Division of Nephrology Clinical Rotations

Division of Nephrology Clinical Rotations

The Division of Nephrology at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia offers customizable clinical rotations for clinical medical students and residents.

Clinical experiences

  • Hospital inpatient & consult service: Join an attending & fellow in the hospital caring for patients admitted under the nephrology service or providing consults to patients admitted under other services. Select 1 - 2 patients to follow, which involves pre-rounding, presenting the patient to the attending/fellow, and following up on labs.
  • General nephrology outpatient clinic: Join an attending in outpatient continuity clinic, seeing new and follow-up patients. 

Other learning experiences

  • Observe in our specialty or multi-disciplinary outpatient clinics. These include peritoneal dialysis clinic, transplant clinic, lupus integrated nephritis (LINC) clinic, cancer survivorship clinic, stones clinic, and more.
  • Attend our didactic and patient review conferences. These include fellows’ core teaching (Mondays), inpatient rounds (Tuesdays), outpatient rounds (Thursdays), and Renal Grand Rounds (Fridays).
  • With support from our educational director, do a brief presentation on a topic of your choosing during the last outpatient rounds of your rotation (rotators on a 4-week rotation only).

How to apply

Observership opportunities

Observerships are available for students 18 and older. Observerships are informal learning experiences and do not constitute formal training, nor is direct patient contact permitted. Observers may shadow clinical activities and attend rounds, lectures, and other conferences. Observers are permitted to shadow up to 10 times. Students should email Jamie Jarrett at jarrettj@chop.edu for more information and available opportunities.

Physicians and trainees from other countries are invited to participate in our global pediatric education program. Learn more about the details here.