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RADIANT

Rare Disease And Nephrology Research Training Program

APPLICATIONS OPEN

April 11, 2025

DURATION

9 Months

Live Virtual Sessions
PROGRAM FEE

$690 | $490 | $290

adjusted for High-income economies | Middle-income economies | Low-income economies
*industry applicants pay twice the program fee

Objectives

The program is intended to teach clinical research concepts and provide a foundation to start a career in clinical research. The program will promote the scholarship and research done in the field of glomerular and kidney disease by program participants. â€‹

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  1. Teach clinical research concepts to enable trainees pursue clinical research during training 

  2. Provide mentorship and networking opportunities to enable trainees to make clinical research a part of their career

How It's Structured

The program will have 2 hour meetings every other week on Friday at 8am PT . The meeting will have a didactic lecture by faculty. All program trainees will have pre-lecture reading as homework. Three program trainees will be assigned research papers to do  a 15 minute presentation with the focus on the topic of the day. The lectures and presentations will together will help anchor general research topics in glomerulonephritis and rare kidney diseases using case studies from the literature. The faculty and course director will provide feedback to the trainees on their presentation to enhance their learning as well as presentation skills.

Time Commitment

Our expectations are:

 

  • ​Attend a minimum of 90% of the bimonthly faculty sessions (this is a requirement for receiving the certificate).

  • Present three to four papers throughout the year in journal club

  • You can expect to spend ~2-4 hours a week, and you are required to secure the support of your home institution’s training program leadership

Who Should Apply

Adult and pediatric nephrologists

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Nephropathologists

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Nephrology fellows

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Epidemiologists may consider applying if they want to start a career in clinical research in nephrology

Requirements

All participants are required to be proficient in English (speaking and writing) and have completed their first year of nephrology or nephropathology fellowship training. For industry applicants, a doctorate fee is required. 

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  1. An up-to-date Resume/CV

  2. One letter of recommendation (for trainees a letter from Program Director of your training program)

  3. Upon acceptance of your application and successful enrollment: The fee for the 10 months of the training period is $690 | $490 | $290 – The fee is adjusted according to World Bank’s Country Income Groups: High-income economies | Middle-income economies | Low-income economies. 25% rebate for group applications through their local training programs (min 2, max 6).

 

Industry enrollees pay twice the program fee. 

Curriculum

Module 1: Orientation and Formulating the Research Question / Searching the Literature

Module 2: Introduction to Study Types

Module 3: Outcomes and Measurement

Module 4: Observational Studies

Module 5: Randomized Controlled Trials

Module 6: Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses

Module 7: Evaluation of the Accuracy of Diagnostic Tests and Biomarkers

Module 8: Prognostic Studies

Module 9: Sample Size Estimation

Module 10: Clinical Practice Guidelines

Module 11: Qualitative Research

Module 12: Health Economic Evaluation

Module 13: Strategies for Knowledge Transfer/Delivery Science

Module 14: Regulatory Frameworks and Ethical Considerations

Module 15: Scientific Writing, Grants and Manuscripts​

Important Dates

  • Application is open from 11 April 2025 to 15 May 2025.

  • Acceptance notification on 30 June 2025.

  • Orientation takes place on 18 July 2025. 

  • Graduation takes place on March 2026.​​

​Live Session Dates for 2025 Program:​

July 18, 2025

August 1, 2025

August 15, 2025

September 12, 2025

October 3, 2025

October 17, 2025

October 31, 2025

November 14, 2025 

November 28, 2025

December 12, 2025

January 2, 2026

January 16, 2026

January 30, 2026

February 13, 2026

February 27, 2026

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Course Directors

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Michael Walsh, MD, PhD

Associate Professor of Medicine

Faculty of Health Sciences
McMaster University Canada

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Tripti Singh, MD

Associate Professor
Director of the Lupus Nephritis Clinic
Division of Nephrology
School of Medicine and Public Health
University of Wisconsin

2025 Faculty

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Andrew L. Avins, MD, MPH 

Research Scientist
Division of Research, Northern California Kaiser-Permanente
Adjunct Professor, Depts of Medicine and Epidemiology & Biostatistics
University of California, San Francisco
Professor, Health Systems Sciences
Kaiser Permanente Bernard J Tyson

School of Medicine​​

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Gordon Guyatt, MD​
 

Distinguished Professor

Departments of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, and Medicince

Faculty of Health Sciences

McMaster University​



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Lesley Inker, MD, MS,

FRCP (C)

Co-Director, Faculty Career Development Program

Director, CTRC

Director, Kidney Function

and Evaluation Center

Professor of Medicine
Tufts CTSI

Tufts Medical Center

Tufts University School of Medicine​

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Sancia Ferguson,

MD, MPH

Assistant Professor (CHS)

Medical Director, UW Health ACO & Value-Based Care, Outpatient CDI

Medical Director, Rheumatology, Quality & Equity

(pronouns: she/her; hear my name)

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Susan Vandagriff, MLS 

Health Sciences Librarian 

Ebling Library

University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health 

(pronouns: she/her/hers)

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Brad Astor, PhD, MPH

Professor, Division of Nephrology
Department of Population Health Sciences
Director of Research, Division of Nephrology
Chair, Department of Medicine’s Information Systems Committee
Member, Department of Population Health Science’s Epidemiology Steering Committee
University of Wisconsin, School of Medicine and Public Health

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Joseph V. Bonventre, MD, PhD​

Professor

Harvard-MIT Health Sciences and Technology, Brigham And Women's Hospital

Chief of the Renal Unit

Chief of the Engineering

Medicine Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital

Director of Health Sciences and Technology,

Massachusetts General Hospital​​

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Reem A. Mustafa, MD, MPH, PhD, FACP, FASN

Professor of Medicine, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension
Director, Evidence-Based Practice and Impact Center (EPIC)
University of Kansas Medical Center

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Silke R Brix, MD, MRCP, SCPR

NIHR Senior Clinician Practitioner Researcher

Consultant in Nephrology and Vasculitis, Manchester Royal Infirmary

Honorary Senior Lecturer,

Manchester University

Academic Advisor and Placement Supervisor, Manchester Medical School

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Will Herrington, MA, MBBS, MD, FRCP, FERA

Professor of Trials and Epidemiology of Kidney Disease, Renal Studies Group
Honorary Consultant Nephrologist, Oxford Kidney Unit
Chief Investigator, EASi-KIDNEYTM trial and EMPA-KIDNEY trial

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Glenn Chertow, MD

Norman S. Coplon/Satellite Healthcare Professor of Medicine
Professor, by courtesy, Epidemiology and Population Health and of Health Policy
Associate, Center for Health Policy, Center for Primary Care and Outcomes Research
Stanford University

 

 

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Laura Dember, MD

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Professor of Medicine (Renal-Electrolyte and Hypertension)
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Director, Clinical Research Certificate Program, Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania​
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Robert Huizinga, PhD, RN, MSc, CNeph(C)

Professor of Medicine
The King's University
Chairman, Kane Biotech Inc
North Saanich, Canada




 

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Simon Carter, MBBS(Hons) MMed(Clin Epi) PhD FRACP

Department of Nephrology

The Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne
Murdoch Children's Research Institute
Honorary Senior Fellow

Department of Paediatrics

The University of Melbourne

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