Over the course of the last 15 years, Duke MSTP has seen 134 graduates, 94% of these graduates going onto residency programs. Of those that did not pursue clinical training, all remained engaged in a meaningful way in science, most in biomedical research. Of those graduates who did residencies, 79.4% completed or are serving residencies in hospitals ranked among the top ten in the 2021 US News & World Report Research Rankings, and the program's graduates populate the ranks of academic medical centers throughout the United States. The top residency fields selected include Internal Medicine, Radiation Oncology, Pathology, Pediatrics, and Anesthesiology.
Thirty-six of Duke MSTP's 372 alumni serve as faculty members at Duke
| Gerard Blobe, MD, PhD | Medicine - Oncology | Professor |
| David Browning, MD, PhD | Ophthalmology | Associate Consulting Professor |
| Sulene Chi, MD, PhD | Ophthalmology | Associate Consulting Professor |
| Joseph Corless, MD, PhD | Cell Biology | Associate Professor Emeritus |
| Michael Datto, MD, PhD | Pathology | Associate Professor |
| Kafui Dzirasa, MD, PhD | Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences | K. Ranga Rama Krishnan Associate Professor |
| Christine Eyler, MD, PhD | Radiation Oncology | Medical Instructor |
| Peter Fecci, MD, PhD | Neurosurgery | Associate Professor |
| Herbert Fuchs, MD, PhD | Neurosurgery | Professor |
| Stephanie Gaillard, MD, PhD | Medicine | Adjunct Assistant Professor |
| Sidney Gospe, MD, PhD | Ophthalmology | Assistant Professor |
| Laura Hale, MD, PhD | Pathology | Professor |
| Allison Hall, MD, PhD | Pathology | Associate Professor |
| Caroline Haynes, MD, PhD | Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences | Associate Professor |
| James Herbert, MD, PhD | Anesthesiology | Assistant Professor |
| Christopher Holley, MD, PhD | Medicine | Associate Professor |
| David Howell, MD, PhD | Pathology | Professor |
| Claude Hughes, Jr., MD, PhD | Obstetrics and Gynecology | Consulting Professor |
| Virginia Lightner, MD, PhD | Dermatology | Assistant Consulting Professor |
| David Lobach, MD, PhD | Family Medicine and Community Health | Associate Consulting Professor |
| Giselle Lopez, MD, PhD | Pathology | Assistant Professor |
| John Madden, MD, PhD | Pathology | Associate Professor |
| Mary Markert, MD, PhD | Pediatrics | Professor |
| Niharika Mettu, MD, PhD | Medicine | Assistant Professor |
| Yvonne Mowery, MD, PhD | Radiation Oncology | Butler Harris Assistant Professor |
| Lawrence Ngo, MD, PhD | Radiology | Adjunct Associate |
| Mark Palmeri, MD, PhD | Biomedical Engineering | Professor |
| Dhavalkumar Patel, MD, PhD | Medicine | Associate Consulting Professor |
| Salvatore Pizzo, MD, PhD | Pathology | Distinguished Professor |
| Zachary Reitman, MD, PhD | Radiation Oncology | Medical Instructor |
| Aaron Sandler, MD, PhD | Anesthesiology | Assistant Professor |
| John Shelburne, MD, PhD | Pathology | Professor Emeritus |
| Thomas Van de Ven, MD, PhD | Anesthesiology | Associate Professor |
| Philip Walther, MD, PhD | Surgery | Professor |
| Richard Weiner, MD, PhD | Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences | Professor |
| Julius Wilder, MD, PhD | Medicine | Assistant Professor |
Seven of Duke MSTP's 372 alumni are residents/house staff at Duke
- Kristen Batich, MD, PhD
- Kimberly Cocce, MD, PhD
- Mark Draelos, MD, PhD
- Daniel Joh, MD, PhD
- Aaditya Khatri, MD, PhD
- Karen Scherr, MD, PhD
- Karolina Woroniecka, MD, PhD
If you are an alumnus of the Duke University Medical Scientist Training Program and would like to update information, please contact mstp@duke.edu