The School has several acronyms to represent departments, offices and other units. These include:
- ADV – Office of Advancement, Alumni Affairs and Public Relations
- AHEC – Area Health Education Centers
- BBL – Bio-Behavioral Lab
- CITES – Center for Instructional Technology and Educational Support
- CE – Continuing Education
- CERC – Clinical Education and Resource Center
- CHIC – Cardiovascular Health in Children and Youth
- CRCI – Center for Research on Chronic Illness
- EEPAY – Energy Expenditure of Physical Activities in Youth
- IMPACT – Increasing Motivation in Physical Activity
- ITS – Information and Technology Systems
- KIDS – Building Life Skills in Children with Cystic Fibrosis
- MUIC – Managing Uncertainty in Cancer Studies
- OAA – Office of Academic Affairs
- OAS – Office of Administrative Services
- OASS – Office of Admissions and Student Services
- OMA – Office of Multicultural Affairs
- PAIN – Tailoring Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment for Cancer Pain
- PREEMIE – Biological and Social Risk in Preterm Infants
- RSC – Research Support Center
- SANDBAR – Qualitative Meta-Synthesis Study
- WWP – Wake Women’s Project