Emergency Medicine Physician, Durham, NC - Duke University Hospital
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Job Description
Emergency Medicine Physician Opportunity With Duke Health Emergency Medicine in Durham!
The Department of Emergency Medicine at Duke University School of Medicine is recruiting a full-time faculty physician to join our academic emergency medicine team at Duke University Hospital in Durham, NC. Ideal candidates will have an MD or equivalent medical degree and will be board certified or board eligible in Emergency Medicine. Appointment will be determined at a rank commensurate with training and experience.
Duke Health Emergency Medicine in Durham, NC, is a high-acuity, complex-care academic environment offering faculty physicians the opportunity to build a career in clinical care, medical education, and scholarship.
Role Highlights
Duke Emergency Medicine seeks xperience in high-acuity emergency or academic medicine and a demonstrated interest or experience in an area of academic focus (e. g., research, medical education, health equity, administration, quality improvement)
Provide comprehensive emergency medical assessment, stabilization, and disposition for adult patients presenting to the Duke University Hospital Emergency Department, across a standard mix of day, evening, and overnight clinical shifts
Supervise and teach Duke Emergency Medicine residents, off-service residents, and learners from the Duke School of Medicine and Duke Physician Assistant Program
Collaborate with advanced practice providers (APPs) to ensure seamless, high-quality patient care.
Manage a wide range of critical and emergent conditions, including trauma, complex medical and surgical emergencies, and undifferentiated high-risk presentations
Partner with multidisciplinary specialty teams—including trauma surgery, transplant, cardiology, neurology, oncology, and critical care—to deliver coordinated, cutting-edge care
Develop and sustain an area of scholarly or academic focus consistent with promotion criteria, which may include original research, medical education scholarship, quality improvement, health policy, or health equity work.
Durham, Raleigh, and Chapel Hill comprise the area commonly referred to as "The Triangle." Home to three major research universities as well as a prestigious historically Black university, this region boasts many attractions, including a plethora of outdoor activities, unique shops, dining, and nightlife.
Combining the strength of the area’s academics with the Research Triangle Park (RTP)--a globally-prominent, high-tech research and development research park–has made the area culturally diverse, economically resilient, and nationally recognized as a great place to live.
Duke is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, (including pregnancy and pregnancy related conditions), sexual orientation, or military status.
Duke aspires to create a community built on collaboration, innovation, creativity, and belonging. Our collective success depends on the robust exchange of ideas—an exchange that is best when the rich diversity of our perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences flourishes.
To achieve this exchange, it is essential that all members of the community feel secure and welcome, that the contributions of all individuals are respected, and that all voices are heard. All members of our community have a responsibility to uphold these values.
Please Note
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Key Responsibilities
Provide comprehensive emergency medical assessment, stabilization, and disposition for adult patients at Duke University Hospital. Supervise and teach residents and learners while collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to deliver high-quality care.
Requirements
Candidates must hold an MD or equivalent medical degree and be board certified or board eligible in Emergency Medicine. Experience in high-acuity or academic medicine and a demonstrated interest in scholarly work are required.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 5+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Emergency Medicine — Physician Career Context
Of the 37 active Emergency Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 95% have no call, 68% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for North Carolina is 94.3 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 59.2% of North Carolina clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Cost of living | North Carolina index 94.3 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Emergency Medicine listings in North Carolina | 12 active | 1,026 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 95% no call · 68% no weekends37 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | North Carolina Physician listings: 31% state a sign-on bonus (median $30k) · 19% offer loan repayment491 active listings, Oct 2026 |
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