem, NC 27102 GRADUATE SUBSCRIPTION OFFER Give your student a gift subscription of The Chronicle for only $10 Yes, send my student The Chronicle. Enclosed is My Check, Money Order, or Credit Card Information If paying by credit card, check one of the following: ? VISA ? MASTERCARD ? AMERICAN EXPRESS ? DISCOVER Card # Expiration Date Signature Please send the gift subscription to: Student Name Email Address Address City. State Zip