Pulmonary Medical Division

The Duke Fellowship Training Programs in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine produce outstanding physicians who are fully prepared to pursue careers in academic medicine.

Our combined Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine fellowship program is a three-year program. Upon completion of training, fellows are eligible for dual certification in pulmonary and critical care medicine. The American Board of Internal Medicine requires a minimum 18 months of clinical training for board certification in both of these disciplines. All fellows in our combined program engage in scholarly activity and receive robust mentorship from our world-renowned faculty. We offer a fourth year of fellowship for trainees seeking advanced research training.

Our combined fellowship program accepts 5 fellows each year.

The division also offers a 1-year Critical Care Medicine fellowship program for trainees eligible for certification via The American Board of Internal Medicine "Pathway A". The ACGME accredited Duke IM-CCM program is built upon the division's tradition of excellence in training future leaders in academic medicine. Trainees enjoy a rigorous clinical training experience in a collaborative and collegial environment while working with renowned experts in the management of respiratory failure and complex cardiovascular disease. The program offers advanced training in state-of-the-art and emerging strategies for management of respiratory and circulatory failure. Trainees gain extensive experience in managing extracorporeal membrane oxygenation at one of the nation's highest volume extracorporeal life support centers.

Our critical care medicine fellowship program accepts 2 fellows each year.

Learn more about our Advanced Fellowship Programs

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See what our faculty and recent program graduates have to say about all Duke has to offer:

In their words

See why our fellows chose Duke, the strengths of the Duke PCCM Fellowship Program, and more.

Jason Nam

Jason Nam, MD

Emily Sanders

Emily Sanders, MD

Aaron Vose

Aaron Vose, MD

Govind Krishnan

Govind Krishnan, MD

As you explore our programs, please visit our about Duke and Durham page to see all that our city has to offer. We also encourage you to check out our 48 hours in Durham list, which highlights some of our favorite things to do and places to visit in the area.

Latest News

Grand Rounds 12/12/14: Severe Sepsis

Medicine Grand Rounds on Fri., Dec. 12 at 8 a.m. in Duke Hospital room 2002 will feature Claude Piantadosi, MD, professor of medicine and interim chief of the Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine. Dr. Piantadosi will present Why is Severe Sepsis So Severe? Watch from your desk: If you can’t make Medicine Grand Rounds this week, click here to watch a live stream (just enter your Duke Net ID and password.

Palmer to head new lung transplant network

Scott Palmer, MD, MHS, associate professor of medicine (Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine), has received $12.95 million from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to establish a Lung Transplant Clinical Trials Network (LT-CTN) as part of the Clinical Trials in Organ Transplantation (CTOT) program.

Palmer to be PI of data coordinating center for new lung development reference project

The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute announced this week that the DCRI, in conjunction with RTI International, will serve as data coordinating center for the Molecular Atlas of Lung Development Program (LungMAP). Scott Palmer, MD, MHS, associate professor of medicine (Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine) and director of the DCRI’s pulmonary research program, will serve as principal investigator for the coordinating center.

6/16/14: MRRC hosts talk on pursuing a career in academic medicine

The Department of Medicine's Minority Recruitment and Retention Committee will host a presentation and dinner from 5:30-6:30 p.m. on Mon., June 16 in Duke North Room 1103. The guest speaker is Isaretta Riley, MD, a third-year fellow in Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine. Dr. Riley will present "Pursuing A Career in Academic Medicine." Dinner will be served. To reserve a seat, email LaVerne Johnson-Pruden, lj.pruden@duke.edu.

Duke lung coil study featured on WRAL

Momen Wahidi, MD, MBA, associate professor of medicine (Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine) and director of Interventional Pulmonology and Bronchoscopy, was recently featured in a news story on WRAL. In the video, you'll see Dr. Wahidi talk about a study at Duke that uses lung coils to treat patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Patients undergo a procedure in which a bronchoscope sent into the lungs releases up to 10 coils inside the damaged areas.
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