Your training is designed to provide comprehensive clinical experience across inpatient, outpatient, and dialysis settings, with progressive responsibility and opportunities to tailor your experience to your career goals.

Inpatient experience

On the inpatient general nephrology consult service at Mayo Clinic Hospital, you will care for patients with a wide range of kidney disorders, including acute kidney injury in complex settings such as cardiac surgery, stem cell transplant, liver disease, and onconephrology, as well as patients with end-stage kidney disease, hypertension, and electrolyte disorders. You will develop strong clinical skills in managing all renal replacement therapies, including intermittent hemodialysis, prolonged intermittent renal replacement therapy, peritoneal dialysis, and continuous renal replacement therapy.

Your training also includes rotations at Valleywise Health Medical Center, a Level 1 trauma center with a large burn unit, where you will care for a diverse and high-acuity patient population, as well as the Phoenix VA Medical Center, where you will gain additional experience in both inpatient and outpatient nephrology.

Outpatient and longitudinal training

Your outpatient experience is anchored by continuity clinic, in-center hemodialysis rounds, and home dialysis rounds, providing longitudinal exposure to the evaluation and management of kidney disease. You will also rotate through subspecialty clinics and Centers of Excellence in glomerulonephritis, kidney stones, amyloidosis, polycystic kidney disease, complex hypertension, and onconephrology. These clinics are supported by advanced diagnostic resources, including a renal pathology laboratory, renal studies unit, and ambulatory blood pressure monitoring.

Transplant

During your transplant rotation, you will train within one of the largest kidney and pancreas transplant programs in the country. You will work closely with a multidisciplinary team advancing areas such as organ utilization, dual organ transplantation, and the management of high-risk transplants.

Dedicated learning and customization

Throughout the fellowship, you will have dedicated time to develop skills in renal pathology, renal physiology, and apheresis, as well as opportunities to pursue clinical electives in areas of interest and to teach medical students during their renal block. Elective and research time are built into the curriculum, allowing you to tailor your training to your individual interests and future career goals.

Rotation schedules

Didactics

Your training includes a structured and evolving didactic curriculum designed to support clinical learning and board preparation.

Core educational sessions include:

• Weekly core curriculum nephrology lectures led by faculty
• Twice-monthly journal club presented by nephrology and transplant fellows
• Twice-monthly pathology conference led by renal pathologists
• Monthly Nephrology Grand Rounds featuring fellows, faculty, and invited speakers
• Monthly in-depth discussions led by fellows and focused on foundational renal physiology
• Dedicated board review sessions during the second half of each academic year
• Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) curriculum, combining didactic teaching and hands-on training

You will also have access to a range of additional conferences, including transplant morbidity and mortality conferences and transplant grand rounds. Multidisciplinary learning is supported through clinicopathological conferences with rheumatology and participation in the Department of Medicine’s Grand Rounds. Additional sessions focused on professional development address topics such as time management, communication skills, and the culture of safety in clinical practice.

Research training and national conferences

You will be supported in developing a meaningful area of scholarly focus and completing a clinical research project(s) during your fellowship. With dedicated mentorship, protected time, and access to experienced collaborators across Mayo Clinic, you will be well positioned to bring your ideas from concept to presentation and publication. The program actively supports dissemination of your work at national and international conferences, with funded presentation time that includes travel and registration support each year. Fellows regularly present at leading meetings, gaining visibility and engagement within the broader nephrology community. You will also have access to biostatistical support and research infrastructure, ensuring you are supported at every stage, from study design to data analysis and manuscript preparation.

Selected past presentations

Teaching opportunities

You will take an active role in medical education throughout your training. During inpatient rotations, you will supervise and teach internal medicine residents and medical students, developing your skills in clinical teaching and team leadership. You will also have the opportunity to teach second-year medical students during their renal block at Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine and may apply to the Clinician Educator Pathway during your second year of fellowship.