nephrology

[internalmedicin]

hey guys

i was wondering if anyone could add any insight to this. I am deciding on fellowship and considering nephrology. I am about to start a rotation in it now. We will see how it goes. But my major concern is that dialysis will be depressing. I was wondering if anyone had any experiences along this line, either agreeing or disagreeing with this. thanks for the info!

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[madcadaver]

Dialysis IS depressing (but less depressing than the alternative).

 

[lonelywolf]

what do you mean by "depressing"? I had worked in a dialysis unit for a year in my own country. Does a dialysis unit make good $$ ?

 

[lonelywolf]

Nephrology doesn't seem appealing to most MDs b/c of on-call commitment?

Is it feasible to buy some dialysis machine and open a dialysis unit by yourself?