School of Medicine

Wayne State University School of Medicine

Fellowship Program

Goals of the Fellowship Program
Full-time faculty supervise fellows on consultative, inpatient nephrology, and transplant services in a multi-hospital system as well as outpatient general nephrology, transplant, hemodialysis, and peritoneal dialysis clinics.

Program Experience
Full-time faculty supervise fellows on consultative, inpatient nephrology, and transplant services in a multi-hospital system as well as outpatient general nephrology, transplant, hemodialysis, and peritoneal dialysis clinics.

 The first year is clinical and the resident is exposed to problems in clinical nephrology, including:

  • Acute and chronic peritoneal dialysis
  • Transplantation of kidney
  • Chronic renal replacement therapy
  • Hemofiltration
  • Fluid and electrolyte disorders
  • Acid base disorders
  • Pregnancy-related renal disease
  • Hypertension
  • Acute renal failure
  • Chronic kidney disease
  • Renal parenchymal disease
  • Nephrolithiasis

Fellows perform biopsies of native and transplanted kidneys under direct supervision of faculty. Daily teaching rounds are made with faculty. Patient rounds are made daily by faculty with residents.

The second year is devoted to clinical training with significant time devoted to research.

Application Information
The Wayne State University/Detroit Medical Center Fellowship Program in Nephrology welcomes applications from individuals who will be board-eligible in Internal Medicine from an ABIM certified program at the time of matriculation.

Applicants for the training period beginning in July 2010 will be accepted only by using the Electronic Residency Application System (ERAS). Applications will become available to program directors on December 1, 2008.  We will be participating in the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) for Nephrology/Clinical. Qualified individuals will be invited for an interview beginning in January 2009 on a rolling basis. We anticipate the interview process will be complete by the end of March 2009.

Required Documentation for Applying through ERAS
Our program requires the following documentation: ERAS Common Application, Curriculum Vitae, Personal Statement, USMLE Step 1 and 2 Transcript,  ECFMG Status Report, Medical College Transcript, and three Letters of Recommendation (one of which must be from your program director).

Visit the ERAS Web site to apply.