Emergency Medicine Physician faculty opportunities – Duke University Hospital

About the Role

Join the Department of Emergency Medicine at Duke University School of Medicine as a full-time faculty physician. This position offers the opportunity to practice in a high-acuity, complex-care academic environment while building a career in clinical care, medical education, and scholarship.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive emergency medical assessment, stabilization, and disposition for adult patients presenting to the Duke University Hospital Emergency Department across 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.

Requirements

• MD or equivalent medical degree.
• Board certified or board eligible in Emergency Medicine.
• Experience in high-acuity emergency or academic medicine preferred.
• Demonstrated interest or experience in an area of academic focus (e.g., research, medical education, health equity, administration, quality improvement).

About the Location

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 outdoor activities, unique shops, dining, and nightlife. The combination of the area’s academics and the Research Triangle Park (RTP)—a globally prominent, high-tech research and development park—makes the area culturally diverse, economically resilient, and nationally recognized as a great place to live.