Provider & Nursing Collaboration
Adopt an Intern
A peer nurse mentorship program that pairs incoming interns with nurse mentors — easing residents' first exposure to the nursing community at Duke, offering insight into the L&D nursing perspective, and building a culture of trust, mutual respect, and great communication that optimizes patient care.
Meet the Interns
Get to know each incoming class.
Welcoming Your Intern
Ideas for getting to know your intern outside of work — ± partners, pets, and kids.
Explore Duke's campus
Nasher Museum of Art, Duke Gardens, the Chapel, the Duke Store
Casual brunch
Press, Foster's, Monuts, Refectory Café, Mad Hatter, Elmo's
Coffee near campus
Cocoa Cinnamon, 321 Coffee, The Daily, The Oak House, Foster Street Coffee
Saturday farmers market
Durham Farmers' Market, downtown
Pastries & sweet treats
Guglhupf, Loaf, Rose's, The Parlour, Jeni's Ice Cream
Cocktails
Alley Twenty Six, Velvet Hippo, Corpse Reviver, The Durham, Bar Virgile
Beer, games & trivia
Fullsteam, Ponysaurus, The Glass Jug, Hi-Wire, Motorco, Boxcar Barcade
Quick dinner
Hutchins Garage, Bull City Burger & Brewery, Durham Food Hall
Start a Program
Want to launch Adopt an Intern at your own institution? Start with our guide.
Peer Nurse Mentorship Program Guide
A comprehensive, fillable template covering the program overview, goals, and a month-by-month playbook — first contact with your intern, in-person introductions, mentor–intern match tracking, and milestone markers.
- •Program goals & structure
- •May milestones — first contact
- •June milestones — in-person introductions
- •Mentor match & milestone tracker tables