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Internal Medicine at Kernodle Clinic, A Duke Health Practice

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Job Description

Internal Medicine at Kernodle Clinic, A Duke Health Practice

Kernodle Clinic | Duke Health

Kernodle Clinic is Duke Health’s flagship community-based, multi-specialty practice in the western market. We are recruiting a Board-Certified or Board-Eligible Internal Medicine OR Family Medicine physician to join our established Burlington-based outpatient practice serving Alamance County, North Carolina.

Kernodle Clinic is Duke’s largest community-based multi-specialty practice, with approximately 60 physicians and 46 advanced practice providers across 15 medical and surgical specialties, supported by a 75,000-square-foot main office, walk-in clinic, and multiple specialty satellite services.

Current IM Opportunity

Internal Medicine Clinic - Burlington, NC (Outpatient)

Note: This opportunity is specific to the Burlington Internal Medicine practice. Prior references to Elon or Mebane Internal Medicine openings have been retired.

  • Burlington Internal Medicine Team & Practice Highlights
  • Active teaching environment with rotating PA students and medical students
  • Established outpatient Internal Medicine practice in Burlington
  • Team-based culture with 10 physicians and 5 advanced practice providers
  • Call: 1:15, office call only
  • After-hours answering service fields first
  • No inpatient responsibilities
  • Typical patient volume: 18–24 patients per day
  • Abridge AI Scribe support
  • Dedicated 1:1 MD: MA or nurse staffing model
  • Active teaching environment with rotating PA students and medical students

Compensation & Benefits

Kernodle Clinic offers a robust compensation plan that rewards clinical productivity. Duke contributes up to 13% of salary to the selected retirement plan, with excellent benefits, relocation support, and college tuition assistance for dependent children.

About Kernodle Clinic

Learn more about Kernodle Clinic:

kernodle.com

Community

The Burlington area of Alamance County, North Carolina, includes the communities of Elon and Mebane. Elon is home to Elon University, recognized nationally for excellence, and Burlington sits between the Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill and Greensboro/Winston-Salem regions. The area offers a family-friendly lifestyle with strong schools, dining, shopping, and outdoor recreation.

Learn more about Alamance County: visitalamance.com

Qualifications

MD or DO

  • Board Certified or Board Eligible in Internal Medicine or Family Medicine or dual board certified in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics
  • Commitment to patient-centered, team-based outpatient care

Diversity & Equal Opportunity

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.

How to Apply

Please attach your CV, select Submit Application, and complete the application questions to be considered.

Key Responsibilities

Provide high-quality outpatient internal or family medicine care to patients in the Burlington community. Participate in a team-based environment that includes teaching rotating medical and PA students.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Team-based carePatient-centered care

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Internal Medicine at Kernodle Clinic, A Duke Health Practice at Duke Health a 6.6 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Internal Medicine — ranked against 1,374 active Internal Medicine listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.

Internal Medicine — Physician Career Context

Of the 50 active Internal Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 8% are remote, 42% have no call, 72% require no weekends.

Internal Medicine pay on WeekdayDoc is up 4.4% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

Internal Medicine by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score6.6 / 10 · above average in internal medicineranked against 1,374 Internal Medicine listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed paynot listedInternal Medicine median $277k (middle half $255k–$309k)126 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingNorth Carolina index 94.3US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Internal Medicine listings in North Carolina42 active1,376 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 8% remote · 42% no call · 72% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedNorth Carolina Physician listings: 29% state a sign-on bonus (median $30k) · 14% offer loan repayment473 active listings, Nov 2026
Internal Medicine hiring demand#3 of 28 specialtiespostings stay open a median 38 days · 33% state a sign-on bonusWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 579 postings, 472 closed
New Internal Medicine listings537 in the last 30 days379 the 30 days before (+42%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Internal Medicine pay trend+4.4% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (1,374 Internal Medicine listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024), WeekdayDoc Hiring Index; as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top Internist Jobs

50 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

50 jobs · 38 employers
12
<$290k
8
$290k-330k
19
$330k-370k
7
$370k-410k
4
$410k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

42 jobs · 38 employers
401k / retirement match
86% this job
CME allowance
62%
Sign-on bonus
55%
Relocation assistance
38% this job
Loan repayment
26%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

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$250k-$500k
#2

Family Medicine PhysicianContract

Skilled Wound Care · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

$250k-$500k
#3

Physician, Family Medicine – Telemedicine Opportunity – DrHouse

$100-$200/hr
#4

Physician, Internal Medicine – Telemedicine Opportunity – DrHouse

$100-$200/hr
+ 48 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 6.4this job 6.6
Better work-life than 60% of Internal Medicine listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,374 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Duke Health

Hospitals and Health Care
Durham, North Carolina
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Retirement plan with up to 13% employer contribution
Relocation support
College tuition assistance for dependent children
Abridge AI Scribe support
Dedicated 1:1 MD:MA or nurse staffing model

Living in Burlington

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$257k
Typical market rent
$1,310/mo
Residents’ average commute
24 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
93.2
State income tax
Up to 4.8%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Burlington, NC metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.