A tertiary and quaternary care facility, Duke University Hospital is consistently rated as one of the top hospitals in the United States. It offers comprehensive diagnostic and therapeutic facilities, including the newly built Duke Medicine Pavilion, a Level 1 regional emergency/trauma center, an extensive complement of major surgery suites, a comprehensive cancer center recognized as one of 40 National Cancer Institute's across the country, an Eye Center, the Duke Heart Center and the Children's Health Center. The facility also functions as a research hospital with a federally funded general clinical research unit where medical advances are achieved and applied and as a teaching hospital for students of medicine, nursing, and the allied health sciences.

The Department of Pharmacy (DOP) at DUH provides a broad range of modern pharmacy services. Our mission is to deliver exceptional pharmacy services for a healthier tomorrow. Research and education are integral parts of this process. Patient wellness is the endpoint and focus of our collective efforts. The DOP is comprised of approximately 240 full time employee positions, employing over 300 professionally and technically skilled individuals.