Abstract
The Kidney Tutored Research and Education for Kidney Students (TREKS) Program is a product of the American Society of Nephrology (ASN) Workforce Committee that seeks to connect medical and graduate students to nephrology. This program starts with a weeklong camp-like course introducing participants to renal physiology through classic and modern experiments. Next, each student is matched with a nephrology mentor at his or her home institution to foster a better understanding of a nephrology career. Lastly, the students are encouraged to participate in scholarly activities and attend the ASN Kidney Week. Now in its third year, with a total of 84 participants, survey data suggest early success of the program, with a self- reported 40% increased interest in nephrology fellowship and/or research careers. In addition, students give high ratings to the course components and mentorship pairings. Continued student tracking will be necessary to determine the long-term program effect.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1604-1607 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Journal of the American Society of Nephrology |
Volume | 27 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 2016 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Nephrology