Duke University Hospital Program

Internal Medicine Analyst Verified · Feb 4, 2026

Duke University Hospital Program

Duke University Hospital Program is a residency program specializing in Internal Medicine, located in Durham, North Carolina, directed by Aimee K. Zaas, MD, MHSc and coordinated by Kayla Humphreys. The program accepts applications through October 15, 2027 and holds an accreditation status of Continued. International Medical Graduates interested in this program may contact the program coordinator directly at kayla.humphreys@duke.edu or (919) 681-2383. IMGPrep analysts have verified and compiled this program’s IMG acceptance rate, USMLE Step 1 and Step 2 score requirements, Visa Sponsorship Policy, graduation year cutoff, and ECFMG certificate requirements — available to IMGPrep subscribers.

Program Identity & Fit

Duke's Internal Medicine Residency is a flagship academic, research-intensive program embedded within a three-hospital system (Duke University Hospital, Durham VA, Duke Regional) that trains physician-leaders across clinical care, research, education, and health policy. Research infrastructure is deeply institutionalized, ranging from the CICR course for research-naive residents to the ABIM-approved Physician-Scientist Training Program and the NIH-funded R38 StARR pathway offering 18 months of protected research time for those committed to physician-investigator careers. The program is organized around named career tracks (Advocacy in Clinical Leadership, Global Health, Management and Leadership, Digital Health) and structured mentorship/coaching, reflecting a culture that expects residents to define an individualized professional identity ("your and") beyond clinical training. Graduated autonomy, outpatient specialty threads, and VA-based clinical experience round out a training environment oriented toward academic medicine and subspecialty fellowship rather than generalist community practice.

Who it fits

An applicant with demonstrated research productivity or a defined scholarly/academic trajectory (physician-scientist, health policy, digital health, or global health interest) seeking a structured pathway into academic medicine and fellowship, rather than one primarily oriented toward community-based primary care.

Research intensity

Central - research is structurally embedded through dedicated courses, an NIH-funded R38 pathway, a Physician-Scientist Training Program, and named societies for physician-investigators.

Career orientation

Mixed - Academic Medicine, Physician-Scientist, Fellowship

Important

Eligibility to work at the Durham VA Hospital is a stated match requirement, and the program notes participation in the ERAS supplemental application.

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Internal Medicine

Deadline 10/15/2027

352 days left

Accreditation Status Continued

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