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Fellowship Program
 
Robert E. Beach, M.D.
Karla Vital, M.D.
Program Director
Associate Program Director
Conference Schedule
Rotation Schedule
Applying
to the Fellowship Program
Fellowship
Program
| The University
of Texas Medical Branch offers a
two or three year comprehensive training program in clinical Nephrology. The training
program is designed to prepare young physicians for careers in academic and clinical
Nephrology practice. During the two years of fellowship, the trainees get extensive
exposure to all forms of renal replacement therapies (i.e. hemodialysis, peritoneal
dialysis and transplantation), continuous renal replacement therapies, ICU nephrology,
fluid and electrolyte disorders, glomerular-tubular interstitial renal disorders. The
program mandates trainees to be proficient in common nephrology procedures such as native
kidney and allograft biopsies, temporary hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis catheter
placement. Opportunities to be involved in ongoing clinical and basic research are present
during the two years.
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Conferences
Fellows
receive formal instruction through a series of teaching conferences that are presented by
the Nephrology faculty, the fellows and/or Visiting Professors.
Conferences held on a monthly basis include:
Case Conference
Renal Biopsy
Pediatric/Nephrology Conference
Urology/Nephrology Conference
Nephrology Grand Rounds
Conferences held on a weekly basis include:
Journal Club
Research Conference
Transplant Conference (held bi-weekly)
Rotation Schedule
The academic year is broken down
into 13 four week blocks. During this time, fellows are assigned to one of four
rotations. These rotations are Acute Dialysis, Nephrology Consult, Transplant
Services or a research/pathology/teaching elective. In addition, each fellow is
assigned to an outpatient dialysis shift and one half day outpatient Renal Clinic.
2nd Year Fellows:
Aziza Sarker, M.D. Ayodele Erinle, M.D. Ann Gamilla-Crudo, M.D.
1st Year Fellows:
Zainab Kayani, M.D.
Maian Ye, M.D.
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