Duke University Hospital Program

Durham, NC

Specialty:Adult reconstructive orthopaedics

ACGME Code:2613613031

NRMP Code:-

Status:Continued Accreditation

Overview

Program Overview

The Adult Reconstruction Surgery Fellowship at Duke University Hospital offers advanced training in hip and knee arthroplasty, revision arthroplasty, osteotomy, and arthroscopy procedures. The program aims to equip fellows with not only surgical skills but also experience in clinical research and resident education. The fellowship duration is from August 1 through July 31, with four available positions—one in an ACGME-accredited pathway and three in non-ACGME tracks.

Training and Experience

Fellows gain extensive exposure to several surgical techniques and methodologies, particularly in joint arthroplasty, which is complemented by participation in the orthopaedic research laboratory focusing on lower extremity biomechanics. This program emphasizes clinical research, requiring fellows to complete at least one clinical project that should culminate in a manuscript and a presentation at a national meeting. Weekly conferences are mandatory, providing a structured environment for ongoing learning and professional development.

Application Process

The Adult Reconstruction Surgery Fellowship accepts applications via the Central Application Service (CAS), overseen by the SF Match. The application deadline is November 1 for the 2025-2026 fellowship cycle. Applicants need to complete an online fellowship application form and provide supporting documentation including a personal statement, curriculum vitae, and letters of recommendation among others.

Application Requirements

In order to be eligible for the fellowship, applicants must fulfill various prerequisites. They should have completed an orthopaedic residency and be board-eligible. For ACGME programs, applicants must have passed all USMLE or equivalent examinations within three attempts. For international graduates, an ECFMG certificate is also necessary.

Visa Sponsorship

The Duke Orthopaedic Surgery Fellowship provides visa sponsorship for a J-1 Clinical House Staff Visa for candidates pursuing ACGME-accredited training. This visa covers clinical fellowship training effectively. However, candidates requiring H-1B sponsorship are not considered for this program due to prohibitive costs and the nature of fellowship positions. Importantly, non-ACGME positions are not eligible for visa sponsorship.

Competitiveness and Selection Criteria

The selection process for fellowship applicants is competitive. Candidates are evaluated based on their educational background, letters of recommendation, research experience, and other personal assets, including motivation and work ethic. The selection committee emphasizes key intangibles like leadership qualities, communication skills, and overcoming challenges.

Interview Process

Interviews are typically scheduled in late Fall or early Winter. Candidates who are selected for an interview will be assessed based on their preparedness and the qualities highlighted in their applications. Details regarding specific interview dates are available under the 'Fellowship Programs At-A-Glance' section.

Program Structure and Curriculum

The structure of the fellowship is designed to provide a balanced combination of clinical education and research involvement, assuring fellows develop the requisite skills necessary for a successful career in adult reconstructive orthopaedics. The curriculum includes active participation in surgeries, discussions in weekly conferences, and exposure to advanced surgical techniques.

Additional Fellowship Programs

The Duke Department of Orthopaedic Surgery offers a range of other fellowship programs across various subspecialties in orthopaedic surgery, including adult spine, sports medicine, trauma, and pediatric orthopaedics. This diverse offering is aimed at ensuring fellows receive well-rounded training and exposure necessary for their chosen specialty.

Conclusion on Application Requirements for International Graduates

Foreign medical graduates must meet additional criteria for both ACGME and non-ACGME positions. While ACGME fellows must provide valid ECFMG certificates, non-ACGME candidates should complete three years of accredited training and may not require visa sponsorship. This nuanced understanding enables international applicants to better navigate the fellowship application landscape.

Further Information

For a comprehensive understanding of the full extent of available fellowships and other details related to fellowship training at Duke, individuals can refer to the various sections dedicated to Fellowship Programs and At-A-Glance resources provided by the Duke Department of Orthopaedic Surgery.

