Overview
Training combines pediatric operating rooms, pain services and intensive care with regular exposure to congenital cardiac cases.
The programme
- Training type
- Clinical Fellowship
- Duration
- 1 year
- Start
- 2027-28 fellowship year for the latest completed match
- Positions
- 1–2 per year
- Accreditation
- ACGME
- Department
- Department of Anesthesiology, Duke University School of Medicine
Eligibility and visa
- Eligibility
- Completed ACGME anesthesiology residency, eligibility for ABA certification, PALS certification and North Carolina medical licensure.
- International applicants
- Institution policyYes - graduates of medical schools outside the US/Canada are eligible if they hold a valid ECFMG certificate or a full unrestricted US licence
- Visa support
- Institution policyJ-1 alien physician status sponsored by ECFMG with Duke's assistance; Duke is H-1B cap-exempt and H-1B is possible for clinical trainees who have passed USMLE Steps 1-3 and hold an ECFMG certificate (individual programmes decide which visas they accept)
- Licence requirement
- Must meet North Carolina Medical Board requirements
How to apply
- Deadline
- 2027-28 cycle: application deadline 15 May 2026 (closed); Match Day 23 June 2026; next cycle not yet posted
- Application method
- SF Match, with additional ABA Basic Exam and in-training exam reports
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://anesthesiology.duke.edu/education/fellowships/pediatrichttps://visaservices.duke.edu/visa-categories/j-1-visa-classification/https://visaservices.duke.edu/visa-categories/h-1b-visa-classification/https://gme.duke.edu/training-programs/applicants/employment-requirementshttps://gme.duke.edu/training-programs/applicants/stipends/physician-trainee-stipends