Duke University, Student Affairs, Student Health
Position ID:
Duke-Student Affairs, Student Health-SHFACPHYSICIAN [#32061]
Position Title:
Regular Rank/Non-tenure Faculty Physician
Position Type:
Non tenure-track faculty
Position Location:
Durham, North Carolina 27705, United States of America
Subject Area:
Appl Deadline:
none (posted 2026/05/13)
Position Description:
Position Description
Position Summary
Duke University's Division of Student Affairs is seeking a full-time regular rank faculty family medicine physician to join its Duke Student Health team. Duke Student Health provides primary and acute care services to more 19,000 Duke University undergraduate, graduate and professional students. Duke Student Health’s mission is to foster wellness and contribute to every student’s ability to flourish during their time at Duke.
This position will join a dynamic and collaborative team of clinicians, nurses, and administrative staff who have access to a unified electronic health record system, an expansive network of specialists for consultation and referral, ancillary services for diagnostic and testing needs, and a robust telehealth platform for video visits.
The ideal candidate will possess excellent ambulatory clinical skills and have board certification with the American Board of Family Medicine. Prior experience working in a college health clinical setting is strongly preferred. The ideal candidate will have a passion for the college student health population, embrace patient-centered care, and demonstrate commitment to improving the health and wellness of the student body.
Key Position Duties
Direct Services – 85%
- Provide and facilitate direct in-person and telehealth patient care visits including physical examinations, laboratory evaluations, assessments/diagnoses, treatments, and/or referrals.
- Provide a scope of primary care that includes (but is not limited to) preventive care, acute care, chronic illness management, and mental health relevant to the college student health population.
- Maintain complete, accurate, and timely documentation in patients’ electronic health record as well as manage an EHR inbox to assure compliance with state and federal regulatory, licensure, and accreditation requirements.
- Provide week-long after-hours on-call coverage on average every six to eight weeks to back up the nurse answering service.
- Supervise Advanced Practice Providers including provision of timely feedback and assessment per state and Duke requirements and policies.
- Collaborate with clinician colleagues, nurses, administrators, and staff to contribute to a high performing work environment.
- Communicate with consulting specialists and other providers as necessary to facilitate ongoing care and treatment of students.
- Participate in relevant Duke Student Health and Student Affairs meetings and programs.
- Perform other related duties incidental to the work described above.
- Engage scholarly activities to advance the college health field including but not limited to publication in scholarly journals and didactic lecturing.
- Precept residents in the Student Health clinic including Family Medicine residents using Student Health as their community site as well as Peds/Med-Peds residents participating in their Adolescent Medicine Rotation.
- Engage in quality assessment and quality improvement activities for accreditation purposes and Student Affairs reporting.
- Create content for and participate in student outreach activities.
Other- 5% of Effort
- Perform related duties as assigned or required to meet departmental, Division and University goals and objectives, as assigned by their Supervisor, Director, or respective designees.
Job Eligibility Requirements
Education:
- MD or DO graduate from an accredited medical school program and completion of a Family Medicine residency.
- Unrestricted medical license issued by the North Carolina Medical Board.
- Federal DEA and State prescriptive authority.
- American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM board eligible or pending graduates may also apply)
- At least three years’ experience in primary care and/or urgent care practice with prior experience in college student health strongly preferred. Skills and Competencies:
- Competency in common office procedures such as suturing, incision and drainage, toenail removal preferred.
- Comfort with primary care mental health care and prescribing strongly preferred.
- Certain jobs at Duke University and Duke University Health System may include essential job functions that require specific physical and/or mental abilities. Additional information and provision for requests for reasonable accommodation will be provided by each hiring department.
- The primary nature of this position is that of office work, with occasional work taking place outdoors. Work tasks may require occasional lifting of items up to 50lbs, sitting or standing for extended periods of time, traversing stairs and movement throughout buildings, as well as repetitive movements (e.g., typing)
- Employees must be able to complete all positional requirements outlined above with or without reasonable accommodations. For more information, please visit https://hr.duke.edu/policies/ada/ ;
Recruitment Information
Priority deadline is: July 1, 2026. All applications received on or prior to this date will receive consideration. Applications received after July 1, 2026 will receive consideration on an as needed basis. Position will remain open until filled.
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.
Please note that Duke specifically seeks information about past misconduct or policy violations (in the past ten (10) years) and/or relevant pending investigations as part of the application process. Disclosures will not be an automatic bar to hiring but, instead, will initiate further dialogue regarding past actions and steps taken to address them. Disclosures will not be shared with search committees during the application review process.
Application Materials Required:
Submit the following items online at this website to complete your application:
- Cover letter
- Curriculum Vitae
- Publication list
And anything else requested in the position description.
Further Info:
305 Towerview Drive
2nd Floor, Duke Student Health
Durham, NC, 27708
2nd Floor, Duke Student Health
Durham, NC, 27708