Web sources

1. Adult Reconstruction Surgery Fellowship Overview 2. Fellowship Programs Overview 3. Fellowship Programs At-A-Glance

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Program data

ACGME History ^[2]

Accreditation Last updated: Jul 16, 2026

Initial accreditation0

Full accreditation0

Continued20

Warning0

Probationary Accreditation0

Withdrawal0

#	Academic Year	Status	Effective Date
01	2004 - 2005	Provisional Accreditation	Jul 1, 2005
02	2005 - 2006	Provisional Accreditation	Jul 1, 2005
03	2006 - 2007	Provisional Accreditation	Jul 1, 2005
04	2007 - 2008	Continued	Jun 9, 2007
05	2008 - 2009	Continued	Jun 9, 2007
06	2009 - 2010	Continued	Jun 9, 2007
07	2010 - 2011	Continued	Jun 9, 2007
08	2011 - 2012	Continued	Jun 9, 2007
09	2012 - 2013	Continued	Jan 25, 2013
10	2013 - 2014	Continued	Jan 10, 2014

Program

Program Size

-- (1 years)^[1]

Accreditation Status

Continued Accreditation

(Effective: January 9, 2026)

Composition

Training

Fellowship Rate:--

Faculty-to-Residents Ratio:7X^[1]

Residents Career Path

Quality of Life

First Year Paid Sick Leave: --

First Year Paid Vacation: --

First Year Salary: $83,772^[1]

First Year Maximum Consecutive Hours on Duty: 24 hours ^[1]

First Year Average Weekly Hours: 55 hours^[1]

Admission

USMLE Step 2 Score: --

Visa Sponsorship:--

YOG Cutoff:--

Race / Ethnicity

No race data available.

Gender

No gender data available.

Incoming Schools

No incoming school data available.

Rotation Duration by Site

Benchmarks

Roster

Location

Durham, NC ^[4]

Population

324,833

Median income

$81,545Above

Education

57%Above

Employment

66.9%Below

Health

10.8%Above

Age

36On par

Above the national average
Below the national average
Similar to the national average

Housing — Rental prices ^[5]

