Frequently Asked Questions

How many people are matched each year?  How does the Match work?

The Duke Medicine-Pediatrics Residency matches six interns per year, and will have up to a total of 24 residents over the four years of training. We use the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS).

 

Medicine-Pediatrics residents rotate with categorical internal medicine residents and categorical pediatric residents at Duke Hospital and the Duke Children’s Hospital and Health Center. There are also rotation opportunities at the Durham VA Hospital and the community hospital. The Medicine-Pediatrics residents rotate between internal medicine and pediatrics every three months. 

 

Medicine-Pediatrics residents have a combined continuity clinic throughout the four years of training. It is located about five miles from the main hospital. All of our Medicine-Pediatrics residents have clinic at the same site and are precepted by combined trained Medicine-Pediatrics faculty.

 

The patient mix at Duke spans all socioeconomic levels and cultural groups.

 

100% of our graduates in the last five years passed their board examinations on the first attempt.

 

Medicine-Pediatric residents can be selected to serve as Chief Residents with either the Medicine or Pediatric Departments after completion of their fourth year. Many of our residents have been selected to serve in these junior faculty positions.

 

Medicine-Pediatrics residents can seek opportunities to participate in the International Health rotation, Clinical Epidemiology and Research elective, a combined Med-Peds Ambulatory elective, Clinical Teaching Workshop, and an integrated Evidence-Based Medicine curriculum. 

 

The Duke Internal Medicine Residency Program participates in the ACGME Education Innovations Project. Duke’s current innovations include Practice Partnership, General Medicine consult services and an Individualized Learning and Advising Program (ILP). Medicine-Pediatrics residents benefit from participation in the General Medicine consult services and ILP. However, they maintain a traditional continuity clinic experience to fulfill ACGME clinic requirements for a combined Medicine-Pediatrics residency program. 

 

There are five Medicine-Pediatrics trained faculty that participate in resident education in our Medicine-Pediatrics continuity clinic, acute care clinic, and internal medicine and pediatrics general ward teams. There are also combined Medicine-Pediatrics trained fellows and faculty who contribute to the education of our trainees in other general and subspecialty areas.

 

The people, the opportunities at Duke and beyond, and the strength of the training in both departments!