Education

NEPHROLOGY FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM

The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Nephrology Fellowship Program is one of the nation's premier renal training programs. The goal of the program is to educate physicians to be clinically outstanding nephrologists, skilled in investigative methods and teaching and capable of life-long learning.

Program Details

The Program is 2 – 4 years in length and offers three specifically designed tracks:

Medical Education
Clinical Investigation
Basic Science

The first year is dedicated to clinical training through inpatient consultation services, outpatient peritoneal dialysis clinic, and weekly outpatient continuity clinic. The second year and optional third/ fourth years are designed to further develop clinical and research skills with the emphasis depending upon the fellow’s chosen track and career goals. The Program encourages research and advanced training in investigative methods in collaboration with other programs of excellence across the Johns Hopkins University.

The program attracts a diverse group of applicants. Hopkins nephrology fellows come from training programs across the United States and have a wide array of clinical and research interests, including medical education, program building, clinical epidemiological research, and translational research.

For more information on clinical science training opportunities available to advanced fellows, please visit the Welch Center website.

Fellowship Administration

Derek M. Fine, M.D.

Associate Professor of Medicine

Director, Nephrology Fellowship Program

1830 E. Monument Street, Suite 416

Baltimore, MD 21205

Michelle M. Estrella, M.D., M.H.S.

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Associate Director, Nephrology Fellowship Program

1830 E. Monument Street, Suite 416

Baltimore, MD 21205.

General Curriculum of the Program

The Postdoctoral Fellowship in Nephrology is designed for trainees who wish to receive outstanding training in order to pursue a career in academic (basic science, clinical science or clinical education) or non-academic medicine. Our mission is to educate physicians who are clinically outstanding in the field of nephrology in a variety of settings, and who possess habits of life-long learning to augment their skills and professionalism. The program emphasizes scholarship and development of critical analysis of clinical problems.