The University of Louisville has an active, approved Fellowship Program which leads to certification by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Our goal is to train physician-scientists to become competent clinical nephrologists and to possess the necessary research skills to be independent investigators. The Kidney Disease Program accepts two qualified candidates each year into our two or three year training program. During their first year, these individuals gain clinical nephrology skills. They are encouraged to establish a relationship with one of our faculty members who assists them in developing a plan of research training for their second and third years.
Clinical training is completed during the second year.
Fellows who wish to pursue an academic career are encouraged to spend a third year doing either clinical or basic science research. Fellows may take classes in the Basic Science Departments at the University and are encouraged to seek an advanced basic science degree during their fellowship. The optional third fellowship year is spent almost entirely in the laboratory or doing clinical research. Fellows receive their clinical training at four hospitals on the Medical Center Campus and the Kidney Disease Program's dialysis unit and outpatient office. The University of Louisville Hospital is one of Kentucky's only level one trauma centers and has an active bone marrow transplant unit.