Subject: Medicine
Course Number: 170.55
Course Title: Nephrology Interest Group (NephrIG) Elective
Units: 1
School: Medicine
Department: Medicine

Course Description: The elective offers students a varied introduction into the world of kidney medicine through diverse contexts including global health research, renal health disparities, organ transplantation, preventive kidney medicine, & advances in kidney disease treatment. Students enrolled in the elective will also have unique opportunities to connect with Nephrology faculty and meet panels of dialysis kidney transplant patients in order to understand the lived experience of kidney disease.
Prerequisites: None
Restrictions: Medical students only.
Activities: Direct - Lecture, Student - Lecture

Instructor of Record: C. Hsu
May the student choose the instructor for this course? No
Does enrollment in this course require instructor approval? No

Quarter(s) Offered: Fall
Course Grading Convention: P/NP (Pass/Not Pass) or S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory)
Graduate Division course: No
Is this a web-based online course? No
Is this an Interprofessional Education (IPE) course? No
May students in the Graduate Division (i.e. pursuing Master or PhD) enroll in this course? No
Repeat course for credit? No