Trainee experience

The Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant Nephrology and Hypertension Fellowship prepares the fellow for professional practice in nephrology and hypertension. The majority of training will be in the outpatient nephrology practice, seeing a variety of patients with kidney disease, electrolyte disorders, and hypertension.

Learning will be customized to each student, but will have a mix of didactic, clinical practice, and hybrid.

Each rotation will vary between one and two weeks. You will also have the ability to choose an additional rotation in a clinic of your choice.

Clinical training and rotations

Clinical rotations include but are not limited to:

• Hypertension clinic
• Stone clinic
• Glomerulonephritis clinic
• Onco nephrology
• Polycystic kidney disease clinic
• Palliative medicine rotation
• Heart failure rotation
• Kidney transplant rotation
• Inpatient and outpatient dialysis patient care

Schedule and hours

Typical clinic hours are Monday through Friday 8 a.m.-5 p.m., no holidays or weekends required.

Department and faculty

Faculty members are chosen for their commitment to teaching, as well as their clinical practice and research. Many have published and lectured extensively and are highly regarded in their fields.

Visiting professors and lecturers

A hallmark of higher education excellence is the breadth and depth of information and experience provided to you by faculty and visiting experts. Each year, many prominent professors visit Mayo Clinic to lecture in their areas of medical and scientific expertise.

As a fellow of Mayo Clinic School of Health Sciences, you are encouraged to learn from these valuable resources by attending all relevant conferences, lectures, and seminars prepared for students, residents, fellows, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and consulting staff.

Facilities

Mayo Clinic's Arizona campus has two main locations. Mayo Clinic’s location in Phoenix is home to the state-of-the-art Mayo Clinic Hospital, the first hospital entirely designed and built by Mayo Clinic. It has been recognized several times by Phoenix magazine as the "Best Hospital in Phoenix." Services in numerous medical and surgical disciplines are provided, including outstanding programs in cancer treatment and organ transplantation.

Mayo Clinic’s location in Scottsdale is centered around a beautiful, five-story outpatient clinic. This modern facility contains extensive exam rooms, an outpatient surgery center equipped for general anesthesia, a full-service laboratory, pharmacy, patient education library, endoscopy suite, and a 188-seat auditorium for patient, staff, and student education programs.

During the fellowship, the majority of your time is spent at the Scottsdale location.

Evaluation

Mayo Clinic School of Health Sciences uses these evaluative tools:

• Written examination
• Demonstration of skills
• Self-assessment exercises
• Faculty reviews