It’s that time again - we’re ready to kick off another year of the NSMC internship. We are excited to introduce the internship class of 2021. They are a diverse group of 36 individuals and hail from...

The Nephrology Social Media Collective (NSMC) internship was established in 2015 with the goal of training doctors to effectively harness social media in order to be leaders in medicine. The ability...

The first assignment in the Podcast rotation is to record a short essay on why the NSMC Intern chose nephrology (or pediatrics, or nursing, or medical school, etc…). The intern then uses this...

The 6th class of NSMC interns is ready to go. Meet the new interns and then go follow them on Twitter so you don’t miss their excellent content.

Immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN) is an autoimmune glomerular disease with varied clinical manifestations. This blog will provide a perspective on the unique aspects of IgAN and my interests and...

The 6th class of NSMC interns is ready to go. Meet the new interns and then go follow them on Twitter so you don’t miss their excellent content.

The Nephrology Social Media Collective (NSMC) internship was established in 2015 with the goal of training doctors to effectively harness social media in order to be leaders in medicine. The ability...

The Nephrology Social Media Collective (NSMC) internship is a year-long internship where you can gain valuable skills making educational content online. The int

1)  The presence of markers of kidney damage for greater than 3 months in blood, urine, or on imaging a)   e.g proteinuria, non-urological hematuria, polycy

  Teaching should be a fun, sweet, and rewarding process. Perhaps like eating a piece of cake with some kidney on it. I am currently a third year internal

We can expect standardized exams to contain some of the same questions every year. Certain disorders have pathophysiology that seamlessly transitions from basic

“So what year of medical school are you in?” “My course is five years long, so I graduate in a few months! Looking forward to starting as a doctor. How about you?” “I’m integrating a PhD into my...

The first assignment in the Podcast rotation is to record a short essay on why the NSMC Intern chose nephrology (or pediatrics, or nursing, or medical school, etc…). The intern then uses this...

Want to host a national meeting, here are 10 tips to do it right.

The first assignment in the Podcast rotation is to record a short essay on why the NSMC Intern chose nephrology (or pediatrics, or nursing, or medical school, etc…). The intern then uses this...

What did I expect from the healthcare system going into the Gaza strip, seemingly one of the most inaccessible and dangerous places on earth? It’s embarrassing to say that media portrayals played a...

“When will my child get a kidney transplant?” Mrs. G asks me during another regular clinic visit. Her child, JJ is an 9 years old Aboriginal Australian boy with end stage kidney disease (ESKD) who...

Itching, also known as pruritus is defined as “ an unpleasant sensation that elicits the desire or reflex to scratch ” by Samuel Hafenreffer , German Physician, 350 years ago.  Around 20% to 60% of...

This image was from Original Nate Hellman post in 2010 It's Monday, I turn my pager on at 6:00am, and at 6:03am and again at 6:05am my pager promptly goes off.

The arrival of COVID-19 has sent ripples through our lives.  It has changed the way we work, interact, respond and how we go about our daily lives. The present is unfolding in front of us so quickly...