Department of Medicine

Division of Renal Medicine

Nephrology Fellowship Program

The Division of Renal Medicine offers a two-year fellowship in nephrology.  Three candidates are selected each year.  First-year fellows spend the majority of their time rotating on clinical services at UMMMC.  The curriculum is designed to give each fellow balanced exposure to consultative nephrology, dialysis, and transplantation.  During the second year, fellows mix a less intense schedule of clinical responsibilities with research. All fellows have a continuity clinic in which they are precepted by a designated faculty member.

The goal of the program is to develop board eligible nephrologists with a solid grounding in clinical and scientific aspects of their discipline.  Fellows are also expected to be proficient in the therapeutic oversight of hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, continuous renal replacement therapy (CVVH), immunomodulatory therapy for transplant patients, placement of intravenous catheters for dialysis access, and percutaneous renal biopsy.

The program is fully accredited by the American Council of Graduate Medical Education (ACGME).  The educational progress of all fellows in the Electrophysiology Fellowship program are evaluated using the techniques recommended by the ACGME. Fellows also have the opportunity to evaluate the program and participating attendings.  Fellows’ duty hours are kept in compliance with ACGME guidelines.

Fellowship Director

Please direct all inquiries about the program to: 

Pamela Quang
Division of Renal Medicine
UMass Memorial Medical Center
55 Lake Avenue, North
Worcester, MA 01655
e-mail:  quangp@ummhc.org 

Schedule for recruitment activities

This fellowship does participate in a match program. 

Applications to the UMMMC renal fellowship are made through ERAS.  We begin screening applications on December 1st, as specified by  ERAS .  Interviews are offered December through February. 

Candidates for fellowship must have passed all three steps of the USMLE, and be ABIM board eligible or certified in internal medicine.  Fellowships are awarded on the basis of academic and clinical achievement as demonstrated by records of performance during medical school and residency, as well as letters of recommendation.  Selected candidates will be interviewed.  

Applications

The application process is handled via  ERAS .  In addition to the application form, the following items are required:

• Letter of recommendation from the Department Chair or subspecialty director
• Three (3) letters of recommendation; one letter must be from the applicant's program director.
• Medical school transcripts.
• USMLE Steps 1-3, ABIM, if completed.
• Personal statement.

Invitations for interviews are issued only after the applicant's file is complete and has been reviewed. All appointments are for one year and will be renewed by mutual agreement of both parties.