Curriculum

The Mayo School of Health Sciences NP/PA Abdominal Organ Transplant Fellowship is a comprehensive one-year program designed to provide specialty-training in medical and surgical aspects of liver, kidney, and pancreas transplantation. This training is intended to prepare Fellows for a career in the growing field of organ transplantation.

Core competencies have been established such that upon completion of the Fellowship, graduates will have proficiency and knowledge in the following areas:

• Recognition and management of acute and chronic disease-states for which patients are considered for liver and/or kidney and/or pancreas transplantation
• Care of critically-ill pre-or post-organ transplant patients
• Evaluation and selection of candidates for abdominal organ transplantation
• Surgical aspects of abdominal organ transplantation, including intra-and peri-operative care of transplant recipients
• Immunosuppression of organ-transplant recipients
• Prevention, recognition, and management of the complications and side effects of immunosuppression
• Donor selection and matching criteria
• Organ allocation policy
• Evaluation, selection, and care of living liver and kidney donors
• Evidence-based, cost-effective care for transplant patients
• Current medical literature, including current controversies, in the field of abdominal organ transplantation
• Ethical considerations in organ transplantation

Participation in the following rotations and events will occur:

• Kidney-pancreas clinic (outpatient: pre- and post-kidney and/or pancreas transplant patients)
• Liver clinic (outpatient: pre- and post-liver transplant patients)
• Kidney-pancreas inpatient service
• Liver inpatient service
• Transplant surgery clinic (outpatient: pre- and post-abdominal organ transplant patients)
• Transplant surgery inpatient team (includes operative exposure)
• Attendance at liver transplant selection conference and kidney-pancreas transplant selection conference
• Attendance at regularly scheduled academic conferences and lectures

Grading or Evaluation
Successful participation at all rotations and mastery of all defined competencies is required for graduation. Progress will be determined by faculty review of performance during the rotations, and will be reviewed periodically with the Fellow. Other evaluation tools (including written examinations and other exercises) may be utilized for assessment of certain skills.

Supervision
Supervision of Fellows will be conducted in accordance with Mayo Clinic policies and all relevant legal requirements.

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