The Nephrology Fellowship program provides comprehensive training in clinical nephrology and in research in areas related to normal physiology and disease of the kidney.
Our training program has a rich tradition of academic excellence and national leadership:
- Our first-time board pass rate is 96 percent.
- 136 clinical and research fellows have matriculated through the Nephrology training program since 1970
- 41 fellows have been appointed to academic faculty positions
KU Nephrology Fast Facts
- 196 — Kidney or kidney/pancreas transplants in 2021
- 38 — Research faculty
- 19 — Clinical faculty
- 15+ — Active clinical trials
- 7 — Millions of dollars in annual research funding
- 3 — NIH-funded PKD centers in the United States, including KU Medical Center
- 2 — Homer Smith awardees among faculty
- #1 — The University of Kansas Hospital's rank in Kansas and Kansas City, U.S. News & World Report