CEME/GME - Postgraduate Program

The Duke/SR-AHEC Residency program is a community-based family medicine residency affiliated with Duke University Medical Center. Fully accredited, the program is based at the Southern Regional Area Health Education Center (SR-AHEC), and is part of a network of AHEC Centers throughout North Carolina. Here, we offer the better of two worlds--the expertise of faculty representing Duke, the University of North Carolina (UNC), and Campbell University and an independent, non-competitive community setting in which to learn. We now are the first residency program in North Carolina to have a dual AOA/ACGME approved internship and residency in Family Medicine for 2006.  

Residents are welcomed as practicing physicians by the hospital, local physicians, and the community. Residents practice in an underserved, nine-county area. The diverse, self-selected patient base represents a broad spectrum of medical problems, like those encountered in a typical family practice- from adult medicine and pediatrics to obstetrics and gynecology. Residents learn to master a variety of situations, from inpatient care at the Cape Fear Valley Medical Center to outpatient care in rural areas.

Residents receive extensive resources and the personal support of faculty who are both accessible and encouraging. Competition is not a part of the learning environment. Patient loads are designed to increase responsibility, while the reasonable call allows residents to lead a flexible lifestyle.

SR-AHEC is a friendly place, with faculty and residents joining in social and recreational activities. While your educational experience will take place primarily at the Duke / SR-AHEC family medicine center and the hospital, you may also participate in rotations at Southeastern Regional Medical Center, Duke University Medical Center, Fayetteville's Veterans' Affairs Medical Center, Womack Army Medical Center at nearby Fort Bragg, Highsmith-Rainey Memorial Hospital in Fayetteville, rural family practices, and county health department clinics.

Dynamic Faculty
With a faculty-to-resident ratio of 1:1.5, individual interaction is both available and encouraged. The diverse faculty holds Duke, University of North Carolina, and Campbell University appointments and represents all disciplines pertinent to family practice-internal medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, pediatrics, and integrated clinical pharmacology and behavioral sciences. Community attending physicians and preceptors also offer invaluable learning experiences.

Outstanding Facilities
The SR-AHEC Family Medicine Center is a modern, outpatient clinic with areas for patient education, precepting, dictation and procedures. On-site support encompasses radiology, pharmacology, behavioral sciences, nursing, medical records, and laboratory. The Cape Fear Valley Medical Center, a progressive, 668-bed hospital, serves all SR-AHEC inpatients. Services include neonatal, cardiac, medical and surgical intensive care, a full range of obstetrical and gynecologic care, emergency department services, radiation therapy, cancer treatment and a rehabilitation center. Diagnostic facilities include cardiac catheterization, MRI and CAT scanners.

Postgraduate Programs

• Four AOA approved Family Medicine Internship Positions
• Annual Stipend: $44,563
• Benefits: malpractice, moving stipend , disability, and term life insurance; medical and dental insurance for the entire family; hospital coat and laundry services furnished, free parking available, fees paid for NALS, PALS, ACLS and BLS; vacation includes three calendar weeks vacation per year; maternity/paternity leave policy.

For additional information please visit the AOA Opportunities website for the Family Medicine Residency.

Member

Consortium for Excellence in Medical Education (CEME) In affiliation with Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine