Fellowships and Private Practice

Our residents’ career options following residency training are unlimited. Throughout training, our residents have opportunities for teaching, leadership and scholarship, including participation in clinical research, presentations at national medical meetings and publication.

Each year, typically 30-50% of our PGY-3 residents pursues fellowship training, and our fellowship placement rate is outstanding! There are numerous opportunities for scholarly activity in each field of interest, and we provide close mentoring throughout the fellowship application process. Currently, CMC offers ACGME-approved fellowship training programs in Gastroenterology, Hematology-Oncology, Hospice and Palliative Care, Transplant Hepatology, Geriatrics and Sports Medicine.

For those residents who do not pursue fellowship training, some will enter ambulatory practice, some will become hospitalists and some will enter academic medicine. Our program’s comprehensive and flexible curriculum allows our residents to succeed regardless of their career path.

Many of our residents will choose to stay in the Charlotte region following residency training. The city of Charlotte and the surrounding area offers a diverse community with metropolitan amenities amongst a friendly environment. Charlotte truly is a great place to live and practice medicine!

 

Graduate Career Choices	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Ambulatory	18%	36%	25%	25%	25%	42%	18%	33%	16%	16%	33%	0%	0%
Hospitalist	36%	28%	42%	33%	25%	16%	36%	25%	42%	67%	33%	25%	33%
Fellowship	46%	36%	33%	42%	50%	42%	46%	42%	42%	17%	33%	75%	66%

Fellowship Matches by Year

Year	Specialty	Institution
2025	GI	University of Tennessee College of Medicine
	GI	University of North Carolina, Blue Ridge
	Hepatology	Carolinas Medical Center
	Hematology-Oncology	Carolinas Medical Center
	Hematology-Oncology	Oncology-Ochsner Clinic
	Clinical Informatics	Vanderbilt University Medical Center
	Endocrine	Jefferson University
2024	GI	Carolinas Medical Center
	GI	University of Florida
	Rheumatology	Medical University of South Carolina
	Infectious Disease	Wake Forest
	Pulmonary-Critical Care	Indiana University
	Pulmonary-Critical Care	University of Alabama - Birmingham
	Hemetology-Oncology	Carolinas Medical Center x2
	Hemetology-Oncology	University of South Alabama
	Hospice/Palliative Medicine	Carolinas Medical Center
	Sports Medicine	Carolinas Medical Center
2023	Cardiology	Aurora Milwaukee
	Hematology-Oncology	Carolinas Medical Center x2
	Infectious Disease	University of Texas Southwestern
	Pulmonary-Critical Care	Prisma Health Columbia
	Pulmonary-Critical Care	Wake Forest
	Palliative	University of Alabama - Birmingham
2022	Cardiology	Wake Forest University
	Hematology-Oncology	Carolinas Medical Center
	Pulmonary-Critical Care	Prisma Health Greenville
	Pulmonary-Critical Care	University of Florida
2021	GI	Carolinas Medical Center
	Global Health	Chogoria, Kenya
2020	Geriatrics	Wake Forest University
	GI	Carolinas Medical Center
	Hematology-Oncology	Carolinas Medical Center x2
	Pulmonary-Critical Care	University of Alabama-Birmingham
	Pulmonary-Critical Care	Wake Forest University
2019	Geriatrics	Wake Forest University
	Hematology-Oncology	Carolinas Medical Center x2
	Transplant Hematology	Carolinas Medical Center x2
	Rheumatology	University of South Florida
2018	GI	Carolinas Medical Center
	GI	Texas Tech University
	Hospice-Palliative Care	University of Alabama-Birmingham
	Pulmonary-Critical Care	West Virginia University
2017	GI	Carolinas Medical Center
	GI	University of South Alabama
	GI	University of Tennessee-Chattanooga
	Hematology-Oncology	Carolinas Medical Center x2
	Pulmonary-Critical Care	Medical University of South Carolina
2016	Cardiology	University of Alabama-Birmingham
	Cardiology	University of Florida-Jacksonville
	Endocrine	University of Texas-Houston
	GI	Carolinas Medical Center
	Rheumatology	Virginia Commonwealth
2015	Cardiology	Medical University of South Carolina
	Endocrine	University of North Carolina
	Nephrology	Wake Forest University
	Pulmonary-Critical Care	University of Florida
	Rheumatology	University of Pittsburgh