Rental prices

Typical Observed Market Rent Index - ZORI Over Time

Date

Region - Durham, NC

State - North Carolina

United States

1/31/2015

$1,013

$948

$1,193

2/28/2015

$1,014

$957

$1,199

3/31/2015

$1,021

$961

$1,206

4/30/2015

$1,022

$969

$1,213

5/31/2015

$1,029

$972

$1,228

6/30/2015

$1,031

$975

$1,233

7/31/2015

$1,033

$977

$1,235

8/31/2015

$1,031

$981

$1,241

9/30/2015

$1,033

$986

$1,245

10/31/2015

$1,034

$990

$1,253

11/30/2015

$1,043

$994

$1,259

12/31/2015

$1,047

$996

$1,263

1/31/2016

$1,052

$1,009

$1,275

2/29/2016

$1,056

$1,011

$1,279

3/31/2016

$1,062

$1,022

$1,282

4/30/2016

$1,071

$1,022

$1,285

5/31/2016

$1,070

$1,024

$1,291

6/30/2016

$1,074

$1,027

$1,294

7/31/2016

$1,074

$1,031

$1,295

8/31/2016

$1,083

$1,035

$1,303

9/30/2016

$1,087

$1,039

$1,307

10/31/2016

$1,098

$1,044

$1,311

11/30/2016

$1,104

$1,048

$1,312

12/31/2016

$1,114

$1,035

$1,313

1/31/2017

$1,111

$1,045

$1,317

2/28/2017

$1,113

$1,049

$1,324

3/31/2017

$1,114

$1,058

$1,335

4/30/2017

$1,119

$1,063

$1,346

5/31/2017

$1,119

$1,069

$1,353

6/30/2017

$1,123

$1,066

$1,357

7/31/2017

$1,130

$1,073

$1,359

8/31/2017

$1,142

$1,076

$1,363

9/30/2017

$1,149

$1,079

$1,406

10/31/2017

$1,149

$1,082

$1,414

11/30/2017

$1,144

$1,091

$1,413

12/31/2017

$1,145

$1,090

$1,420

1/31/2018

$1,158

$1,098

$1,422

2/28/2018

$1,167

$1,103

$1,427

3/31/2018

$1,174

$1,108

$1,429

4/30/2018

$1,172

$1,112

$1,434

5/31/2018

$1,175

$1,114

$1,438

6/30/2018

$1,176

$1,116

$1,444

7/31/2018

$1,178

$1,120

$1,449

8/31/2018

$1,184

$1,124

$1,455

9/30/2018

$1,187

$1,129

$1,461

10/31/2018

$1,192

$1,135

$1,465

11/30/2018

$1,197

$1,141

$1,473

12/31/2018

$1,205

$1,154

$1,482

1/31/2019

$1,208

$1,157

$1,492

2/28/2019

$1,212

$1,161

$1,495

3/31/2019

$1,216

$1,158

$1,503

4/30/2019

$1,224

$1,166

$1,509

5/31/2019

$1,232

$1,171

$1,514

6/30/2019

$1,240

$1,178

$1,519

7/31/2019

$1,245

$1,183

$1,526

8/31/2019

$1,243

$1,188

$1,531

9/30/2019

$1,245

$1,192

$1,534

10/31/2019

$1,248

$1,195

$1,541

11/30/2019

$1,254

$1,198

$1,545

12/31/2019

$1,255

$1,203

$1,552

1/31/2020

$1,255

$1,208

$1,560

2/29/2020

$1,255

$1,213

$1,565

3/31/2020

$1,273

$1,216

$1,565

4/30/2020

$1,269

$1,218

$1,566

5/31/2020

$1,266

$1,219

$1,563

6/30/2020

$1,252

$1,221

$1,562

7/31/2020

$1,254

$1,227

$1,571

8/31/2020

$1,259

$1,235

$1,574

9/30/2020

$1,268

$1,243

$1,586

10/31/2020

$1,272

$1,254

$1,593

11/30/2020

$1,275

$1,602

12/31/2020

$1,282

$1,284

$1,606

1/31/2021

$1,288

$1,294

$1,613

2/28/2021

$1,295

$1,304

$1,620

3/31/2021

$1,299

$1,314

$1,629

4/30/2021

$1,317

$1,331

$1,649

5/31/2021

$1,337

$1,339

$1,663

6/30/2021

$1,368

$1,361

$1,686

7/31/2021

$1,392

$1,380

$1,707

8/31/2021

$1,418

$1,391

$1,729

9/30/2021

$1,438

$1,414

$1,752

10/31/2021

$1,461

$1,418

$1,767

11/30/2021

$1,476

$1,447

$1,777

12/31/2021

$1,491

$1,450

$1,791

1/31/2022

$1,500

$1,453

$1,800

2/28/2022

$1,513

$1,456

$1,820

3/31/2022

$1,522

$1,465

$1,829

4/30/2022

$1,535

$1,480

$1,841

5/31/2022

$1,550

$1,500

$1,852

6/30/2022

$1,564

$1,509

$1,861

7/31/2022

$1,581

$1,522

$1,868

8/31/2022

$1,589

$1,531

$1,872

9/30/2022

$1,593

$1,529

$1,875

10/31/2022

$1,591

$1,537

$1,873

11/30/2022

$1,598

$1,543

$1,875

12/31/2022

$1,602

$1,542

$1,874

1/31/2023

$1,610

$1,542

$1,877

2/28/2023

$1,613

$1,551

$1,879

3/31/2023

$1,617

$1,545

$1,884

4/30/2023

$1,617

$1,548

$1,886

5/31/2023

$1,619

$1,549

$1,886

6/30/2023

$1,614

$1,556

$1,886

7/31/2023

$1,605

$1,550

$1,891

8/31/2023

$1,600

$1,546

$1,908

9/30/2023

$1,598

$1,550

$1,912

10/31/2023

$1,613

$1,553

$1,916

11/30/2023

$1,615

$1,558

$1,918

12/31/2023

$1,622

$1,572

$1,921

1/31/2024

$1,620

$1,575

$1,928

2/29/2024

$1,628

$1,602

$1,932

3/31/2024

