Pediatric Nephrology Fellows Conference Feedback & Testimonials

Email Comments by Fellows and Faculty

Fellows Comments

“Thank you very much Dr. Ferris for creating this forum for pediatric nephrology fellows to interact and for investing in our education. This meeting has left a mark in my heart and given me that extra burst of energy I needed to keep going. It was wonderful meeting you and spending time with the other fellows. Thank you for the well planned sessions, the board review course, pathology review, to mention a few. Your dedication to our education is very much appreciated. I will definitely keep in touch” 2^nd year Pediatric Nephrology Fellow

“I just wanted to thank you Dr. Ferris for all of the work that you put into the conference! The week leading up the conference I had been feeling very tired and burned out…it has been quite challenging at times being the only fellow in my program. I am back at work today feeling motivated and excited about the profession that I have chosen. Getting to meet you and the other faculty really inspired me and reminded me why I love this. Also, getting to meet other fellows was wonderful. Thank you! I look forward to seeing you again at future conferences!” 2^nd year Pediatric Nephrology Fellow

“Thank you Drs. Ferris and Mahan for organizing such a great conference and spending time with us last night. I can honestly say this has been my best conference experience in fellowship so far – and way better than ASN. Have a safe trip and see you in Boston at PAS. 2^nd year Pediatric Nephrology Fellow

“I would like to thank you all and Dr Ferris especially for an excellent arrangement for the meeting. It was a great opportunity for me to meet with Dr Goldstein, Dr Bunchman, Dr Mahan, Dr Flynn, Dr Walker, and the rest of the group. I would like also to thank my colleagues”.2^nd year Pediatric Nephrology Fellow

“Thank you very much for the program. It was amazing. We had (an) excellent learning experience, good times and met new people. Keep the excellent work for (the) next generations of pediatric fellows”. 3^rd year Pediatric Nephrology Fellow

Faculty Comments:

A number of us have received so many private emails by so many of the attendees that I am compiling a report for your information. All of you made it special and your generosity with your time is appreciated.

Once again Maria, you have made this conference so special! Your enthusiasm and dedication to our field was tangible and noted by all the attendees.

It really was well run and the fellows are amazing. Great group! Thank you for including me.

Fellows inspire us to continue to do what we do. They are not alone

WEB-BASED Conference Evaluations

It was wonderful to meet other fellows. Also, getting to see the passion that the faculty has for the profession of pediatric nephrology was great. I have been feeling pretty burned out lately and really needed this experience. Thank you!

it was nice to have a peds conference besides ASPN. there are many opportunities for adult neph conferences, but having a dedicated peds neph conference was nice. all the attendings present were amazing. I enjoyed meeting other peds neph fellows and sharing each other’s fellowship experience. Thanks for putting this all together!!!

The great opportunity to sit together with the faculty and other fellows with alot of fun. Many thanks to dr. Ferris for the perfect organization.

I have a number of lasting impressions from the event. My first is the avenue created to interact freely with attendings and develop lasting bonds with other pediatric nephrology fellows. It felt very fulfilling being able to exchange stories with other fellows who understood what you were going through and could give advice based on their similar experience. I also appreciated the way Dr Ferris took us all under her wings, listened and gave advice. She created a warm environment where we knew our concerns would be heard and problems addressed.

Realizing I was not alone in my questions and concerns about fellowship training and life after fellowship.

Excellent networking for Pediatric Nephrology fellows. Drive to stay in the field and a confirmation of having chosen the right field.

I admire people who are so passionate about their area of interest. I saw this in the eyes of all the staff who gave the sessions.

Good platform for instruction and learning

Reinforcement of the ideal of networking for future research opportunities. In addition to the importance of camaraderie, solidarity, and medical student mentoring that needs to continue (& increase) with the shrinking, & dare I say aging, Pediatric Nephrology cohort. I feel the ABP should reconsider the obligatory 2 years of research — many students & residents routinely cite this as a deterrent to pursuing subspecialty training, contributing to the shrinking Pediatric subspecialties. It remains quite unsettling to me that there appears to be no definitive concern, strategic plan, or long term goals to address this, all while the pediatric population continues to show emergence of “adult” diseases requiring ever more subspecialty care/resources and co-management. Unless general Pediatrics is going to incorporate adequate training of residents in the independent management of essential hypertension & type 2 diabetes like their Internal medicine comrades, rather than referral to Nephrology & Endocrinology, respectively?

The educational sessions were great but even more lasting for me would be the opportunity to meet fellow nephrologists who are currently in training and senior nephrologists who could share their wonderful experiences with us. I enjoyed meeting everyone and hope that we collaborate in the future hence giving the best possible care for our little (and not so little!) patients!

This conference was great because of the close knit atmosphere it provided between the fellows and attendings. I enjoyed the more personal level teaching and communication.

Learning can be enjoyable and efficient at the same time

A very well organized conference with pertinent, effective lectures. I gathered a sense of commitment and genuine concern from our attendings for our success academically and in our personal lives.