The Nephrology Fellowship provides more than 50 core curriculum lectures per year; most of which are repeated yearly. The breakdown of these lectures is as follows:
- Summer Core Curriculum lectures: total of 8 (see outline in the Renal Fellows’ Guide).
- Renal Physiology Course total of 24 lectures based on chapters from Rose: Clinical Physiology of Acid-Base and Electrolyte Disorders, Fifth Edition.
- A series of 6 didactic, core lectures on peritoneal dialysis (see outline in the Renal Fellows’ Guide).
- Individual Core Curriculum Lectures given as part of Renal Grand Rounds, the topics as listed below.
Mokrzycki
- Dialysis Access
- Treatment of Access Infections
Folkert
- Nephrolithiasis
- Adequacy of hemodialysis
- Anemia of ESRD
Thomas
- Basic renal pathology and renal biopsy technique
Rosenberg
- Adequacy of peritoneal dialysis
Feingold
- Drug metabolism in chronic renal failure
- Medical complications of patients with ESRD
Hostetter
- Evaluation of GFR
- Uremia and uremic toxins
Schuster
- Secondary causes of hypertension
- Acid-base regulation
Silbiger
Neugarten
- Glomerulonephritis with bacterial and viral infections
Glicklich
- Hepatitis C in transplantation and dialysis
- Renal transplantation basics
Raff
- Epidemiology of hypertension therapy
- Aging and renal function
Psychiatry and Ethics Department
- Medical ethics in care of the renal patient
Pediatric attendings
- Hereditary and congenital renal disease
- Nephrotic syndrome
Radiology attendings
- Renal Ultrasound
- Nuclear Medicine
Sustak
- Progression of glomerular disease
- Diabetic nephropathy
Coco
- Renal osteodystrophy
- Calcium and Vitamin D physiology
Melamed
- Vitamin D in health and Disease
- Career planning for fellows
- Epidemiology and renal research
Golestaneh
- CRRT in the acute care setting
Bitzer
- Proteinuria and renal disease