 

Fellowship Matches by Specialty Since 2005

Recent fellowships include:
Specialty	Location
Cardiology	Medical University of South Carolina  Rush University-Chicago (x4 residents)  St. Vincent’s Indianapolis  University of Alabama-Birmingham  University of Florida (x3)  University of Florida-Jacksonville  University of Virginia  Virginia Commonwealth  Wake Forest University
Endocrinology	Medical College of Georgia  Medical University of South Carolina  University of North Carolina (x3)  University of Texas-Houston  Wake Forest University (x2)
Gastroenterology	Carolinas Medical Center (x5)  Johns Hopkins-Bayview (x2)  Texas Tech University  University of South Alabama  University of South Florida  University of Tennessee-Chattanooga
Geriatrics	Carolinas Medical Center  Wake Forest University
Hematology-Oncology	Carolinas Medical Center (x7)  Mayo Clinic-Jacksonville  University of Kentucky  University of Tennessee  Virginia Commonwealth University
Hepatology	Carolinas Medical Center
Hospice/Palliative Care	University of Alabama-Birmingham  Wake Forest University
Infectious Disease	University of Alabama-Birmingham  Washington University
Nephrology	Mayo Clinic-Rochester  Wake Forest University (x5)  Vanderbilt University
Pulmonary-Critical Care	East Carolina University  Medical University of South Carolina (x2)  Oregon Health Sciences University  University of Alabama-Birmingham (x2)  University of Florida (x3)  Prisma Health Greenville  Wake Forest University  West Virginia University
Rheumatology	University of North Carolina  University of Pittsburgh  University of South Florida  University of Utah  University of Washington  Virginia Commonwealth University  Wake Forest University (x2)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         

CMC Gastroenterology Fellowship

We offer an ACGME-approved fellowship training program in Gastroenterology. This three-year training program offers two GI fellowship positions per year through the NRMP [National Resident Matching Program].

CMC/Levine Cancer Institute Hematology-Oncology Fellowship

We also offer an ACGME-approved fellowship training program in Hematology-Oncology through Levine Cancer Institute. This fellowship training program offers four fellowship positions per year through the NRMP [National Resident Matching Program].

CMC Geriatric Fellowship

Carolinas Medical Center also offers an ACGME-approved fellowship program in Geriatric Medicine. The Geriatric Medicine Fellowship is a one-year clinical training program for physicians who are board certified or board eligible in either Family Medicine or Internal Medicine. More information about the Geriatric Medicine Fellowship Program can be found here: Geriatric Medicine Fellowship.

 

CMC Sports Medicine Fellowship

Carolinas Medical Center also offers an ACGME-approved fellowship program in Sports Medicine. The Sports Medicine Fellowship is a one-year clinical training program for physicians who are board certified or board eligible in either Family Medicine or Internal Medicine. More information about the Sports Medicine Fellowship Program can be found here: Sports Medicine Fellowship.

The Pulmonary/Critical Care fellowship is starting in July 2026 and the Cardiology fellowship is anticipated for July 2027.

 

Pulmonary/Critical Care

The Pulmonary and Critical Care fellowship is a 3-year program designed to provide fellows opportunities in managing complex respiratory diseases and critically ill patients across diverse settings. The program emphasizes a strong foundation in pulmonary physiology, critical care procedures, and evidence-based medicine. With exposure to advanced diagnostic techniques and therapeutic interventions, fellows develop proficiency in areas like mechanical ventilation, bronchoscopy, and point-of-care ultrasound. The curriculum balances clinical rotations with didactic sessions, research opportunities, and quality improvement projects.

 

Cardiology 

The Fellowship in Adult Cardiovascular Care is an extensive 12-month program that prepares advanced practice providers (APPs) to gain additional knowledge, skills and competency within the specialty of cardiovascular medicine. In conjunction with Atrium Health’s Center for Advanced Practice, Carolinas Medical Center (CMC) and Sanger, the fellowship will provide advanced training in cardiovascular disease management with experiences in adult consultative cardiology, ambulatory/longitudinal cardiovascular care, electrophysiology, heart failure/transplant, invasive and noninvasive cardiology, critical care cardiology and research and scholarly activity. This intensive fellowship program prepares APPs to provide excellent care for patients with acute and chronic cardiac diseases.