During the second and third year of fellowship, fellows complete two years of primarily protected research training designed to help them identify a meaningful area of scholarly inquiry and build the foundation for an academic career in pediatric nephrology. During the research years, fellows maintain their weekly continuity clinic and complete limited inpatient service, while focusing on a research project or projects that may include basic science, translational research, clinical or epidemiologic research, medical education, quality improvement, health services research or another area aligned with their career goals.
As every fellow’s research interests and academic goals are different, our program emphasizes flexibility and individualized mentorship. Fellowship leadership works closely with each fellow to understand their interests, identify the right mentorship team and design a research training plan that supports their long-term career goals. Whether a fellow is interested in basic science, clinical research, health services research, medical education, quality improvement, global health or another area of scholarship, we help tailor the research experience to provide the training, resources and support needed for success.
Research opportunities are available across the Indiana University School of Medicine campus and through a broad network of mentors and programs.
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Fellows may work in established laboratories focused on kidney innate immunity, urinary tract infections, kidney stones, acute kidney injury and bioengineering approaches to kidney disease.
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They may pursue health services and outcomes research in areas such as CKD/ESKD, mineral and bone disease, equity, neonatal AKI, critical care nephrology, glomerular disease, sickle cell kidney outcomes, dialysis and transplant care.
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Additional training opportunities include the Health Services Research Fellowship, Master of Science in Clinical Research through CITE, T32 programs, IU School of Medicine training pathways in clinician-educator development, global health, healthy outcomes and leadership, as well as collaborations with the O’Brien Center, Regenstrief Institute and the Clinical and Translational Science Institute.
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Fellows also benefit from participation in national and multicenter research networks, including IROC, NAPRTCS, the Pediatric Nephrology Research Consortium, SCOPE, WE-ROCK, CureGN, NEPTUNE, CKiD and partnerships with the Indiana State Department of Health.
These resources allow fellows to develop a research experience tailored to their interests while gaining the mentorship, methods training and collaborative experience needed for independent academic success.
