Anti-Nephrin Antibodies in Minimal Change Disease
Approach to the Patient with Peritoneal Dialysis Catheter Dysfunction- Part 1
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Conferences, Courses, & Grants
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How the MDIBL Renal Fellows Course influenced my career trajectory
Author: Anuja Java, MD Dr. Anuja Java during water homeostasis module I am a proud MDIBL alumnus, and memories of my time and experience there are among my most treasured memories. Following my Transplant Nephrology fellowship, I attended…
AST Medical Student and Resident WTC 2025 Travel Grant
What: World Transplant Congress (WTC) 2025 When: August 2nd to August 6th Where: San Francisco, California Travel Grant: Application for medical student and resident travel grant is open from March 25th through April 21st. You can apply here….
MDIBL Experience by Dr. Solomon Dawson
My experiences at Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory (MDIBL) were defining moments of my last year of nephrology fellowship. I had the incredible opportunity to go not once, but twice, once as a participant in the fellow’s…
Medications for Hyperphosphatemia
Hyperphosphatemia is a common issue in advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD) and dialysis patients. High phosphorus is associated with increased cardiovascular mortality and bone mineral disease. Dietary phosphorus is the main source with high quantities in processed foods….
Skeleton Key Group Case #37: A case of elevated anion gap metabolic acidosis
Welcome to the 37th case of the Skeleton Key Group, a team of nephrologists from around the world who build a periodic education package for the Renal Fellow Network. Author: Carolina Mendez ( @carolinaanalis1) and Ana Hernandez (…
Renal Fellows Course at Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratories (MDIBL)
Before the first cohort of nephrology fellows entered the hallowed grounds of the Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratories (MDIBL) in 2008, this treasured playground for comparative physiology was a summer home to the famed Dr. Homer Smith,…
The Different Colors of Peritoneal Dialysate
During a night call in my first year of nephrology fellowship, I was asked a question that I had never heard before: ‘What do we do when we see black effluent draining out of the peritoneal dialysis (PD)…
NephMadness 2025 RFN Editors Picks
NephMadness has begun! Submit your 2025 NephMadness picks here. We’ll review some NephMadness basics below and leak our picks for this year. What is NephMadness? NephMadness is an educational game played out across social media, modeled after…
Skeleton Key Group Case #36: Check the Point
Welcome to the 36th case of the Skeleton Key Group, a team of nephrologists from around the world who build a periodic education package for the Renal Fellow Network. Author: Matan Khanian MD A. Stem A 79-year-old man…
Attention Nephrology Fellows: Compete in the 2nd Annual NephMadness Invitational Tournament at the 2025 NKF Spring Clinical Meeting!
The 2nd annual NephMadness Invitation Tournament (NIT) is coming to the National Kidney Foundation 2025 Spring Clinical Meeting (SCM) in Boston, MA! Who: Current nephrology fellows are eligible to complete. Selected fellows will receive free registration to the 2025 SCM meeting What & When: During this…