{"status":"ok","message-type":"work","message-version":"1.0.0","message":{"indexed":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,11]],"date-time":"2026-08-11T20:29:48Z","timestamp":1786480188931,"version":"build-2736575974"},"reference-count":0,"publisher":"Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)","license":[{"start":{"date-parts":[[2026,5,21]],"date-time":"2026-05-21T00:00:00Z","timestamp":1779321600000},"content-version":"unspecified","delay-in-days":0,"URL":"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-nd\/4.0\/"}],"content-domain":{"domain":["lww.com","ovid.com"],"crossmark-restriction":true},"short-container-title":["Kidney360"],"abstract":"\n Background:<\/jats:title>\n The transition between residency and nephrology fellowship can be difficult for many trainees because of nephrology\u2019s inherent complexity and high-intensity nature as well as the lack of standardization in internal medicine training. We aimed to assess self-perceived preparedness of nephrology fellows at the start of fellowship and explore learner preferences for educational methods and content for an early-fellowship curriculum.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Methods:<\/jats:title>\n Data was collected using an instrument included in the 2025 American Society of Nephrology Fellow Survey.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results:<\/jats:title>\n Responses from 339 adult nephrology fellows were included in analysis. Most responding fellows (252 [74%]) reported feeling \u201cextremely prepared\u201d, \u201cvery prepared\u201d, or \u201cmoderately prepared\u201d when starting nephrology fellowship. Preparedness was associated with completing 3 or more weeks of nephrology rotations in residency (Chi-Squared test for independence, p = 0.004). Half of fellows (49%) reported participating in an early-fellowship curriculum prior to starting clinical rotations. Learner preferences for educational methods used in an early-fellowship curriculum were similar to those most commonly used in contemporary curricula (didactics, shadowing senior fellows, and case simulations), though there was a preference for small-group problem-based learning compared to procedural training. Fellows reported a preference for learning about common inpatient nephrology emergencies (acute kidney injury, dialysis prescriptions and complications, and electrolytes and acid\/base) and executive functioning skills (workflow\/efficiency and discussing dialysis and goals of care with patients) in their ideal early-fellowship curriculum.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusions:<\/jats:title>\n These results can help inform development of future early-fellowship curricula based on current fellows\u2019 experiences and perceived needs to promote successful clinical training.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.34067\/kid.0000001228","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,5,21]],"date-time":"2026-05-21T16:00:26Z","timestamp":1779379226000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1097\/lww.0000000000001000","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Shaping an Early Nephrology Fellowship Curriculum"],"prefix":"10.34067","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-0136-6632","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ashley M.","family":"La","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Section of Nephrology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Suzanne M.","family":"Boyle","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Nephrology, Hypertension, and Kidney Transplantation, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-3428-2427","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Kurtis A.","family":"Pivert","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"American Society of Nephrology, Washington, DC, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-4490-8873","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Anna L.","family":"Zisman","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Section of Nephrology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-2780-6795","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Benjamin S.","family":"Ko","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Section of Nephrology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"276","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,5,21]]},"container-title":["Kidney360"],"original-title":[],"language":"en","link":[{"URL":"https:\/\/www.ovid.com\/10.34067\/KID.0000001228","content-type":"unspecified","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"similarity-checking"}],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,11]],"date-time":"2026-08-11T19:56:33Z","timestamp":1786478193000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"https:\/\/www.ovid.com\/10.34067\/KID.0000001228"}},"subtitle":["Results from the American Society of Nephrology Fellow Survey"],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2026,5,21]]},"references-count":0,"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.34067\/kid.0000001228","relation":{},"ISSN":["2641-7650"],"issn-type":[{"value":"2641-7650","type":"electronic"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2026,5,21]]},"assertion":[{"value":"2026-01-20","name":"received","label":"Received","group":{"name":"publication_history","label":"Publication History"}},{"value":"2026-05-03","name":"accepted","label":"Accepted","group":{"name":"publication_history","label":"Publication History"}}]}}