OUR MISSION
The mission of the BWH/MGH Joint Nephrology Fellowship program is to train leaders in nephrology. We accomplish this by combining rigorous clinical training in nephrology with unparalleled opportunities for cutting-edge research and scholarly activity. By leveraging the vast resources of our world-renowned institutions, we have helped launch the careers of so many leaders in nephrology, from up-and-comers to luminaries. Come join us and fulfill your potential!
KEY DATES
July-August: Apply through ERAS
August : NRMP opens
September/October: Remote Interviews (see dates)
December: Match Day
July: Fellowship Begins
MESSAGE FROM THE PROGRAM DIRECTOR
Congratulations on choosing nephrology, the most intellectually stimulating and deeply rewarding of specialties!
Jessica Sheehan Tangren completed her MD at the University of Pennsylvania before returning to her hometown of Boston for medical residency at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. She stayed for fellowship at the BWH/MGH Joint Nephrology Fellowship Program and received her MPH at the Harvard School of Public Health before joining the renal faculty at Mass General in 2018. Jess’ research and clinical interests are focused in obstetric nephrology. She does clinical research on renal adaptation to pregnancy and preeclampsia and has an outpatient clinic focused on Women’s Health and nephrology. Jess is starting as the MGH Associate Program Director in October 2021. She lives with her husband, two daughters, golden retriever and her beloved Peloton in Cambridge, MA.
Eugene Rhee is Chief of the Mass General Brigham Nephrology Division, a Principal Investigator in the Nephrology Division and Endocrine Unit at the MGH, and an Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, where he also received a Masters in Bioethics. He completed residency and chief residency at MGH, followed by fellowship in the combined BWH/MGH program. His laboratory studies kidney metabolism using epidemiologic, physiologic, and experimental approaches, with the goal to identify novel markers and mediators of kidney disease and its complications. He lives with his wife Kat and two daughters in Newton.
Nicole grew up in New England and has lived in Southeast Asia and Eastern Europe. She received her Bachelors’ degree in Marketing from Plymouth State University in Plymouth, NH and her Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages from Trinity College London. She taught in South Korea and Czech Republic, and also as an Adjunct Professor of ESL, teaching students from over 25 countries!COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE
Our institutions are dedicated to providing our patients with the very best health care and to improving the health and well-being of the communities we serve. Our faculty and fellows, just like our patients, come from all walks of life and bring shared experiences. We learn from one another’s lived experiences, thereby developing deeper empathy, understanding, and respect for the communities from which we come and which we serve.