Demographic variations and temporal trends in the United States nephrology fellowship match: An analysis of the National Resident Matching Program from 2010 to 2024.
| Title: | Demographic variations and temporal trends in the United States nephrology fellowship match: An analysis of the National Resident Matching Program from 2010 to 2024. |
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| Authors: | Goyal A; Department of Internal Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, USA.; Flesner SL; School of Medicine, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA.; Changez MIK; Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA.; Shah V; Department of Cardiology, Wellstar MCG Health, Augusta, GA, USA.; Mahalwar G; Department of Internal Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, USA.; Brateanu A; Department of Internal Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, USA. |
| Source: | Journal of investigative medicine : the official publication of the American Federation for Clinical Research [J Investig Med] 2026 Jan; Vol. 74 (1), pp. 25-33. Date of Electronic Publication: 2025 May 30. |
| Publication Type: | Journal Article |
| Language: | English |
| Journal Info: | Publisher: SAGE Publications Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 9501229 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1708-8267 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 10815589 NLM ISO Abbreviation: J Investig Med Subsets: MEDLINE |
| Imprint Name(s): | Publication: 2023-: [Thousand Oaks] : SAGE Publications; Original Publication: Thorofare, NJ : Slack, c1994- |
| MeSH Terms: | Fellowships and Scholarships*/trends ; Nephrology*/education ; Internship and Residency*/trends ; Internship and Residency*/statistics & numerical data ; Demography*; Humans ; United States ; Female ; Male ; Time Factors |
| Abstract: | Each year, the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) releases match outcomes data, highlighting trends, match rates, and competitiveness for each specialty. However, research on the demographics, temporal trends, and disparities among Nephrology applicants remains limited. This retrospective study analyzed data from the NRMP for Nephrology fellowships from 2016 to 2024, including applicant demographics and match outcomes. Chi-square tests were used to assess differences and temporal trends were evaluated with Mann-Kendall tests, and statistical significance was set at p |
| Competing Interests: | Declaration of conflicting interestsThe author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article. |
| Contributed Indexing: | Keywords: NRMP; Trends; disparities; epidemiology; fellowship; nephrology |
| Entry Date(s): | Date Created: 20250530 Date Completed: 20251215 Latest Revision: 20251215 |
| Update Code: | 20260130 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/10815589251348912 |
| PMID: | 40444425 |
| Database: | MEDLINE |
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