The first annual NephMadness Invitation Tournament (NIT) is coming to the National Kidney Foundation 2024 Spring Clinical Meeting (SCM) in Long Beach, CA!
Who: Current nephrology fellows are eligible to complete. Selected fellows will receive free registration to the 2024 SCM meeting
What & When: During this National Kidney Foundation SCM session on May 16th 10A – 11:30A, 4 teams (2 fellows/team) will participate in a tournament style, 90-minute debate competition – inspired by NephMadness debates.
2-months before the NKF Spring Clinical Meeting, we will assign the fellows two broad topics, each with two subtopics. Selected fellows will be paired by the organizers and SHOULD NOT put in an applications together. Part of the goal is to get to work with fellows from around the country.
Examples of subtopics within one broader topic (these will not be used):
1. Fluids: Balanced solutions (subtopic) versus normal saline (subtopic)
2. IgA Nephropathy: Steroids (subtopic) No Steroids (subtopic)
At the Meeting: Each fellow will present one subtopic (will be assigned 2 months before meeting) for 20 minutes. The selected debate topics will be similar to prior NephMadness categories, which is to identify areas within nephrology that are clinically impactful and may have various components for discussion and debate.
Interested? Apply here by February 18th
Questions? Email matthew.sparks@duke.edu or samira.farouk@mountsinai.org
