Duke University Hospital Program

Program Identity & Fit

Duke's Family Medicine Residency is a university-based program that pairs tertiary/quaternary hospital resources (Duke University Hospital, Durham VA, Duke Regional) with deep, longitudinal community embedding at FQHCs and micro-clinics (Lincoln Community Health Center, Walltown, Holton, Healthcare for the Homeless, Granville Vance public health) serving medically complex, socioeconomically burdened patients. The Population Health Improvement through Teamwork (PHIT) curriculum, a longitudinal community-based population health project, and a menu of secondary continuity-clinic sites signal an explicit institutional emphasis on health equity, community partnership, and systems-level improvement alongside broad-spectrum clinical training (obstetrics with continuity deliveries via CenteringPregnancy, procedural clinics, MSK ultrasound, MAT/MOUD exposure). Research is institutionally robust (dedicated Clinical Research Unit, Biostatistics Core, PA Research Group, faculty spanning cardiovascular, global health, social determinants) but appears optional/supportive rather than mandatory for residents, oriented toward those wanting scholarly or population-health projects. The program values residents who are curious, community-minded, and comfortable navigating both high-acuity academic medicine and underserved, safety-net outpatient care, with flexibility to pursue full-spectrum practice, fellowship, obstetrics-heavy practice, or academic/policy paths.