The Renal-Electrolyte Division of the University of Pittsburgh has a fundamental commitment to patient care, teaching and research. Our clinicians provide state of the art care for patients at facilities on the Oakland campuses of UPMC and the VA, and 11 outpatient dialysis facilities. We continue to experience growth in our inpatient and outpatient activities. Our fellowship program has grown from 9 trainees in 2000-01 to 15 trainees in 2008-09. We continue to attract outstanding trainees from programs throughout the U.S. Our faculty actively participates in the education of medical and graduate students, medical residents, nephrology trainees, and PhD postdoctoral trainees. They are recognized as excellent educators, as exemplified by Dr. James Johnston who was a recipient of the American Medical Student Association's National Golden Apple Award. An NIH-funded T32 grant provides support for the training of graduate students and postdoctoral fellows in renal related research. Our research activities are supported by grants from the NIH, VA, American Heart Association, American Society of Nephrology, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, National Kidney Foundation and corporations. Our Pittsburgh Center for Kidney Research is supported by an NIDDK P30 O'Brien Kidney Center grant. Our renovated laboratory space on the 9th floor of Scaife Hall enhances our research effort in the areas of epithelial cell biology and physiology, cell signaling, clinical epidemiology, health services research and clinical research.
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