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Matthew A. Sparks

Associate Professor of Medicine
Medicine, Nephrology
Duke Box 103015, Durham, NC 27710
2 Genome Court, MSRB2 Room 1013, BOX_103015, Durham, NC 27710

Overview


I serve as the Program Director for the Nephrology Fellowship Program. My goal is to work with each fellow to ensure they develop a successful career in whatever direction they choose. I am the lead for the newly established Society for Early Education Scholars (SEEDS) in the Department of Medicine. The SEEDS Program is a year-long mentored education program designed for fellows planning careers as clinician educators or education scholars.

Nephrology Fellowship Program

My interest is in finding ways to promote medical education. My focus is on leveraging social media to enhance learning in nephrology. I serve as the associate director for the Nephrology Social Media Collective (NSMC) internship and member of the board of directors of nephrology journal club (NephJC), a non-profit organization dedicated to enhancing free online medical education in nephrology. I am also co-founder and advisory board member of the first nephrology blog associated with a journal- AJKD blog, the official blog of the American Journal of Kidney Diseases. Co-creator of the popular educational project NephMadness. Past deputy editor of Renal Fellow Network where I continue to remain as faculty lead. I am currently a member of the Nephrology Board of the American Board of Internal Medicine, the Scientific and Clinical Education Lifelong learning Committee Chair, Kidney in Cardiovascular Disease Council of the American Heart Association and am a fellow of the American Society of Nephrology, the American Heart Association, and the National Kidney Foundation. 


Listen to my podcast "The Nephron Segment"

@Nephro_Sparks on X

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Associate Professor of Medicine · 2021 - Present Medicine, Nephrology, Medicine

Education, Training & Certifications


University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, College of Medicine · 2003 M.D.