As the academic medical center with the largest number of renal transplants performed annually, residents have the opportunity for a vast clinical experience on this elective. Residents learn the basics of transplant biology, the evaluation of patients for transplantation, and the prevention and management of post-transplant complications. Residents work on an interdisciplinary team along with transplant nephrologists, infectious disease experts and surgeons. Under the supervision of a specialist in Occupational Medicine, residents may elect a wide variety of activities including evaluation of patients with job related illnesses, working with physicians at health facilities at industrial plants in Baltimore and participating in ongoing research. Research Electives Residents are encouraged to engage in clinical or basic science research during their training.
Many residents participate in a variety of projects.
Several residents have successfully presented abstracts at scientific meetings, published their work or even patented their discoveries. Residents receive close supervision by their preceptor throughout all phases of the research project and have research design and statistical support. All residents are encouraged to present their work at the spring meeting of the Maryland chapter of the American College of Physicians. For the past few years, numerous residents presented their clinical and basic science research and clinical vignettes through poster and oral presentations at this meeting. Several of these presentations were honored with awards at the meeting, with one of our residents winning first place as the best clinical vignette.