College of Medicine

- Admissions Overview
- - MD Program
    UNMC's rigorous academics, diverse clinical experiences and supportive environment put you on the path to becoming a skilled, compassionate physician.
  - How to Apply
    UNMC prepares medical degree students to meet the needs of patients through clinical practice, biomedical science and research, problem-solving and compassion.
  - Contact Us
    Review contact information for the Office of Admissions and Student Affairs in the College of Medicine at UNMC.
  - Verification and State Licensure
    Review opportunities for state licensure following completion of the MD program in the College of Medicine at UNMC.
- - MD-MBA Program
    A combined MD-MBA degree equips you with the tools you need to become highly skilled in both management and medicine.
  - MD-MPH Program
    Pursue your passion for public health and medicine with a combined MD-MPH and help solve complex health problems.
  - MD-PhD Program
    Do you have a passion for caring for patients and for research? Consider the dual MD-PhD degree.
- Education Overview
- - Curriculum
    Our curriculum produces physicians whose foundation in basic, clinical, and health systems sciences prepare them to promote health and reduce patient suffering.
  - Graduation Requirements
    Review requirements for students pursuing an MD at the UNMC College of Medicine to graduate and receive their degree.
  - Objectives
    The objectives of UNMC's medical degree program are to prepare you for success in primary care or specialty fields.
  - Service Learning
    Active participation in community service provides critical opportunities to apply skills and knowledge gained in medical school and develop a sense of empathy.
- - Enhanced Medical Education
    Enhanced Medical Education Tracks offer medical students an opportunity to perform an in-depth study of an interdisciplinary field of medicine.
  - Enhanced Medical Education Tracks
    EMET applicants are selected for Tracks based on their interest in the topic and motivation to complete work above and beyond the primary MD curriculum.
  - MD Honor’s Thesis Program
    The MD honors thesis encourages students to engage in scientific research during medical education and become eligible to graduate with honors.
- Research Overview
- Internal Grants
  The College of Medicine has a variety of research-related grant and award opportunities available to UNMC faculty.
- Comparative Effectiveness Research
  The Comparative Effectiveness Research (CER) program identifies knowledge gaps in the effectiveness of clinical care and improves CER in these areas.
- Great Plains IDeA-CTR
  The Great Plains IDeA-CTR is a collaborative effort between nine regional institutions that provides training, resources. and funding to regional researchers.
- Research and Development Committee
  The Research and Development Committee handles funding opportunities for faculty, including the Bridge Funding program, and student research opportunities.
- Student Opportunities
  The College of Medicine provides a variety of research opportunities for both current and prospective UNMC students.
- Residencies & Fellowships Overview
- Graduate Medical Education Programs
  UNMC's dozens of programs--including nearly 20 in internal medicine--allow residents and fellows a variety of specialties.
- House Officer Resources
  Find information for residents and fellows, including salaries, benefits and nearby housing.
- House Officer Wellness
  Wellness resources for residents and fellows include an assistance program and a private wellness lounge.
- Research
  We aim to facilitate house officers’ involvement in research in the areas of patient safety, quality improvement, healthcare disparities and education research.
- Salary and Benefits
  Paid vacation and professional leave, health insurance and meal allowances are just a few of the benefits residents receive in addition to their yearly salary.
- Contact Us
  Reach out to the Graduate Medical Education office for information about benefits, contracts, orientation or graduation.
Departments

— College of Medicine — Department of Internal Medicine — Divisions — Nephrology — Patient Care

Patient Care

Fellows perform an ultrasound

Our faculty members care for patients with a wide variety of kidney diseases.

Patients with chronic kidney disease have specialized needs such as management of anemia, nutritional support, calcium, phosphorous and bone metabolism, as well as social support.

As part of Nebraska Medicine's organ transplant program, our faculty members provide pre- and post-kidney transplant care, as well as evaluation of living donors. Faculty members also manage immunosuppression for patients transplanted elsewhere through the Nebraska Medicine Transplant Center.

Outpatient Consultative Nephrology

Our faculty members provide outpatient consultative services through Nebraska Medicine outpatient and outreach clinics. These clinics focus on the diagnosis and management of all diseases affecting the kidney, including acute kidney injury, chronic kidney disease and its complications, refractory hypertension, diabetes mellitus, kidney stones, electrolyte abnormalities, primary glomerular diseases, proteinuria, and autoimmune diseases that affect the kidney such as systemic lupus erythematosis.

Glomerulonephritis

Nebraska Medicine has opened a dedicated glomerulonephritis (GN) clinic under the direction of Prasanth Ravipati, MD, who specializes in the diagnosis and management of glomerular diseases.

Located on the med center’s Omaha campus, the half-day clinic provides weekly slots for patients with such rare and complex diseases that can lead to end-stage kidney disease, other serious morbidity or death.

A complex syndrome encompassing a variety of individual disorders, GN is an inflammation of the glomeruli - small blood vessels in the kidney that help filter your blood and remove excess fluids. If damaged, the kidneys stop working properly, resulting in kidney failure.

Dialysis

Our faculty members oversee the care of patients with chronic kidney disease undergoing various forms of dialysis or renal replacement therapy.

In-center hemodialysis is typically performed three times weekly at a dialysis unit, whereas peritoneal dialysis and home hemodialysis are performed by the patient, typically with a care partner, at home. More information, including dialysis unit locations.