Nephrology Well-Represented at Academy of Educators Induction

The Division of Nephrology is proud to announce that four of our faculty members – Patricia Kao, MD, MS, Timothy Yau, MD, Steven Cheng, MD, and Benjamin Humphreys, MD, PhD – were among 42 Washington University School of Medicine educators inducted into the newly created Academy of Educators. The Academy of Educators is led by […]

Steven Cheng and Timothy Yau Appointed to Team That Will Design New Medical School Curriculum

  Congratulations to Associate Professor of Medicine Steven Cheng, MD, and Assistant Professor of Medicine Timothy Yau, MD, who are joining Washington University School of Medicine’s Phase 1 Integrated Curriculum Design team that is tasked with the development of a new curriculum for the entering class of medical students in 2020. As part of the […]

Time to Fill Out Your NephMadness Bracket for 2019!

The 7th annual NephMadness is under way!  NephMadness, hosted by AJKD Blog, is an online interactive medical education activity modeled on March Madness, the NCAA college basketball tournament, except with nephrology concepts. Using social media, interactivity, and gamification, the nearly month-long tournament encourages a good-natured, robust discussion of the latest advances and the most important […]

Dr. Timothy Yau Recipient of Samuel R. Goldstein Leadership Award

Congratulations to Timothy Yau, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, who is one of three recipients of the Samuel R. Goldstein Leadership Awards in Medical Student Education for 2019.  Presented yearly by the Office of Education (OE), the Goldstein awards recognize outstanding teaching and commitment to medical education. The current awardees, Dr. Yau, […]