Is nephrology specialty at risk?

Sean D Kalloo; Roy O Mathew; Arif Asif

doi:10.1016/j.kint.2016.01.032

Is nephrology specialty at risk?

Kidney Int. 2016 Jul;90(1):31-3. doi: 10.1016/j.kint.2016.01.032. Epub 2016 May 20.

Authors

Sean D Kalloo¹, Roy O Mathew², Arif Asif³

Affiliations

¹ Columbia University, Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology and Director of Interventional Nephrology, New York, New York, USA.
² WJB Dorn VAMC, Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Columbia, South Carolina, USA.
³ Department of Medicine, Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Meridian Health, Neptune, New Jersey, USA. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 27217198
DOI: 10.1016/j.kint.2016.01.032

Abstract

Interest in nephrology as a career choice has been steadily waning among internal medicine residents. This decline is reflected in a significant increment in unfilled fellowship training spots for several years. Interventional nephrology can help to reinvigorate an interest in nephrology as a whole.

Keywords: career choice; interventional nephrology; nephrology fellowship; procedural competence.

MeSH terms

Academic Medical Centers / economics
Academic Medical Centers / trends
Career Choice*
Education, Medical, Graduate / methods*
Fellowships and Scholarships / trends*
Humans
Insurance, Health, Reimbursement
Nephrology / economics
Nephrology / education*
Nephrology / trends*
Private Practice / economics
Private Practice / trends