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Two-half days per month are dedicated education days for the fellows. Fellows are released from clinical duties in order to attend the education sessions. The core curriculum covering all aspects of renal physiology, vascular system, basic immunology as well as clinical topics is given during these sessions. Additionally, board review sessions are given during this time.
Journal club is held once a month during fellows education and is required for fellows and faculty. Fellows and faculty present recent high-impact research articles (basic and clinical) for discussion. Fellows are expected to present these papers and offer their own critique of the literature. The Division statistician, Dr. Zhiying You, attends the conference to offer teaching and guidance regarding the statistical sections of the articles presented.
We hold a Home Dialysis Journal Club once a month as well.
This bi-monthly clinical conference is led by renal fellows with faculty attendance and consists of the presentation of cases with discussion initially be fellows and afterward by faculty.
This weekly conference consists of an in-depth review of core topics in nephrology. It is clinically based, primarily presented by fellows, and provides the fellow's opportunities to learn how to deliver lectures for their future careers.
Renal Pathology Course: Once a month, pathologist Dr. Michael Kuperman reviews renal pathology. Fellows and faculty discuss the renal biopsies with the renal pathologist and fellows received additional training in the interpretation of renal biopsies and glomerular and tubular diseases.
This weekly conference consists of faculty and research fellows presenting their research. Dr. Raphael Nemenoff, Director of Research, invites outstanding University of Colorado Denver Anschutz and external speakers to provide complementary lectures throughout the year. Research fellows are required to present their research proposals at the beginning of the year and this is followed by a research-in-progress lecture later in the year.