Education

Introduction

As Training Program Director I welcome you to explore this website and learn more about the exciting possibilities our program has to offer.

We currently offer a two-year program ensuring training in all aspects of clinical nephrology. These include inpatient consultation, intensive care nephrology, transplantation, interventional nephrology, outpatient hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis, and outpatient consultation and follow-up. The clinical training is complemented by formal lectures and seminars with active participation of both trainees and all faculty members. An expansion of our training program is currently under way, and we plan to offer three-year pathways in the very near future.

The Jackson Memorial Hospital / Jackson Health System Nephrology Training Program only accepts applications via ERAS (1481121151) and participates in the NRMP (1104148F0).

Please feel free to contact the Training Program Coordinator, Ms Ana Otero, should you have additional questions (email: AOtero@med.miami.edu or telephone: 305-243-3582).

I am looking forward to seeing you in Miami.

Oliver Lenz, MD, FACP, FASN

Clinical Training

Overview:
The goal of the Nephrology Training Program is to provide advanced education and training for fellows to develop and acquire expertise as consultants and subspecialists in Nephrology. Ultimately, the program will enable each fellow to obtain Board Certification in the subspecialty of Nephrology. Fellows are encouraged to select a career path (academic or private) as early as possible in their training so that the second year of training can be tailored to that goal. The philosophy of the Program is to develop a commitment and dedication to scholarly excellence in patient care, teaching, and research in an environment of professionalism. This approach to learning and patient care is honored by both faculty and fellows, with faculty serving as role models. For this reason, clinical, didactic, and research activities are shared by fellows and attendings for mutual and reciprocal feedback with a common aim of improved knowledge for all.

Fellows rotate through the clinical nephrology services, and each service is staffed by a nephrology attending who is wholly responsible for the service. First year fellows have an intense clinical year with rotations on all the clinical services. In the second year of training, the fellow has a limited number of inpatient clinical rotations and is expected to focus on scholarly activities in close collaboration with one of the faculty. In addition, second year fellows are often included in the Divisions teaching activities for second year medical students in the Nephrology Mechanisms of Disease course. This enables second year fellows to enhance their teaching abilities while being required to master the subject so that they can teach the information effectively. Second year fellows will spend more time in ambulatory care for hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis patients, participate in pre-transplant evaluations, and maintain their presence in the general nephrology and post-transplant clinics.

Faculty
The training program is fully supported by faculty of the Division of Nephrology & Hypertension {hyperlink to home page}, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. Key clinical faculty members and their major areas of clinical teaching include:

Arif Asif, MD (Director of Interventional Nephrology)
Kirk Campbell, MD (General Nephrology, Outpatient Hemodialysis, Laboratory Investigation)
Gabriel Contreras, MD (Director of Inpatient Dialysis, General Nephrology, Critical Care, Peritoneal Dialysis, Outpatient Hemodialysis, Clinical Trials)
Jorge Diego, MD (General Nephrology, Infectious Diseases, Peritoneal Dialysis, Outpatient Hemodialysis)
Alessia Fornoni, MD (General Nephrology, Diabetes, Laboratory Investigation, Research Mentorship Program)
Dollie F. Green, MD (General Nephrology)
Giselle Guerra, MD (Transplant Nephrology)
Orlando Gutierrez, MD (General Nephrology, Clinical Investigation)
Warren Kupin, MD (Transplant Nephrology)
Oliver Lenz, MD (Training Program Director)
Peter Mundel, MD (Director, Miami Insitute of Renal Medicine)
Ali Nayer, MD (General Nephrology, Pathology)
Luis Ortega, MD (General Nephrology, Outpatient Hemodialysis)
Leopoldo Raij, MD (Section Chief, Nephrology Section Miami VAMC)
Jochen Reiser, MD, PhD (Chief, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension)
David Roth, MD (Director of Clinical Operations and Medical Director of Kidney Transplantation)
Ivonne Schulman, MD (General Nephrology, Hypertension, Laboratory Investigation)
Myles Wolf, MD (Director of Clinical Research)

Rotation Schedule Fellowship Year 1

Period 01 - Transplantation ( Jackson Memorial Hospital)
Period 02 - Consultation (Jackson Memorial Hospital)
Period 03 - Consultation (VA Medical Center)
Period 04 - Consultation (Jackson Memorial Hospital)
Period 05 - Consultation (Jackson Memorial Hospital)
Period 06 - Vacation
Period 07 - Transplantation (Jackson Memorial Hospital)
Period 08 - Consultation (Jackson Memorial Hospital)
Period 09 - Consultation (Jackson Memorial Hospital)
Period 10 - Consultation (VA Medical Center)
Period 11 - Consultation (Jackson Memorial Hospital)
Period 12 - Transplantation (Jackson Memorial Hospital)
Period 13 - Consultation (VA Medical Center)

Rotation Schedule Fellowship Year 2

Period 01 - Ambulatory Month
Period 02 - Interventional Nephrology
Period 03 - Ambulatory Month
Period 04 - Vacation
Period 05 - Ambulatory Month
Period 06 - Ambulatory Month
Period 07 - Consultation (Jackson Memorial Hospital)
Period 08 - Interventional Nephrology
Period 09 - Elective
Period 10 - Elective
Period 11 - Elective
Period 12 - Elective
Period 13 - Elective

½ day clinics in Fellowship Year 1

Tuesday - Continuity Clinic (Jackson Memorial Hospital)
Wednesday - VA Nephrology Clinic (when stationed at the VA)
Friday - Post-Transplant Clinic (when on the transplant service)

½ day clinics in Fellowship Year 2

Tuesday - Continuity Clinic (Jackson Memorial Hospital)
Wednesday - VA Nephrology Clinic (when stationed at the VA and during the ambulatory month)
Thursday - Pre-Transplant Clinic (during ambulatory months)
Friday - Post-transplant Clinic (during ambulatory months)
2 / month - Hemodialysis Rounds
2 / month - Peritoneal Dialysis Clinic

Scholarly Activities

Fellows engage in scholarly activities throughout their training, supported by both the clinical and research faculty, and focus on the completion of their project during the second year. Opportunities exist in both basic and clinical investigations {link to research page}. Past fellows have presented their works at national and international meetings and co-authored manuscripts in peer-reviewed journals. For additional questions please contact Alessia Fornoni, MD who oversees the research mentorship program for the clinical trainees, or visit our research pages.

How To Apply

The Jackson Memorial Hospital / Jackson Health System Nephrology Training Program only accepts applications via ERAS (1481121151) and participates in the NRMP (1104148F0). Please feel free to contact the Training Program Coordinator, Ms Ana Otero, should you have additional questions (email: AOtero@med.miami.edu or telephone: 305-243-3582).