Can America stop the kidney brain drain? US medical students are rejecting kidney careers, review finds
Thursday, May 5, 2011 - 18:30
in Health & Medicine
Kidney disease affects 1 in 9 US adults, and by 2020 more than 750,000 Americans will be on dialysis or awaiting kidney transplant. Despite this growing health problem, every year fewer US medical students adopt nephrology as a career, according to a recent review.