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Here it is. Good luck.
http://www.medpagetoday.com/Nephrology/GeneralNephrology/49162
Joke in the article -"impending shortage" - their predictions led to the current mess and they bring it again
http://forums.studentdoctor.net/thr...hrology-fellowship-application-cycle.1076705/
It is a horrendous job market out there and market forces are ruthless.
Don't waste 2-3 years of your productive years and graduate into a job market that does not need you.
There is no future for new graduates, but as a slave to the old timers who made a killing by selling their units to dialysis companies and sit as directors for life. Partners in crime - programs that produce fellows when there is no need for them outside of a fellowship.
The ones who care about nephrology have written enough by now. Just read the last years posts and the above articles before you consider applying.
Before the vigilantes lash out-I won't post further and feel free to delete my thread.
This is relevant to the match - as there is no point in this match, when any applicant can walk in to any program - 0.68 applicants per position - match !!!
http://www.medpagetoday.com/Nephrology/GeneralNephrology/49162
Joke in the article -"impending shortage" - their predictions led to the current mess and they bring it again
http://forums.studentdoctor.net/thr...hrology-fellowship-application-cycle.1076705/
It is a horrendous job market out there and market forces are ruthless.
Don't waste 2-3 years of your productive years and graduate into a job market that does not need you.
There is no future for new graduates, but as a slave to the old timers who made a killing by selling their units to dialysis companies and sit as directors for life. Partners in crime - programs that produce fellows when there is no need for them outside of a fellowship.
The ones who care about nephrology have written enough by now. Just read the last years posts and the above articles before you consider applying.
Before the vigilantes lash out-I won't post further and feel free to delete my thread.
This is relevant to the match - as there is no point in this match, when any applicant can walk in to any program - 0.68 applicants per position - match !!!
Good luck to you!the lure of GI was too tough to ignore. so went back to doing what I love (if I match)
Got Staten Island, Elmhurst and Mount SinaiHas anyone been hearing back from NYC programs?
did you get them todayGot Staten Island, Elmhurst and Mount Sinai
Mt Sinai today. Elmhurst Monday. Staten Island last week.did you get them today
yes man i feel that way too I just got 2 Iv invitation and thats worry meIts interesting that some of the programs have not offered interviews yet. Not sure if I should be getting worried. LOL
UCLA(yesterday)None today. You?
I wished if I visited this forum earlier I just left the fellowship program after finished first year as I discovered it was waste of time . initially I took it because positions were available every where as last 3 matches more than 50% of the positions were unfilled . after I joined I discovered all the terrible facts . 1)this fellowship is very demanding and will be working like slave for no future benefits . calls are terrible by keep calling you at middle of the night for dialysis patients who missed their dialysis in am . next post call day no any kind of post call relief as will be rounding till very late seeing daily 20-30 patients. 2)program directors will never till you the truth and they need the fellows just to cover the service and calls at their hospitals .3) after all very difficult to find a job after graduation and if any it will be a job in a remote area with ridiculous schedule and very low pay . 4)most of the graduates go to very funny jobs where the starting salary is 160-170 working like a hike rounding in 2-3 hospitals and dialysis centers being on call every 2-3 nights and week end on week end rounding on 3-4 hospitals 30 miles apart . 4)I discovered that many of mid career nephrologist shifted to hospitalist after many years with struggling with nephrology as they discovered by doing hospitalist you make 1.6 the pay with almost half of work time and load . after recognizing all of these facts I decided to leave it early rather than leave it late after wasting more years in my life .
My advice to every body who is thinking about nephrology . try to read this forum posts for the last 2-3 years and try to understand what is going on with nephrology before making your decision .
Good luck for every one.
hi guys i reicive interviews from temple tx, UT houston, and Sony Ny at moment 5 interview good luck everyone!!!
Hi guys
I applied 5 days ago and got 8 IVs so far
Temple
Emory
Wisconsin
Vermont U
Virginia commonwealth
Penn state hershey
UT Houston
Tufts
I am a hospitalist that didn't match to hem/onc last year. I am worried that I can't handle the workload in nephro fellowship. Any thought about the above programs in term of workload?
Do you know if there is any easy program?
Thank you
Hi guys
I applied 5 days ago and got 8 IVs so far
Temple
Emory
Wisconsin
Vermont U
Virginia commonwealth
Penn state hershey
UT Houston
Tufts
I am a hospitalist that didn't match to hem/onc last year. I am worried that I can't handle the workload in nephro fellowship. Any thought about the above programs in term of workload?
Do you know if there is any easy program?
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If you like heme onc , do heme onc. Why did you apply to nephrology ? Even after nephrology there is good possibility that you will end up working as Hospitalist somewhere. Most of nephrology fellowships are demanding. In addition real challenge starts after you graduate, you work much much harder than Hospitalist. You should reconsider your decision.
yes bro good lookIs it SUNY @Brooklyn?
@MDbean: Recieved Indiana earlier this week.Has anyone heard from Indiana University, Illinois programs, NYC or University of Washington in Seattle?
@bilhem: Vermont should be easy. Its a easy place in general, nephrology should be no differentThank you