Residency By The Numbers

Scroll down to explore our residency by the numbers for the 2024-2025 academic year.

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Where we come from

  • 17 U.S. states plus 8 countries (Iran, Iraq, Mexico, Lebanon, Ghana, Philippines, Vietnam, Russia)
  • Only two native North Carolinians!
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Our demographics

  • 25% identify as a member of the LGBTQ+ community
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Our love lives

  • 45% married
  • 7% engaged and tying the knot soon
  • 31% in a relationship
  • 17% single
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Our kids and pets

  • 17% have kids
  • 24% have pets (67% of us love dogs, and 33% of us are cat people)
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Where we live

  • 34% own their home
  • 62% live in a house, townhouse or duplex
  • 38% live in an apartment or condo
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Our education

  • 45% of us have PhD, MPH, MS or other advanced degrees
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Our alumni over the past four years

  • 59% of graduates have gone on to fellowship
  • 41% of graduates have gone into general ob/gyn
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Our morning beverages

  • 76% drink coffee #dailygrind
  • 24% drink tea
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Our clinic outer layer

  • 71% wear a jacket
  • 29% wear a vest
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What we watch

  • 71% are Netflix loyalists
  • 29% prefer Hulu
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What’s on our feet in clinic or in the OR

  • 42% wear Danskos
  • 24% wear Calzuros
  • 17% wear Hokas
  • 10% wear Cloves
  • 7% wear Crocs
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Nights or days?

  • 54% prefer days
  • 46% love a night shift #moleparty
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Dividing the specialty: OB or GYN?

  • 62% go for GYN
  • 38% see their futures in OB
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Mountains or beach?

  • 62% are headed to the OBX for sun and sand
  • 38% are leaf peeping in Asheville or Boone