Overview
One of the oldest pediatric nephrology fellowships in the US (since 1966), offering three-year ACGME-accredited training in AKI, CKD, dialysis and kidney transplantation.
The programme
- Training type
- Clinical Fellowship
- Duration
- 3 years (combined adult/pediatric 4-year pathway also offered)
- Start
- Institution policyMost UCSF residents/fellows are appointed for June-August start dates (off-cycle starts possible)
- Positions
- Not stated on official page
- Accreditation
- ACGME-accredited (stated on official page)
- Department
- Department of Pediatrics, UCSF School of Medicine
Eligibility and visa
- Eligibility
- Not stated on official page
- International applicants
- Visa questions directed to programme directors; J1 and H1B transfers accepted
- Visa support
- Accepts J1 and H1B visa transfers; will consider sponsoring new J1 visa applications for selected candidates
- Licence requirement
- Institution policyCalifornia Postgraduate Training Licence (PTL) from the Medical Board of California required (full CA licence needed once accredited-training thresholds are reached)
How to apply
- Deadline
- Not stated on official page
- Application method
- ERAS; personal statement, USMLE scores, transcripts, 3 letters
Funding
- Funding
- Institution policySalaried on UCSF CIR collective-bargaining scale (rates effective 1 Oct 2025, incl. housing allowance): PGY4 $106,127; PGY5 $109,737; PGY6 $113,149; PGY7 $116,315; PGY8 $121,494; 2026-27 scale under union negotiation