Teaching Conferences
Academic Excellence + Career Development
Our fellowship offers a dynamic and thoughtfully designed didactic experience that supports the development of clinical expertise, critical thinking, and academic growth. Through a blend of structured teaching, interactive case discussions, and multidisciplinary collaboration, fellows are immersed in a rich learning environment throughout training.
Weekly Core Curriculum:
- Thursday Didactics: Core Nephrology Conference Series
- A longitudinal curriculum covering the full spectrum of nephrology,
designed to build a strong clinical and physiologic foundation.
- A longitudinal curriculum covering the full spectrum of nephrology,
- UCLA Renal Grand Rounds (1st & 3rd Wednesdays)
- Expert-led presentations covering a broad range of clinical, research, and emerging topics in nephrology.
- SoCal Kidney Pathology Consortium (4th Wednesdays)
- A regional collaboration between UCLA and Cedars-Sinai highlighting
complex and instructive pathology cases.
- A regional collaboration between UCLA and Cedars-Sinai highlighting
Case-Based & Fellow-Driven Learning:
- Fellows Clinical Forum (2nd Wednesdays)
- Interactive, fellow-led sessions including Journal Watch, Kidney Court, and
case presentations that promote critical thinking and clinical reasoning.
- Interactive, fellow-led sessions including Journal Watch, Kidney Court, and
- UCLA Acid-Base & GN Case Conference (4th Tuesdays)
- Focused discussions emphasizing acid-base physiology and glomerular
disease through real-world cases.Multidisciplinary & Collaborative Conferences:
- Focused discussions emphasizing acid-base physiology and glomerular
- Renal-Rheumatology Conference
- Integrated case discussions bridging nephrology, pathology, and rheumatology.
- Renal Pathology Conference
- Review of kidney biopsy pathology with Cedar Sinai pathology team.
Distinguished Lectures & Academic Forums
- Quarterly Visiting Professorships: Invited speakers share specialized expertise
and advances in kidney care.- Charles Kleeman Professorship
- Richard Glassock Professorship
- USC Shaul Massry Visiting Professorships.
- Henry Shavelle Visiting Professor in Nephrology.
Fellows are given financial support to attend academic meetings, such as the American Society of Nephrology Renal Week, the National Kidney Foundation Spring Clinical Meeting, Renal Physician Associates, Home Dialysis University or the American Transplant Congress.
You’ll graduate with strong clinical judgment, scholarly skills, and confidence as an independent nephrologist.