Aspn-pnrc pediatric nephrology (first-year fellows) workshop - there is a decline in medical graduates choosing pediatric residency programs (national resident matching program 2024 report) and a…

Aspn-pnrc pediatric nephrology (first-year fellows) workshop - there is a decline in medical graduates choosing pediatric residency programs (national resident matching program 2024 report) and a persistent and growing workforce crisis within pediatric nephrology. We are compelled to increase our efforts to mentor pediatric nephrology fellows and recruit more pediatric residents into our field through improving the development and satisfaction of pediatric nephrology fellow trainees throughout their training. The pediatric nephrology research consortium (pnrc) board created the pnrc pediatric nephrology fellows initiative in spring 2024, led by DR. Myda khalid. American society pediatric nephrology (aspn) enthusiastically endorsed this work as IT aligns with the goals of aspn and the aspn's workforce committee. With the spring 2026 workshop, we aim to improve the development of trainees by offering an aspn-pnrc pediatric nephrology (first-year fellows) workshop. IT will focus on clinical research skills development, career development and research and career mentorship. Following the workshop, the fellows are invited to attend the pnrc meeting. The consortium represents more than 95 pediatric nephrology sites across the united states and canada. In this meeting, the fellows will engage in the collaborative exchange of ideas and the formation of multi-centered research studies alongside their mentors and pediatric nephrologists. Finally, the fellows then attend the 2026 miami pediatric nephrology seminar. The miami seminar gathers a diverse range of healthcare providers including adult and pediatric nephrologists, urologists, scientists and other allied health providers. The seminar offers a series of multidisciplinary discussions and features a pediatric nephrology young investigator's showcase in which trainees are invited to present research work in oral presentation or poster format. This sequence of meetings gives the trainees many opportunities to establish relationships with mentors, to interact with faculty and participants to stimulate them in areas of research development and foster their interest in pediatric nephrology as an enduring career choice.