Duke University Hospital Occupational Medicine Program

Preventative Medicine (Gen Prev Med, Occ Med, Aer Med, & Pub Hlth) Analyst Verified · Jul 1, 2022

Duke University Hospital Occupational Medicine Program

Duke University Hospital Occupational Medicine Program is a residency program specializing in Preventative Medicine (Gen Prev Med, Occ Med, Aer Med, & Pub Hlth), located in Durham, North Carolina, directed by Dennis Darcey and coordinated by Teri Pond. The program accepts applications through September 23, 2027. International Medical Graduates interested in this program may contact the program coordinator directly at [email protected] or (919) 681-3028. 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 Occupational and Environmental Medicine residency is a two-year, ACGME-accredited program built around an MPH year at UNC-Chapel Hill's Gillings School combined with practicum rotations spanning corporate occupational health (Duke EOHW), community-based clinics (Wilmington), federal regulatory agencies (OSHA, NIOSH), and state public health epidemiology (NC DHHS). It is explicitly designed for physicians who have already completed at least one year of clinical residency training, positioning it as an advanced, non-primary specialty pathway rather than a categorical entry point, and it is funded through a NIOSH training grant reflecting a public-health/prevention research infrastructure. The program emphasizes interdisciplinary training alongside industrial hygienists, safety professionals, epidemiologists, and NC State ergonomics graduate students, and expects each resident to complete a substantive research/investigation project, some leading to publication. Career preparation spans corporate occupational medicine, community clinical practice, academia, and public health/regulatory agencies, with explicit openness to military physicians and those seeking hyperbaric/undersea medicine training.

Who it fits

A physician who has already completed at least one year of clinical residency (often primary care) and is pivoting toward a population-health, regulatory, or corporate/public-health-oriented career rather than continuing direct patient care, especially one drawn to workplace hazard investigation and public health epidemiology.

Research intensity

Strong - each resident completes a major research/investigation project plus minor projects, supported by NIOSH funding, UNC/NIOSH research faculty, and opportunities at EPA and NIEHS.

Career orientation

Mixed - Academic Medicine, Community Practice, Other (regulatory/public health and corporate occupational health practice)

Important

Applicants must have completed at least one year of clinical training in an ACGME-accredited residency, and military physicians or those seeking additional hyperbaric/undersea medicine training are specifically encouraged to apply.

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