title: Is nephrology specialty at risk?
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.
authors.affiliation: Columbia University, Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology and Director of Interventional Nephrology, New York, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Sean D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Kalloo
authors.affiliation: WJB Dorn VAMC, Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Columbia, South Carolina, USA.
authors.forename: Roy O
authors.initials: RO
authors.lastname: Mathew
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Meridian Health, Neptune, New Jersey, USA. Electronic address: Arif.Asif@meridianhealth.com.
authors.forename: Arif
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Asif
mesh_terms: D000046:Academic Medical Centers / Q000191:economics / Q000639:trends; D002321:Career Choice; D004503:Education, Medical, Graduate / Q000379:methods*; D005257:Fellowships and Scholarships / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D007349:Insurance, Health, Reimbursement; D009398:Nephrology / Q000191:economics / Q000193:education* / Q000639:trends*; D011331:Private Practice / Q000191:economics / Q000639:trends
keywords: career choice; interventional nephrology; nephrology fellowship; procedural competence