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New program website announced along with seventh annual event Plano, Texas – U.S. Renal Care (USRC), a leading provider for chronic and acute renal disease, todayannounced its seventh annual Nephrology Business Leadership (NBLU) program will be held August 9th‐13th, 2022, at Hilton Granite Park in Plano, Texas. The event, created and managed in conjunction withthe…

The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in diminished camaraderie among trainees. This is secondary to social fragmentation, reduced connectivity, and disappointedly limited opportunities to interact with like-minded individuals at national conferences. This has been a challenging time for all of us, however, we were given a glimmer of hope this summer. The 2021 Nephrology Business Leadership (NBLU) conference…

Second-year WashU Nephrology fellows Maryam Saleem, MBBS, Bharat Neelam Raju, MD, Hassaan Iftikhar, MBBS, and Gaurav Rajashekar, MBBS, took part in the 2021 Nephrology Business Leadership University (NBLU) program, which wrapped up its week-long event on August 8, 2021.  The interactive event schools participants on the economics and business of nephrology to help senior fellows prepare for the next stage of…

The American Society of Nephrology (ASN) was honored to participate recently in the third annual Nephrology Business Leadership University 2018 in Dallas, TX, at the headquarters of U.S. Renal Care (USRC) and hosted by USRC, the Dallas Renal Group, and UC San Diego. The NBLU unique weeklong program for second year nephrology fellows allows them…

Rare is the occasion when business training intersects with medical education. Absent in most medical curricula and nearly taboo in academic residency and fellowship training, understanding the operational aspects of nephrology is imperative in preparing young fellows for practice. Too often, budding nephrologists are ensnared in complicated contracts, beguiled by partner promises, or seduced by…

I want you to put yourself in the shoes of your average nephrologist, it seems frenetic when looked at from a birds eye view. A typical day begins with rounding on first shift dialysis patients, then on to seeing hospital patients at a different location. After tucking in patients who need urgent care, the next…

What is this? NBLU: Nephrology Business Leadership UniversityWho should apply: US Nephrology Fellows who will be second year in August of 2018When: August 6th to August 10, 2018Where: Plano, Texas.How much will this cost: It is freeLink to register­­: Register for NBLU Conference  Learn about private practice nephrology– This conference happens when many fellows are…

Nephrology Fellows ­ Nephrology Business Leadership University (NBLU) is in its 3rd year. This is a must forgraduating fellows.Read this review from Mona Shaban and Natasha Dave from RFN from last years.NBLU is a unique week long program that brings together a diverse faculty of practicing Nephrologists, hospitaland dialysis provider executives, and other healthcare professionals…