Karen A. Watson

Administrative Assistant
Department of Biomedical Engineering

School of Biomedical Engineering & Sciences
Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Medical Center Blvd.
Winston-Salem, NC 27157-1022



Phone: (336) 716-6890
Email: kwatson@wfubmc.edu

Karen Watson is the administrative assistant at the Wake Forest University Health Science campus and is the chief administrative person  reporting directly to the Associate SBES Head, serving as the primary administrative liaison and coordinator for engineering activities between WFUHS and Virginia Tech.  Responsibilities include  managing all administrative issues for BME faculty, staff, and students at the Winston-Salem campus; coordinating the SBES Governing Board Meeting, Clinical Rotation, Annual Student Research Symposium and WFUHS based student activities; and managing all day-to-day administrative operations.  In conjunction with the Graduate Program Director and the VT Graduate Program Coordinator and VT Administrative Assistant, coordinates course scheduling, instructor assignments, distance learning facilities, SBES faculty designations, and student policies, procedures and activities.

In addition to SBES duties, primary administrative liaison and coordinator for the Department of Biomedical Engineering at WFUHS.    Responsible for the day-to-day operations of the department relating to faculty and staff needs, administration of finances and budget, and provides direct administrative support to the department Chairman.