Several residents each year participate in both clinical and basic research, along with the more than 30 faculty members in this division. The elective for residents involves both hospitals and emphasizes outpatient management. Inpatient consultations add to a structured program of didactic conferences. Fellowship opportunities, with flexibility to design individualized programs, are offered in hypertension. Postdoctoral training in infectious diseases is available for both clinical and research-oriented medical house officers.
Residents work with an attending physician to cover the consultation and inpatient dialysis service.
Clinical responsibilities include consultations, follow-ups, care of dialysis patients, and ambulatory or clinical experience in general nephrology. Experience in transplantation is also available. Weekly citywide pulmonary and critical care conferences provide the opportunity for the discussion of cases, procedures and new developments in the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary diseases. Consultations on hospitalized patients with formal attending rounds take place three times a week. Our accessible and dynamic faculty provide an atmosphere that promotes excellence in patient care and house staff training.