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. 2014 Jun 6;9(6):1144-7.
doi: 10.2215/CJN.01070114. Epub 2014 Mar 13.

Propagating the nephrology research workforce: a Kidney Research National Dialogue training commentary

Donald E Kohan  1 , Mark G Parker  2 , Susan L Furth  3 , Billy G Hudson  4 , Karen M Warburton  5 , Krystyna E Rys-Sikora  6 , Tracy L Rankin  7 ; Kidney Research National Dialogue
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Propagating the nephrology research workforce: a Kidney Research National Dialogue training commentary

Donald E Kohan et al. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. .

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.

Keywords: career choice; diversity; education; nephrology; workforce.

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Cultivating the research workforce. A healthy nephrology workforce is presented as the fruits of nurturing by all of the invested stakeholders: the National Institutes of Health (NIH), professional societies, and educational institutions. Although not all nephrologists will elect to be part of the research workforce, all require influential mentors to attract them to the discipline.
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