{"id":28061,"date":"2026-04-22T10:49:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T14:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pediatrics\/education\/?page_id=28061"},"modified":"2026-04-23T09:32:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T13:32:19","slug":"didactics-and-conferences","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pediatrics\/education\/fellowships\/nephrology-and-hypertension\/didactics-and-conferences\/","title":{"rendered":"Didactics and Conferences"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Pediatric Nephrology Fellows participate in a number of didactic conferences each week.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"x_elementToProof\" data-ogsc=\"rgb(0, 0, 0)\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"><strong>Didactic learning opportunities:\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\" data-ogsc=\"rgb(0, 0, 0)\">Tuesdays at 12:30: dedicated pediatric nephrology curriculum (lectures by faculty and fellows, and journal clubs)<\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\" 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