Duke University Hospital Program

Program Identity & Fit

Duke's Ob/Gyn residency sits within a quaternary academic medical center with subspecialty divisions spanning gynecologic oncology, MIGS, urogynecology, REI, maternal-fetal medicine, and complex family planning, reflecting a highly subspecialized, tertiary-referral clinical environment. Research is not optional but structurally embedded: every resident must complete a publishable-quality project before graduation, supported by dedicated grant-writing infrastructure (the ReSET program) and an Office of Research, signaling an academic identity oriented toward scholarly productivity. The department offers eight in-house fellowships (gynecologic oncology, MFM, REI, urogynecology, complex family planning, complex benign gynecology, global health, quality and safety), indicating strong fellowship pipelines and faculty invested in subspecialty career development. Community engagement initiatives around maternal health disparities exist alongside this research-heavy academic core, but the dominant institutional emphasis is discovery, innovation, and subspecialty training rather than generalist community practice.