Nephrology

The nephrology fellowship training program is a multi-year fellowship allowing for individualized training in clinical nephrology, hypertension, transplantation and basic/clinical research.

Application

Applications will be accepted online using the Electronic Residency Application Service, or ERAS.

Conferences

Fellows are responsible for presenting at Renal Grand Rounds approximately two to three times throughout the academic year. This presentation is a lecture format and should address topics of general clinical interest.

Attendance is mandatory for Renal Grand Rounds, Fellows’ Seminar and Research Conference whether fellows are assigned to the VCU Medical Center or to the Hunter Holmes McGuire VA Medical Center. If assigned to the VCU Medical Center, all divisional conferences are mandatory. Medical Grand Rounds also should be attended at the location to which you are assigned.

Attendance will be taken at all mandatory conferences and the fellow must attend at least 70 percent of these conferences in order to satisfactorily complete the program.

Major clinics/conferences at both institutions include:

• Monday
  • VAMC renal clinic: 9 a.m.
• Tuesday
  • VCU Medical Center renal clinic: 1 to 4 p.m.
  • VAMC Fellows clinic: 1 to 4 p.m.
• Wednesday
  • VAMC Fellows clinic: 1 to 4 p.m.
  • Core lecture series: 4 p.m.
• Thursday
  • VCU Medical Center Medical Grand Rounds, Sanger Hall, Room 4-026: 7:30 to 8:30 a.m.
  • Renal Grand Rounds, Sanger Hall, Room 8-068: 4 to 5 p.m.
  • Journal club/research conference, Sanger Hall, Room 8-069: 5 to 6 p.m.
• Friday
  • VAMC Medical Grand Rounds: 8 to 9 a.m.
  • VAMC Dialysis and Transplant Clinic: 9 a.m. to noon
  • Fellows’ conference, Sanger Hall, Room 8-069: Noon to 1 p.m.