Academic Curriculum

Our fellows participate in a number of educational opportunities within the Section of Nephrology, as well as within the Department of Pediatrics at Children's Mercy.

Hospital wide

Common Curriculum Conference

• A monthly presentation for all fellows in the hospital covering the ACGME-common required topics.
  
  

Professor Rounds

• Under the guidance of a faculty mentor, a second- or third-year resident prepares and presents a case followed by a review of the disease process and relevant literature

• The format is interactive with faculty, residents and medical students participating in the development of the differential diagnosis and the evaluation of the patient
  
  

Noon Academic Scholarship Conference

• A hospital-wide effort to showcase areas of research and achievement within all departments of the hospital
  
  

Grand Rounds

• A weekly presentation by local and national speakers on topics of interest to the entire faculty.
  
  

Morbidity and Mortality Conference

• A monthly conference that utilizes a structured format to focus on ways to improve quality of patient care through the analysis of a recent case.
  
  

Section of Nephrology

Nephrology Multi-disciplinary Rounds

• Weekly; multidisciplinary review of current renal service and consults; attended by faculty, fellows, residents, nurse practitioners and support staff.
  
  

Fellows Didactics

• Monthly; formal curriculum by faculty based on ABP content specifications but also include fellow involvement with creating boards-style question and answer for discussion
  
  

Urology/Nephrology/Radiology Conference

• Monthly; interactive discussion of interesting surgical/radiology cases; attended by nephrology and urology faculty, fellows, residents and medical students.
  
  

Journal Club

• Monthly; fellows are supervised by faculty member in conducting a critique of original research; attended by faculty, fellows, nurse practitioners, and support staff.
  
  

Pathology Conference

• Monthly; provides a review of light, immunofluorescence and electron microscopic findings of kidney biopsies with a renal pathologist; attended by faculty, fellows and renal pathologist pathologist.
  
  

Clinical Case Conference

• Monthly; interactive review of interesting or complex cases requiring discussion presented by nephrology faculty, nurse practitioners, and fellows.
  
  

Nephrology Grand Rounds Series

• Bi-monthly; includes invited speakers and internal faculty discussing a topic of interest to the entire nephrology section.
  
  

Dialysis Conference

• Semi-monthly; attended by the multidisciplinary dialysis team members to review monthly patient laboratory, medical and psychosocial information.
  
  

Research Conference

• Bi-monthly; informal discussion of faculty and fellow research in progress.

Sample calendar of a month (pdf)