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Duke University Health System new grad RN residency

Nurse Residency Program · Durham, NC · Duke Health · multiple locations
Checked on the hospital's own page on August 31, 2026

Applications: No separate residency application; automatic enrollment on hire. Apply to new-graduate nursing positions on the Duke Health careers site (Durham, Raleigh, Lake Norman).

Cohorts: 12-month paid residency; all newly hired graduate nurses are automatically enrolled (no separate application). Thirteen specialty tracks; Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital runs its own track (Med/Surg, Emergency, or Women's Care).

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Dates and requirements change on the hospital's schedule, not ours, and the official page is always the final word. Verified on the Duke Health New Graduate Nurse Programs page 2026-08-31; 12-month auto-enroll residency confirmed.

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