Nicknamed the City of Medicine, Durham is home to four hospitals. Approximately 22,000 of its 125,000 citizens work in health-related fields.     Durham is an integral part of a growing tri-city area called the Triangle, which also includes Raleigh and Chapel Hill. In the heart of the Triangle, nearly ten miles from Duke, is Research Triangle Park, one of the oldest and most successful high-technology research parks in the country The park houses the national laboratories of Glaxo Wellcome Inc., the National Humanities Center, and the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences.

    The Triangle's range of cultural attractions rivals that found in much larger, and more expensive, cities. The $20 million downtown Durham Arts Center has become a national model for community arts programs. Area attractions include the highly acclaimed American Dance Festival, touring Broadway shows, outstanding art exhibits, libraries, concerts in the park, and performances by renowned symphonies, opera, and ballet companies. The movie industry has even made Durham home in such films as "The Handmaid's Tale" with Robert Duvall and "Bull Durham" with Kevin Costner and Susan Sarandon.

Three rival NCAA schools make this area a year-round haven for sports fans. In addition to college football and some of the best basketball anywhere, Durham is home to the Durham Bulls, a Triple-A minor league baseball team for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. Other competitive sports popular in the Triangle include soccer, lacrosse, tennis, track and field, golf, ice hockey, and swimming. Duke University maintains a championship golf course, tennis courts, swimming pools, running trails, hiking paths, and a faculty club, all available to the resident staff In addition, white-water canoeing, hiking, camping, horseback riding, and racquetball can be found within a 20-mile radius of the city.

    The area's four distinct yet mild seasons make it possible to enjoy many of these activities year-round. Durham averages 230 days of sunshine and less than seven inches of snow a year. Located in the hilly, forested Piedmont region of North Carolina, Durham is only three hours from the Blue Ridge and Great Smoky mountains to the west and clean, spacious beaches to the east. Historic Williamsburg, Virginia; Washington, DC; and Atlanta are all approximately five hours away by car.

    Durham offers established, tree-lined residential neighborhoods, handsome new developments, and houses in the countryside. Thirty-nine denominations are represented through churches or synagogues in Durham. Private as well as public schooling is available.

    The Duke community offers a variety of opportunities for students to become involved in the health system's causes and to form stronger ties with the staff.

    With its close ties to the community and commitment to outstanding education, its venerable past and vital future, Duke offers extraordinary opportunities to residents in this rewarding medical specialty. As a student here, you will have a unique ability to make a positive impact on the health of a variety of patients and thus on the very future of our society. Toward that end, we invite you to discover your own future potential for growth, for achievement, and for professional satisfaction by investigating the possibilities of a student career at Duke.