Awards and Grants

Awards and Grants

593 International Society of Nephrology 1993 (1st session) ISN's Fellowship Training Awards Name, surname Fellows funded by the ISN: Ahmed Adam Hom...

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International Society of Nephrology

1993 (1st session) ISN's Fellowship Training Awards Name, surname Fellows funded by the ISN: Ahmed Adam

Home address

Host Institution

Intern. Medicine & Nephrology Dialysis Unit Faculty of Medicine University. of Alexandria Alexandria, Egypt Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research Chandigarh-160012 India

Northern General Hospital

Tongji Hospital Dept of Pediatrics Wuhan, PR China

Ospedale San Carlo Borromeo Divisione di Nefrologia Milan, Italy Tutor: Giuseppe D'Amico

Talat Alp Ikizier

Sisli Etfal Hospitol Dept of Internal Medicine Istanbul, Turkey

Vanderbilt University Medical Center Department of Internal Medicine Nashville, TN, USA

Aquiles Jara

Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile Facultad de Medicina Santiago, Chile

University of California UCLA School of Medicine Nephrology Section Los Angeles, CA, USA Tutor: Francisco Llach

Dept of Internal Medicine The Affiliated Hospital Tai'shan Medical College Tai'an Shandong P.R. China

University of London Guy's & St Thomas's Hospitals London Bridge, UK

Ankara University Faculty of Pharmacy Dept of Pharmacology Ankara, Turkey

University of Colorado School of Medicine Dept of Medicine Denver, CU, USA Tutor: Robert W. Schrier

Ramaiah Indudhara

Jianhua Zhou

Sheffield Kidney Institute Sheffield, UK

Tutor: A.M. El Nahas Monash University Department of Surgery Victoria, Australia Tutor: Vernon C. Marshall

Fellows funded by the ASN:

Tutor: Raymond M. Hakim

Fellow funded by the NKRF: Dai-shang Song

Tutor: J. Stewart Cameron

Waiting List:

Cimon Karasu

National Societies The Secretary General of the International Society of Nephrology

is endeavoring to bring the Society's list of national societies up-to-date. Many such national societies are not affiliated with the ISN or their affiliation has lapsed. To retain their affiliated status and to vote at the General Assembly, a list of individual members

transplantation and practical application of pathologic concepts. For further information contact Office of Continuing Medical Education, Comprehensive Nephrology Review Course, UCLA School of Medicine, Office of the Dean, 10833 LeConte Avenue, 12-138 CHS, Los Angeles, California 90024-1722, USA. FAX: 310 828-7057 or 310 825 8173.

is required to be sent annually. Secretaries of national societies therefore are asked to provide the Secretary General with the address to which correspondence should be sent, together with a

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list of their officers and individual members, and a formal

1995 Scholarships in Medical Science Program

application for affiliation where this has lapsed. Please send these

The Charles E. Culpeper Foundation is accepting applications to Jan J. Weening, M.D., Academic Medical Center, Meibergfor its 1995 Scholarships in Medical Science Program. All sciendreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands. tific research relevant to human health is eligible for considerContinuing Education The 11th Comprehensive Nephrology Review Course will be held

in Beverly Hills, California on August 26—September 1, 1994. Sponsored by the UCLA School of Medicine Office of Continuing Medical Education, it will offer 51 credit hours in Category 1 of

ation. Up to three awards of $100,000 per year for three years will be made to U.S. medical schools on behalf of candidates who are U.S. citizens, have received their M.D. degree from a U.S. medical school in 1986 or later, and are judged worthy of support by virtue

of their research proposals. No institution may nominate more the Physician's Recognition Award of the American Medical than one candidate. Emphasis will be made on identifying young Association. Topics will include: review in key areas of nephrol- physicians with clear potential for making substantial contribuogy, hypertension, acid-base and electrolyte disorders, dialysis, tions to science as academic physicians.

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International Society of Nep/irology

The application deadline is August 15, 1994. For application forms and instructions, please contact the Charles E. Culpeper Foundation, Financial Centre, 695 East Main Street, Suite 404, Stamford, Connecticut 06901. Telephone: (201) 307-1970. Baxter Healthcare Corporation Extramural Grant Program

Applications will he accepted until November 4, 1994 for the Baxter Healthcare Corporation Extramural Grant Program. Research proposals include: (1) Open-clinical research; improvement in the techniques of hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, and renal transplantation and reduction of the complications associated with these techniques.

Proposals are sought that focus directly on improved patient management for those being treated with renal replacement therapy. Only studies conducted in human subjects will be considered. (2) EGP background; designed to stimulate innovative science

in the field of renal disease pathophysiology and treatment options. Awards are based solely on the scientific merit of the proposed research. Specific instructions and the necessary application forms can be obtained by contacting Lee W. Henderson,

M.D., FACP, Renal Division, Baxter Healthcare Corporation, 1620 Waukegan Road, Mc Gaw Park, Illinois 60085-9815, USA. Telephone: 708 473-6137; FAX: 708 473 6923. International Fellowship Training Awards

institution support that they may have, they achieve a $20,000 US revenue.

(6) Fellows must be able to read and speak the language of the host country. An interview may be required to assess verbal fluency. (7) Fellowships will be offered primarily for clinical training of

one to two years duration.

(8) Clinical training programs should be practical in their orientation, and applicable to the needs and conditions of

the home country. The ability of the host institution to provide such training will be an important factor in the selection process. (9) Fellows must have received sufficient training in internal medicine or other fields to pass all host country examinations that are necessary to the care of patients. Fellow-

ships may be awarded to senior individuals who seek additional training but, in general, preference will be given

to younger physicians who are at the beginning of their permanent careers. (10) Specific instructions and the necessary application forms can be obtained by writing directly to Jan J. Weening, M.D., Academic Medical Center, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

For submission of manuscripts and announcements

New manuscripts and related editorial correspondence for

The International Society of Nephrology announces the estab- Kidney International should be sent to: Thomas E. Andreoli, M.D. lishment of an International Fellowship Training Program to Editor, Kidney International provide training in clinical nephrology to physicians from develDepartment of Medicine oping countries. It is the objective of this program to support the University of Arkansas College of Medicine growth of nephrology in developing countries through an educa4301 West Markham tional program that admits qualified applicants to clinical training Slot #712 in recognized nephrology programs around the world, and then to Little Rock, Arkansas 72205 USA return to their home country to practice and/or teach. In unique Telephone numbers for the Editorial Office are: circumstances, applicants who wish basic research training may be (501) 686-9609 considered if the environment in the home country will permit (501) 686-9611 continued research upon the completion of training. (501) 686-9612 The guidelines for application are as follows: The FAX number is (501) 686-8124. (1) Fellowship awards will be made only to physicians from For express mailing, the street address is Kidney Interna- tional developing countries. UAMS, Hendrix Hall, Room 279, 7th and Cottage Drive, Little (2) Applicants must provide evidence of acceptance into a Rock, Arkansas 72205, USA. recognized and suitable training program before the Kidney International invites brief announcements of meetings, award can be granted. courses, workshops, and so forth, pertaining to nephrology. Please (3) The Fellow must return to his or her home country upon send the announcement, complete with dates, location of meeting, completion of approved training. and correspondent's name, address, and phone number at least 7 (4) The Fellow must provide evidence of a guaranteed posi- months in advance of the time of the event. Announcements are tion in a medical institution upon return to the home inserted into the publication schedule when they arrive in the Editorial Office until the month of the event. Announcements country. (5) Fellows will receive a stipend from the Society such that, should be sent to the above-stated address for the Editorial Office taking into account the home country and/or the host in Little Rock, Arkansas, USA.