Transplant Nephrology Fellow

This appointment will be in the 2025-2026 Transplant Nephrology Fellowship Program. This position will provide a broad-based experience in all aspects of kidney transplantation including inpatient and outpatient care of transplant patients. Incumbent will also participate in the Department of Medicine, Nephrology Division journal club activities and continuing professional education activities.

The responsibilities for the Transplant Nephrology Fellow include:
- Six months of inpatient rotation on the transplant nephrology service
- Five months of outpatient rotation in the transplant nephrology clinic
- Two weeks in the histocompatibility tissue typing laboratory

The fellow will:
- Collaborate with transplant surgeons to provide patient co-management throughout the peri-operative and outpatient periods for both deceased donor and living donor transplant recipients.
- Manage medical care for kidney and pancreas transplant recipients
- Perform renal replacement therapy and central venous hemodialysis catheter placement as needed
- Participate in weekly Nephrology Grand Rounds, presenting one session, and deliver transplant fellows' core curriculum lectures and one journal club session
- Present one abstract at a national conference and publish one manuscript
- Attend Transplant Surgery Grand Rounds and journal club, weekly donor selection and Luminex meetings, and weekly recipient selection meetings
- Teach medical students, residents, and fellows while on service

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Required
Terminal Degree
MD/DO or equivalent

2 years of general nephrology fellowship completed before the start of the Transplant Nephrology fellowship required.

Required
MD - Physician - State Licensure
Wisconsin Medical License required before start date.
Board eligible or board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine by the start date.

Full Time: 100%

It is anticipated this position requires work be performed in-person, onsite, at a designated campus work location.

Terminal, 12 month appointment.
This position has the possibility to be extended or converted to an ongoing appointment based on need and/or funding

JULY 01, 2025

Negotiable
ANNUAL (12 months)

This position has been identified as a position of trust with access to vulnerable populations. The selected candidate will be required to pass an initial caregiver check to be eligible for employment under the Wisconsin Caregiver Law and every four years.

There is a possibility this position could be extended for one additional year, for a total maximum of two years.

The deadline for assuring full consideration is August 1, 2024, however, this position will remain open and applications may be considered until this position is filled. Your application must be received through the Jobs at UW portal to be considered as a candidate. Applications submitted outside of this system will not be considered. To apply for this position, please click on the "Apply Now" button and use the online UW Job Application system to submit the following:
Current Curriculum Vitae (CV)
A cover letter briefly describing your qualifications and experience
References
- You will also be asked to provide contact information for three (3) references, including your current/most recent supervisor during the application process. References will not be contacted without prior notice.

Derek Zimmerman
dzimmerman@medicine.wisc.edu
608-262-2710
Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1. See RELAY_SERVICE for further information.

Clinical Instructor(IC012)

A53-MEDICAL SCHOOL/MEDICINE/NEPHROLOGY

Academic Staff-Terminal

297287-AS