As our nephrology fellow, you’ll be immersed in a challenging program that includes extensive clinical experience, training in communication and an extensive conference schedule. Your training will include:
Weekly didactic lectures delivered by attending staff and fellows
Weekly workshops with practice of high-yield topics in nephrology using a board-review style question-and-answer approach
Monthly journal club
Monthly renal biopsy conferences alternating native renal pathology cases with transplant pathology cases (in conjunction with the Department of Pathology)
Monthly research conferences where fellows present research-in-progress
Monthly clinical pathological conferences, where a fellow presents a case, the clinical course and outcome followed by a brief review of the disease entity with its management
Monthly grand rounds on important topics in medicine, delivered by visiting professors
Monthly renal grand rounds with visiting speakers
Co-specialty conferences
Weekly transplant conferences to review candidates
Other program highlights
A didactic curriculum that’s refreshed each year to include high-yield topics with an emphasis on clinical reasoning and interactive learning
24-hour ancillary support, freeing physicians from routine tasks, including phlebotomy, IV, radiology and patient transport
A robust electronic medical record in place for decades and used in all aspects of clinical care, including data review, order entry and all charting
Internal funding support for research activities, including reimbursement for accepted presentations
Additional educational experiences
Annual Mid-Atlantic First Year Renal Fellows’ Symposium at the Gift of Life Institute in Philadelphia
Annual Postgraduate Medicine Course Renal Biopsy in Medical Diseases of the Kidneys, Columbia University
Nephrotalk: Annual Communication Workshop for Nephrology Fellows
Fundamentals of critical care (FCCS) training at Geisinger
Simulation training
Standardized patient sessions, designed to enhance communication skills
