#NephMadness 2021: Commentary on the Workforce Region
Submit your picks! | NephMadness 2021 | #NephMadness | #WorkforceRegion Stephen Sozio @stephensozio Stephen Sozio is an Associate Professor of Medicine and [...]
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My Journey as a Nephrologist in a Veterans Affairs Hospital
My experience working with Veterans Affairs Health Administration (VHA) has been very satisfying and unique. I feel that VHA offers the right balance and opportunity to both [...]
Report on the US Pediatric Nephrology Workforce
The adult nephrology workforce crisis has been well publicized (see previous AJKD Blog posts one & two), but concerning trends in the pediatric nephrology workforce have [...]
A Model for Funding Young Physician-Researchers in Nephrology
Having viable funding opportunities for early career investigators is vital for sustaining a cadre of researchers interested in studying and advancing any field of medicine. [...]
Nephrology Workforce Crisis: Don’t Forget International Medical Graduates (IMG)
The declining interest in our specialty among young physicians in the United States is a major concern for the nephrology community. Reasons for this lack of interest include [...]
Attracting Nephrology Applicants in the Early Years of Their Schooling
High school and college students engage in various scholarly activities. A recent article in the American Journal of Kidney Diseases on hemorrhage risk and kidney function in [...]
eAJKD Poll Results: Interest in Nephrology
Recently, eAJKD polled our readers on their interest in nephrology. Recent trends have noted a dwindling interest in applying for fellowship in nephrology. We asked our [...]
Restructuring the Nephrology Elective: Can It Help Increase Interest in Nephrology?
In a recent article in the American Journal of Kidney Diseases, Jhaveri and colleagues from the Division of Kidney Diseases and Hypertension at the Hofstra North Shore-LIJ [...]
Commentary: Interest in Nephrology: A sad decline!
Interest in nephrology amongst US medical graduates has been steadily decreasing since 2002. This might not be so worrisome if the number of kidney patients was remaining the [...]
The Nephrologists and the Internet!
Dr. Scott Gilbert (eAJKD), Education Editor of AJKD speaks with Dr. Matthew Sparks (MS) from Duke University Division of Nephrology on embracing the internet to enhance [...]