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
Key Skills
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).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 6.6 / 10 · above average in internal medicine | ranked against 1,374 Internal Medicine listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | not listed | Internal Medicine median $277k (middle half $255k–$309k)126 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost of living | North Carolina index 94.3 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Internal Medicine listings in North Carolina | 42 active | 1,376 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 8% remote · 42% no call · 72% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | North 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 specialties | postings stay open a median 38 days · 33% state a sign-on bonusWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 579 postings, 472 closed |
| New Internal Medicine listings | 537 in the last 30 days | 379 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 |
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