Education & Training

Allergy/Immunology Fellowship

The goal of the Pediatric Allergy Training Program is the consummate preparation of physicians as Allergy/Immunology Specialists. The Fellowship Training Program meets this goal by building on the established tradition of excellence while developing new ideas in the following areas, including mentorship/professional development, fellowship balance, education, patient care, and research.

The Pediatric Allergy Training Program was established at Duke University Medical Center by Susan C. Dees, M.D. in the early 1940's and became widely recognized as an excellent program for clinical training in the field. Over the years this important tradition has been upheld and the program has been expanded to include immunology and, more recently, molecular biology training. More than 100 fellows have completed their training here since the program's inception. Approximately two-thirds have become full or part-time members of various medical school faculties and many are program directors. The remainder have become private practitioners of the specialty or leaders in the pharmaceutical industry. Many of these physicians are recognized in their communities and nationally as outstanding consultants and teachers in allergy and clinical immunology. Graduates of this program have been highly recruited by academic institutions, private practice groups and industry.

Program Summary

Positions offered per year	Position filled for 2010-2011
Current number of fellows	Ten
Program duration	Three years
Accrediting body	Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education
Match participation?	Yes
Contact person	Beverly Ross Administrative Assistant beverly.ross@duke.edu 919-681-2949
How to apply	Apply through ERAS at www.aamc.org/audienceeras.htm
More information	Division of Allergy/Immunology Training program overview Applicant letter
Program director	A. Wesley Burks, M.D. Professor of Pediatrics Chief, Division of Allergy/Immunology burks010@mc.duke.edu
Program faculty	Rebecca H. Buckley, M.D. J. Buren Sidbury Professor of Pediatrics Professor of Immunology buckl003@mc.duke.edu Michael M. Frank, M.D. Samuel L. Katz Professor of Pediatrics Professor of Medicine frank007@mc.duke.edu Laurie A. Lee, M.D. Associate in Pediatrics myers019@mc.duke.edu M. Louise Markert, M.D./Ph.D. Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Immunology marke001@mc.duke.edu Joseph L. Roberts, M.D./Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Pediatrics rober060@mc.duke.edu Xiao-Ping Zhong, M.D. Assistant Professor xiaoping.zhong@duke.edu
Affiliated faculty	Barton F. Haynes, M.D. Frederic M. Hanes Professor of Medicine Professor of Immunology hayne002@mc.duke.edu John Sundy, M.D./Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Medicine sundy001@mc.duke.edu