Undersea & Hyperbaric Medicine Fellowship

Overview

A clinical fellowship in hyperbaric oxygen treatment, diving medicine and the care of emergency and non-emergency hyperbaric patients.

The programme

Training type

Clinical Fellowship

Duration

1 year

Start

Institution policyDuke GME appointments run 1 July - 30 June, with a few exceptions

Positions

Up to 4 annually, depending on funding

Accreditation

Not stated on official page

Department

Center for Hyperbaric Medicine and Environmental Physiology, Department of Anesthesiology, Duke University School of Medicine

Eligibility and visa

Eligibility

Completed an ACGME-certified residency and board eligible in own specialty; eligible for North Carolina trainee 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

Eligibility for North Carolina trainee medical licensure

How to apply

Deadline

Not stated on official page

Application method

Online application, or application materials by mail or email

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