University of North Carolina Hospitals Program

Program Identity & Fit

UNC is a university-affiliated, academic OBGYN residency serving as the referral center for the state of North Carolina, drawing local, regional, and national patients across the full breadth of specialty and subspecialty divisions, including gynecologic oncology, MFM, REI, urogynecology, MIGS, complex family planning, and global women's health. Research is deeply embedded in training - every resident completes a mentored project presented at works-in-progress sessions and a dedicated Resident Research Day, supported by dedicated elective time, institutional funding, and centers such as the Center for Women's Health Research and the Maternal-Fetal Medicine Network. The department sponsors seven subspecialty fellowships plus a distinctive two-year General Obstetrics and Gynecology Research Fellowship (50% protected research time, optional Master's in Clinical Research) aimed explicitly at producing academic clinician-scientists, alongside a Rural OBGYN Fellowship and community-partnered research initiatives (AC3HIEVE, ACURE4Moms, BELIEVE, FAMLI) signaling commitment to underserved and community-engaged work. The program values residents who can engage meaningfully with scholarly inquiry while training broadly toward either general practice, subspecialty fellowship, or academic careers, within a large, subspecialty-rich, quaternary-care structure.