Duke University Hospital Program

Radiation Oncology Analyst Verified · Oct 12, 2026

Duke University Hospital Program

Duke University Hospital Program is a residency program specializing in Radiation Oncology, located in Durham, North Carolina, directed by Joseph K. Salama, MD and coordinated by Wanda Gentry. and holds an accreditation status of Continued. International Medical Graduates interested in this program may contact the program coordinator directly at [email protected] or (919) 668-7339. 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 Radiation Oncology is a tertiary academic program anchored at Duke University Hospital and the Durham VA, explicitly structured around distinct career pathways rather than a single generic curriculum: a Traditional clinical/research track, a Radiation Oncology Research Scholar (RORS) track for aspiring independent physician-scientists (with up to 45 months of dedicated scholarly time and a guaranteed post-residency instructorship), and a formal Military Track with the US Army. Traditional-track residents receive a full dedicated R3 scholarly year, with structured mentorship pairing residents to faculty across basic, translational, clinical, and health-services research, culminating in national podium presentations (ASTRO, ESTRO, ASCO). The program layers additional named pathways onto this base — a Medical Education Leadership Track (MELT) and a Global Health pathway with an optional Master's in Global Health — signaling institutional investment in producing residents who leave with a defined academic or leadership niche rather than generalist training alone. Values evident throughout: early identification of scholarly direction (starting R1/R2), mentorship-driven career-building, and explicit accommodation of physician-scientist and military-service trajectories alongside conventional academic radiation oncology.

Who it fits

An applicant with a documented research trajectory (MD/PhD or substantial prior lab/clinical research output) who has already articulated a specific academic, physician-scientist, global health, or medical education career goal that a structured, mentor-matched scholarly track can advance.

Research intensity

Central - a dedicated RORS physician-scientist pathway, guaranteed post-residency research instructorship, and mandatory scholarly time for all residents make research infrastructure a defining program feature.

Career orientation

Mixed - Academic Medicine, Physician-Scientist, Fellowship

Important

The program operates a separate Military Track requiring application through JGMESB/MODS rather than standard ERAS processing, and the RORS track requires a secondary application detailing prior scholarly work and future research goals.

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