$1,629

$1,592

$1,935

4/30/2024

$1,632

$1,592

$1,942

5/31/2024

$1,629

$1,601

$1,946

6/30/2024

$1,629

$1,602

$1,973

7/31/2024

$1,629

$1,610

$1,958

8/31/2024

$1,637

$1,614

$1,992

9/30/2024

$1,637

$1,616

$1,993

10/31/2024

$1,630

$1,620

$1,995

11/30/2024

$1,627

$1,626

$1,999

12/31/2024

$1,624

$1,634

$2,003

1/31/2025

$1,627

$1,634

$2,006

2/28/2025

$1,628

$1,635

$2,007

3/31/2025

$1,630

$1,633

$2,016

4/30/2025

$1,630

$1,627

$2,019

5/31/2025

$1,634

$1,633

$2,022

6/30/2025

$1,638

$1,631

$2,026

7/31/2025

$1,642

$1,635

$2,029

8/31/2025

$1,641

$1,639

$2,027

9/30/2025

$1,645

$1,634

$2,030

10/31/2025

$1,647

$1,638

$2,052

11/30/2025

$1,650

$1,640

$2,095

12/31/2025

$1,651

$1,635

$2,086

1/31/2026

$1,652

$1,649

$2,160

2/28/2026

$1,651

$1,661

$2,178

Crime — All violent offences ^[6]

Rate per 100,000 residents

Rate per 100,000 people Over Time

Date

Region - Durham, NC

State - North Carolina

United States

4/1/2021

177

5/1/2021

191

6/1/2021

175

7/1/2021

187

102

8/1/2021

189

9/1/2021

175

10/1/2021

178

11/1/2021

174

12/1/2021

170

1/1/2022

158

2/1/2022

154

3/1/2022

168

4/1/2022

165

5/1/2022

166

6/1/2022

181

7/1/2022

182

101

8/1/2022

168

9/1/2022

179

10/1/2022

166

11/1/2022

148

12/1/2022

147

1/1/2023

170

2/1/2023

131

3/1/2023

154

4/1/2023

163

5/1/2023

172

6/1/2023

167

7/1/2023

201

100

8/1/2023

170

9/1/2023

154

10/1/2023

161

11/1/2023

151

12/1/2023

153

1/1/2024

147

2/1/2024

141

3/1/2024

151

4/1/2024

153

5/1/2024

177

6/1/2024

163

7/1/2024

160

8/1/2024

156

9/1/2024

166

10/1/2024

160

11/1/2024

141

12/1/2024

146

1/1/2025

126

2/1/2025

116

3/1/2025

136

4/1/2025

128

5/1/2025

154

6/1/2025

140

7/1/2025

140

8/1/2025

147

9/1/2025

144

10/1/2025

126

11/1/2025

121

12/1/2025

107

1/1/2026

108

2/1/2026

3/1/2026

Living in Durham, NC

Crime Rate and Safety

Durham has some areas with higher crime rates, so it's important to research specific neighborhoods. Overall, it offers varying levels of safety.

Fun Activities

Durham is known for its vibrant arts scene, historic sites, and outdoor recreational options. You can enjoy visiting museums, attending cultural events, or exploring nearby parks.

Climate

Durham experiences four distinct seasons. Summers are warm and humid, while winters can be cold. Spring and fall offer pleasant weather.

Races and Population

Durham is diverse, with a mixture of different races and ethnicities. It has a population of around 280,000 people.

Education

Durham is home to Duke University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, offering educational opportunities and enriching the community.

Cost of Living

The cost of living in Durham is slightly higher than the national average. Housing costs and property taxes can be significant factors to consider.

Nearby Cities

Raleigh and Chapel Hill are nearby cities, both approximately 30-40 minutes away by car. Raleigh is the capital of North Carolina and offers a bustling urban environment, while Chapel Hill is known for its university town atmosphere.

Pros

Rich cultural scene
educational opportunities
diverse population.

Cons

Some areas with higher crime rates
slightly higher cost of living compared to national average.

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References

1. Freida - https://freida.ama-assn.org/program/2613613031

2. ACGME - Accreditation Data System (ADS) - https://apps.acgme.org/ads/Public/Programs/Search

3. NRMP Results and Data: 2022-2026 Main Residency Match - https://www.nrmp.org/match-data/2026/03/program-results-2022-2026/

4. United States Census Bureau - https://data.census.gov/profile/City,_VS?g=050XX00US37063

5. Zillow Research - Observed Rent Index (ZORI) - https://www.zillow.com/research/data/

6. FBI - Crime/Law Enforcement Stats (Uniform Crime Reporting Program) - https://www.fbi.gov/services/cjis/ucr