Supervising the care of chronic peritoneal and hemodialysis patients. Learning the outpatient management of a variety of chronic renal and hypertensive disorders. Learning the evaluation and management of patients who have or need renal transplants. A series of lectures for the fellows, on renal disease and management, begins each academic year. There are weekly journal clubs, clinical case discussions, and clinical review conferences, and a monthly biopsy review.
Outside speakers give a number of nephrological talks throughout the academic year.
A series of lectures on biostatistics is given annually. The fellows are expected to become involved with basic or clinical research, either with ongoing studies or projects of their own. Fill out the application, send it to Dr. Carvounis, and ask 3 mentors to send him recommendation letters. If an opening is available, you will be called for an interview. There are no openings for nephrology fellows at NUMC until July 2002.