At Duke, we are proud to have a psychiatry residency program comprised of residents with a variety of perspectives and experiences. We believe that the varied backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives of our residents and faculty add an essential richness to the training experience and resident community.
We are also fortunate to live and work in a city as diverse as Durham, NC. Duke psychiatry residents provide direct care to a wide range of patient populations across our core hospital sites (Duke, Durham VA, and the state hospital). Additionally, our residents have the opportunity to complete valuable community psychiatry rotations such as Lincoln Community Mental Health Center and El Futuro. Residents may also gain experience in gender-affirming mental healthcare through rotations in a gender clinic.
Our goal is to train the next generation of psychiatrists to provide high-quality and culturally responsive care to all individuals and communities. In part, we achieve this goal through a robust didactic curriculum that complements our clinical experiences.
Hear from Residents
Current residents share what they enjoy about the culture of Duke's psychiatry residency program.
Providing Spiritually-Informed Care to Muslim Patients
Psychiatry trainees Abdelrahman Ibrahim, MBBS, and Adam Howard, MD, ScM, and assistant professor Hiba Zaidi, MBBS, are developing strategies to help Duke’s health system better respond to the religious considerations of Muslim patients.
“After my interview, I knew I had to do my residency at Duke. I was drawn in by the high caliber of training, the way residents clearly cared for one another, and the core program organization around residents' formation—both as psychiatrists and people. In this program I have found colleagues, mentors, and friends I feel lucky to learn from, and who genuinely care for each other; I am so grateful to train here!”
— Ryan Bigej, MD, PGY-2 Psychiatry Resident