Our fellows will rotate through transplant and nephrology consult service at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital (SNGH). The dialysis rotation will occur at the Hampton Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC), which houses one of the largest outpatient hemodialysis units in the Veterans Affairs medical system. The fellow experience will be spread out through the ambulatory continuity clinic and research rotations at Macon & Joan Brock Virginia Health Sciences at Old Dominion University and VAMC. During rotations at all sites, fellows will work with an array of respected clinical teaching and research faculty.
Rotations
Rotations take place in monthlong blocks and include:
Year 1
- 9 months of inpatient renal consult, renal transplant, and dialysis services at SNGH
- 3 months of vascular access and renal biopsy service at VAMC
Year 2
- 9 months of inpatient renal consult, renal transplant, and dialysis services at SNGH
- 3 months of vascular access and renal biopsy service at VAMC
All fellows will be assigned a continuity clinic one half-day per week at our school and VAMC. Fellows will participate in the Nephrology Core Curriculum series. Our weekly conferences provide the basic science and clinical knowledge necessary to practice nephrology. Other educational activities include:
- a weekly rotating schedule of the nephrology journal club
- case conference
- research conference
- clinical nephrology conferences
- GME faculty and resident development courses