Overview
A one-year ACGME AHFTC fellowship at one of the largest US heart transplant centres (around 100 heart transplants and 100 LVAD implants per year).
The programme
- Focus
- Advanced heart failure & transplant
- Training type
- Clinical Fellowship
- Duration
- 1 year
- Start
- Institution policyDuke GME appointments run 1 July - 30 June, with a few exceptions
- Positions
- Not stated on official page
- Accreditation
- ACGME-accredited
- Department
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine
Eligibility and visa
- Eligibility
- At least three years in an ACGME-approved cardiology fellowship program
- International applicants
- Accepted with ECFMG certification and J-1 sponsorship
- Visa support
- J-1 visas sponsored via ECFMG; other visa types not sponsored
- Licence requirement
- Institution policyNorth Carolina full medical licence or Resident Training License (RTL) required before clinical duties
How to apply
- Deadline
- Accepting applications for the 2027–2028 academic year; interviews and offers may be made on a rolling basis
- Application method
- ERAS application with CV, personal statement (max 250 words), USMLE transcripts, medical school transcript, 3 letters of recommendation and ECFMG certificate (if applicable)
Funding
- Funding
- Institution policyGME trainees paid on the Duke stipend scale; FY27 (from 1 July 2026) PGY-1 $71,052 rising to PGY-4 $79,908, PGY-5 $82,992, PGY-6 $86,292, PGY-7 $90,036 (up to PGY-12 $106,800), plus benefits
Official sources
https://medicine.duke.edu/education-and-training/fellowship-programs/cardiovascular-disease-fellowship/advanced-traininghttps://gme.duke.edu/training-programs/applicants/employment-requirementshttps://gme.duke.edu/training-programs/applicants/stipends/physician-trainee-stipendshttps://medicine.bulletins.duke.edu/about/graduate