Reasons why US adult nephrology fellows choose nephrology as career
| Both Graduating and Nongraduating Fellow Responses | Response (%) |
|---|---|
| a. Found nephrology an interesting subject during medical school or medical residency | 75.8 |
| b. Excellent mentoring or role model in nephrology during medical school or medical residency | 65.2 |
| c. Found nephrology research interesting during medical school or medical residency | 13.1 |
| d. Excellent job opportunity after graduation | 4.7 |
| e. Excellent income potential after graduation | 9.9 |
| f. Excellent association of general internal medicine with nephrology | 49.7 |
| g. Did not match into another fellowship of interest | 4.7 |
| h. Was less likely to match into another fellowship of interest | 12.6 |