The Duke Philosophy
The Duke Nephrology Fellowship Program is fully accredited and awards 5 new fellowships each year. The program provides structured training tailored to meet the goals of each individual trainee.
"Our approach is to attract the most talented fellows and then equip them to accomplish whatever they wish in Nephrology."
The 4 Nephrology Scholar Pathways
World-Class Training for an Academic or Clinical Practice Career
Whether a fellow intends to pursue a clinical career or a research career, the first year of training is composed of clinical training on four consultative services and two outpatient rotations.
Fellows looking for training to prepare for a career in clinical practice complete the 2 year Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) nephrology fellowship with the second year (the clinical concentration pathway) consisting of additional time on the clinical services and potentially elective experience tailored to the interests of the individual with possibilities including transplant nephrology, geriatric nephrology, home suitable dialysis, GN, public policy/administration, and many others.
For fellows interesting in pursuing an academic career, the first year of research is part of the ACGME nephrology fellowship. The second year (and possibly additional years) of research is served as a Biomedical Scholar, an Institutional Council for Graduate Medical Education (ICGME) fellowship. Eligible fellows will be placed under the Duke/UNC/Wake Forest UTC/TL1 NC TRIO Training grant or additional funding is sought from both internal and external sources. Below is a list funding award achievements from graduates of our fellowship program since 2000.
Night Float
Fellows will not take overnight call during their fellowship. We have a night float system in place since 2019.
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Night float blocks are two-weeks in duration, 5 days each week
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days off are covered by an attending (one day) and a upper level moonlighter (second day)
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First years have 3- two-week night float blocks
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Second years have 2- two-week night float blocks
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Third years do not have night float
Moonlighting
After your first year you will be eligible for internal nephrology moonlighting with approval of the program director. Additional moonlighting activities are available at the Durham VA and Duke.
ABIM Nephrology Board Pass Rate
Since 2011, our program graduates have achieved a 100% first time board pass rate (54/54)
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