title: Propagating the nephrology research workforce: a Kidney Research National Dialogue training commentary.
abstract: The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases conducted the Kidney Research National Dialogue as an interactive means to formulate and prioritize research goals necessary to address the needs of patients with renal disease. This commentary summarizes the discussion and priorities arising from the training domain of the dialogue and posits three overall strategies to broaden the nephrology research workforce pipeline. The community needs to recruit and provide support for mentors in nephrology, target medical and graduate students earlier in their education for exposure to renal research, and expand the research workforce to include basic scientists from many disciplines as well as under-represented minorities.
authors.affiliation: Division of Nephrology, University of Utah Health Sciences Center, Salt Lake City, Utah;
authors.forename: Donald E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Kohan
authors.affiliation: Division of Nephrology and Transplantation, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts; Division of Nephrology and Transplantation, Maine Medical Center, Portland, Maine;
authors.forename: Mark G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Parker
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics and Epidemiology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania;
authors.forename: Susan L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Furth
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee;
authors.forename: Billy G
authors.initials: BG
authors.lastname: Hudson
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and.
authors.forename: Karen M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Warburton
authors.affiliation: Division of Kidney, Urologic, and Hematologic Diseases, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, Bethesda, Maryland.
authors.forename: Krystyna E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Rys-Sikora
authors.affiliation: Division of Kidney, Urologic, and Hematologic Diseases, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, Bethesda, Maryland rankint@niddk.nih.gov.
authors.forename: Tracy L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Rankin
mesh_terms: D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000193:education; D005378:Financial Support; D006801:Humans; D008611:Mentors; D009398:Nephrology / Q000193:education; D010560:Personnel Selection / Q000379:methods*; D013337:Students, Medical; D000078329:Workforce
keywords: career choice; diversity; education; nephrology; workforce