Nephrology Fellowship Program

The Division of Nephrology, Hypertension and Transplantation at the Medical College of Georgia offers a two year nephrology fellowship in the clinical track.  The primary goal of our program is to train outstanding clinical nephrologists for academic and community practice. The program consists of 8 faculty and 5 fellows.  Our faculty are highly motivated and dedicated to the education and training of nephrology fellows. 

 The fellowship encompasses a comprehensive experience in all aspects of nephrology.  The program emphasizes a broad knowledge of renal physiology and pathophysiology and all aspects of clinical nephrology, including the entire spectrum of renal, electrolyte, acid-base and hypertensive disorders.  Appropriate attention is devoted to the conceptual and procedural aspects of renal replacement therapy, including various forms of hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis and transplantation.  Rotations are divided among the fellows on a monthly basis to include inpatient renal consultative service, renal transplant service, outpatient dialysis service, clinic service and research.  Our patient population has grown, and fellows now rotate through satellite clinics and dialysis units to enhance their clinical experience.  The research block allows ample time to pursue academic endeavors, and the faculty foster this intellectual development.  To supplement the clinical and research activities, there are didactic conferences including Renal Grand Rounds, Pathology Conference, an interdisciplinary Stone Conference, and Research Conference.  Interactive sessions include Transplant and Renal Journal Clubs and Touch Case Conference.  The fellowship program strives to produce outstanding clinical nephrologists to provide excellent care in the community or in association with an academic medical center.

FACULTY  

A major component of the fellow’s training is devoted to carefully supervised patient care.  In both the inpatient and outpatient settings, the faculty provide careful and direct clinical teaching and supervision.  The fellows are encouraged to assume progressively more decision-making responsibilities as they gain knowledge, skill and judgment.

Clinical experience is achieved during rotation on the following services.  Descriptions of objectives and curriculum for the individual rotations are provided separately in the Fellow’s Manual.  There are 2 consultative services, one at the Medical College of Georgia and one at the VA Medical Center.  Fellows devote an average of 10 out of 24 months on these rotations.  The remaining services are divided between an inpatient renal service, a clinic rotation and an outpatient dialysis rotation. 

The fellowship training program encourages and fosters intellectual development of the fellows.  All fellows are expected to participate in academic contributions in the division by seeking opportunities for involvement in research. There is a 4 month block dedicated to this endeavor.  Fellows are expected to present their research at a regional or national meeting, or publish in an acceptable journal. 

Brandi McCorkle
Fellowship Coordinator
Division of Nephrology
bmccorkle@mail.mcg.edu
(706) 721-2861