Kidney Comics: T-Cell Mediated Rejection (Kidney Transplant)
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2024 NephMadness Tournament Challenge: Bracket Submissions Due March 31st!
NephMadness is back! Submit your 2024 NephMadness picks here by March 31st. Our pick for this year’s NephMadness Champion: Inpatient Use of Phosphate Binders in Acute Kidney Injury (Things We Do For No Reason (TM) Region) First time playing?…
American Transplant Congress 2024: Medical Student & Resident Travel Grant Applications Due 3/11
Please see below re: available medical student/resident travel grants to attend the American Transplant Congress (up to $1000) June 1-5 in Philadelphia, PA. The deadline is March 11th. The application can be submitted here. “The American Transplant Congress (ATC) is the…
2024 NephSIM Nephrons: Applications Due 11/15
Applications are now open for the 2024 NephSIM Nephrons/National Kidney Foundation Program, a 6-month virtual mentoring and education program for medical students and residents interested in learning more about nephrology & careers in nephrology. The 2024 program curriculum is available here and additional program details are below. Applications are…
2023 Advances in Peritoneal Dialysis Annual Symposium (Hybrid): Friday 9/29, Free for Trainees
Register here (Trainees: $25 in person, FREE for virtual attendance) Date & Location:Friday, September 29th (7:45A – 4P) Hybrid: Virtual + Goldwurm Auditorium (Icahn Medical Institute, 1425 Madison Avenue at East 98th Street New York, NY 10029) Course…
Midwest Transplant Symposium: October 13-15 (Travel Grants Available!)
The Midwest Transplant Symposium will be held at Washington University in St. Louis, MO from October 13 – 15, 2023 and provide an annual review and update on kidney transplantation with workshops in immmunology and pathology. See the…
Trainee Travel Grants Available to Attend 2023 American Transplant Congress
2 travel grant opportunities are available through the American Society of Transplantation (AST) Trainee & Young Faculty Community of Practice (TYF COP) to attend the 2023 American Transplant Congress June 3 – 7 in San Diego, CA: Until 3/31, the AST trainee…
Nate’s Corner: Where Does the Hyperglycemia Correction Factor for Sodium Come From?
Margaret DeOliveira, MDRenal Fellow Network Co-Editor Sodium correction for hyperglycemia is a common topic but what is the physiology behind it? When patients are hyperglycemic, the serum osmolarity is higher as a result of glucose being an effective…
American Society of Transplantation (AST) Fellows’ Symposium: 9/23 – 9/25
The AST Fellows’ Symposium will be held September 23 – 25, 2022 in Grapevine, TX. Fellows can register here by August 10 (travel grants are available). Check out the full program here (and portions of it below) Travel…
Skeleton Key Group Case #27: Potpourri for Acute Kidney Injury
Welcome to the 27th case of the Skeleton Key Group, a team of 50-odd nephrology fellows who work together to build a monthly education package for the Renal Fellow Network. These are actual cases (without patient identifying information)…