Reasons why US adult nephrology fellows choose nephrology as career
Both Graduating and Nongraduating Fellow Responses | Response (%) |
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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 |