Why Choose Duke for a Geriatrics Fellowship?

Duke's Geriatrics Fellowship Program offers you a rich opportunity toadvance

your knowledge and skills within a world-class academic medical center.

The benefits of a geriatrics fellowship at Duke include:

Education: Our program balances bedside and didactic experiences to help you develop into a top-notch geriatrician. The University offers additional programs, lectures, and opportunities for collaboration that can enhance your education, such as health policy and writing seminars.

Faculty: The Duke Geriatrics Fellowship Program features32nationally and internationally known faculty members who routinely provide teaching and mentoring for fellows. You'll work on a routine basis with experts in cognitive impairment, mood disorders, metabolic bone disease, infectious diseases, exercise physiology, palliative care, long-term care, and more.

Facilities: From Duke University Hospital and Duke Clinic's world-class care facilities to the Durham VA Medical Center to long-term care locations, you'll experience a variety of settings that few other fellowship programs can offer.

Reputation: Routinely ranked among the topacademic geriatrics programs by U.S.News & World Report, a fellowship at Duke Geriatrics provides you connections and credibility for the rest of your career.

Relationships: You'll work closely with other fellows, housestaff, faculty, and staff in clinical, educational, and research settings. Beyond work, the program offers opportunities to relax with fellows and families through events held year-round.

Research: Duke Geriatrics is one of the leading aging research institutions in the world with demonstrated excellence in clinical and basic science investigation. Interdisciplinary centers include Duke Aging Center, Pepper OAIC, Duke Clinical Research Institute, CTSA and VA GRECC and HSR&D. We offer support for Master’s level research methods training, grant writing and scientific publishing alongside high levels of engagement with geriatrics faculty with external research funding and unparalleled mentoring.

Career: Advanced training tracks in clinical education, research, and health policy allows fellows to accrue knowledge and experience in their area of interest and take critical steps toward building a competitive portfolio, including presentations and publications. Each fellow receives one-on-one mentoring for career development. Our graduates work in top positions in health systems and academic institutions around the country.

Commitment: Duke Geriatrics strives for excellence across the spectrum of medical care, from its emphasis on research and education to the care of individual patients and their families. With over 30 years of experience and 120 graduates, we are committed to helping you succeed.

Learn MoreAbout Duke Geriatrics Fellowship

For general questions about the fellowship program, you may contact the Program Director Dr. Mitchell Heflin (). For questions about the application and interviewing process, please contact the Fellowship Program Coordinator Ms. Susanne M. Harris () or call 919-660-7562.

Durham and Duke Geriatrics

Known as the "City of Medicine," Durham is filled with nationally acclaimed restaurants, museums, shopping, historical sites, and more. The city also boasts the nation’s leading performing arts venue and a great variety of collegiate and professional sporting events. With a population of more than 250,000, Durham ispart small town, part urban hot spot.

Durham has been named the South’s Tastiest Town bySouthern Living magazine for its variety of eateries:

With a reverence for life’s everyday pleasures (we’re talking coffee, beer, pizza, and pie here), a passionate mix of chefs, farmers, brewers, bakers, and baristas have quietly transformed Durham into one of the hottest food destinations in the South. –Southern Living Magazine, 2013.

Also known as “The Bull City,” Durham was featured in the New York Times:

The tobacco and textile industries left their imprint on Durham long ago, but now the historic brick mills and repurposed factories form the backdrop of North Carolina’s re-energized Bull City. Recently, artist studios and upstart galleries have multiplied in the flourishing downtown area, where new bakeries, pizzerias, tapas bars and food trucks — and trailers and buses and even the odd tricycle — seem to surface at every turn. Since Big Tobacco is dead, consider this cool mix of culture and food the new Durham blend. – 36 Hours in Durham. New York Times, January 2013

Highlights of Durham include:

Location: Situated in the middle of North Carolina, Durham is a three-hour drive to the beach and a three-hour drive from the mountains.
Access: Durham is less than a half-hour from Raleigh-Durham International (RDU) Airport.
Research Triangle Park: A world-renowned research and development district, RTP is home to more than 170 major research companies.

Within Durham, Duke University plays a large role in the city's community and culture. Duke brings acclaimed educators, researchers, and entertainers to the campus every year to enrich the lives of Duke students and faculty, as well as Durham residents. Learn more about Durham and its connection to Duke University.

For Duke Geriatrics fellows, the area offers additional advantages. These include:

Patient population: At Duke, you'll see a diverse patient population from rural and urban settings with a broad spectrum of health conditions and abilities. Sites include Duke University Hospital, the Durham VA Medical Center, and hospice and long-term care venues. The area is a very popular retirement destination.

Proximity of locations: Duke University Hospital, the Durham VA, Durham Regional Hospital, and our long-term care facilities are all within 10 minutes. You'll spend less time traveling and more time living and learning.

Collaboration opportunities: North Carolina's Triangle features three major universities, which provides you with greater chance to collaborate with colleagues, both within and outside of Duke.

Affordability: A reasonable cost of living means that you'll live more comfortably in Durham.