2009 Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Fellowship Brochure

Duke University Medical Center, Duke University, and the TriangleIn 1924, one year after Duke University was established, James Buchanan Dukedonated $4 million to build a medical school with the goal of establishing the premiermedical center between Baltimore and New Orleans. Duke University Medical Center(DUMC) has earned its reputation as a center of excellence in patient care, researchand medical education. US News and World Report has ranked DUMC as one of thenation’s best hospitals for the 18 th straight year. Duke is the only hospital in thesoutheast to receive this honor. Once again, in the 2007 rankings, Duke was amongthe top ten hospitals in America.The Duke University Medical Center faculty is committed to medical education. DukeUniversity School of Medicine is one of the top medical schools in the country,graduating about 100 students per year. The Pediatric Residency Program is fullyaccredited by the American Council on Graduate Medical Education, with 14 pediatricresidents and 6 medicine-pediatric residents entering the program each year. Inaddition to the pediatric hematology-oncology fellowship, 13 other fellowship programsare offered within the Department of Pediatrics.Duke is located in the city of Durham, nicknamed the City of Medicine, which has apopulation of approximately 190,000 of whom 22,000 work in health care related fields.Durham is situated near the geographic center of the state, located between themountains of western North Carolina and the beautiful eastern coastal plain beaches.Durham, Chapel Hill, and Raleigh form the tri-city area known as the Triangle. In thecenter of the Triangle is Research Triangle Park, one of the oldest established hightechnology centers in the country. In addition, the University of North Carolina atChapel Hill is located only 11 miles away, North Carolina State University is 20 milesaway in Raleigh, and North Carolina Central University is located in Durham.The mix of educational institutions, research, and industry create a thriving academicenvironment and the area supports a vast range of cultural and recreational activities aswell. There are many diverse and excellent restaurants, numerous arts and sportingevents, not to mention the close proximity to both the picturesque North Carolinamountains and beaches.15