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The General Surgery Residency Training Program is a seven-year program that includes a two-year Surgical Research Fellowship. Our ACGME approval allows us to accept seven PGY1 positions per year.
Specialty PGY 1 (Neurosurgery, Orthopedics, Otolaryngology, and Urology) individuals will have to complete one year of General Surgery.
We accept applications through the electronic systems ERAS (available through your medical school) or ECFMG (if you are a medical graduate from outside the United States). Foreign medical graduates must hold a valid, current ECFMG certificate and be eligible to obtain a North Carolina medical license.
Application requirements:
- ERAS or ECFMG application
- Curriculum Vitae
- Personal statement
- Three letters of recommendation
- USMLE Parts I and II
Applicants to the General Surgery Residency Training Program must have taken and passed the first two parts of the appropriate medical licensure examination (USMLE) to be eligible for entry to any program. This applies to all graduate medical trainees, regardless of country of origin.
Please be advised that you must take and pass Part III prior to being promoted to the PGY 2 level.
- Dean’s letter
- ECFMG certificate (foreign medical graduates only)
- Medical school transcript
Applications through ERAS and ECFMG are accepted from September 1 through November 15 each year.
Criteria for Selection of Residents
Interviews are offered to the top students based on evaluations of medical school performance, board scores, recommendations, personal statement, research experience, extracurricular activities, academic credentials, personal qualities, preparedness, communication skills, and educational accomplishments. Important intangibles that are fundamental to selection include leadership, work ethic, professionalism, and enthusiasm. Nearly 500 applications are received annually, but interviews are extended to no more than 80 individuals. Interviews are by invitation only.
Residents are selected for appointment to Duke’s General Surgery program through the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) after a personal review of the above-listed criteria.
Interviews
Invitations to be interviewed are sent to prospective participants through ERAS/ECFMG, along with a scheduled date. If an applicant is assigned an interview date that presents a conflict, we should be notified immediately. We can then work with the applicant to schedule an alternate date.
Interviews are held on several weekends in December and/or January and are a two-day process, typically Friday and Saturday. During the interview, each candidate meets with four or five faculty members from the General, Pediatric, and Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery divisions. Applicants also spend a considerable amount of time with the current residents. A final ranked list is created at a meeting of the entire General and Cardiovascular & Thoracic faculty after all applicants have been interviewed.
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