Because Wake AHEC Orthopaedics is part of a teaching program, each patient encounter is viewed as a teaching and learning opportunity for facuty, residents, and medical students, under the supervision of the attending physicians. The outpatient clinic, located in the Wake Medical Education Institute on the WakeMed Campus, offers an efficient and comfortable setting for outpatients. The OTS provides comprehensive management for all patients sustaining orthopaedic trauma. The OTS will accept multiply-injured patients referred from anywhere in North Carolina. Wake AHEC Orthopaedics encourages a collaborative approach to the management of the orthopaedic trauma patient and works closely with referring physicians to meet its mission of providing the highest quality care to every patient.
Physician referral is recommended.