Renal Fellowship
Course Director:
The fellowship training experience of the nephrology division at Columbia-Presbyterian is designed to provide outstanding practical and academic training in every aspect of nephrology and prepares fellows for a productive career afterwards. The fellowship is an intensely academic one, designed not only to provide a broad knowledge of nephrology, but include the ability to integrate a number of equally important precepts-interpersonal skills, professional attitudes, humanistic qualities, and lifelong learning.
The Renal Fellowship at Columbia follows two tracks:
1. Clinical Track:
Objective: To provide training in clinical nephrology and clinical research with a career goal of becoming an academic clinical
nephrologist.
Description: This is a two-year fellowship: 6 months on renal consults (including an ICU consult service), 2 months on renal transplantation, 1 month on peritoneal dialysis, 1 month on renal pathology, 6 months on hemodialysis, and 6 months elective time . Each fellow will spend a minimum of 18 months in the continuity clinic. One clinical research project is to be completed during the fellowship. We take 3 clinical fellows each year. .
Application process: The entire application process is through ERAS.
For 2011, we will be matching our positions using the NRMP system, using their schedule of dates.
Please note that our program does not sponsor H1-B visas.
2. Research Track:
Objective: To provide training in bench research with a career goal of becoming a physician-scientist.
Description: Fellows are primarily involved in bench research under the guidance of a mentor. The period of training will vary and will be a minimum of two years bench research. Clinical exposure leading to board-eligibility will be designed around the research project, the latter being the primary focus of the fellowship
Application process: Applicants will directlly contact mentors in the renal division (current mentors are Drs. Al-Awqati, Landry, Gharavi and Barasch - see Faculty Page). Acceptance may be contigent upon funding
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