Table 4.
Career satisfaction
| Academic Nephrologists (% Agree or Strongly Agree) | Nonacademic Nephrologists (% Agree or Strongly Agree) | |
|---|---|---|
| Satisfied with my career trajectory | 84.0 | 79.4 |
| I have work-life balance | 66.9 | 62.7 |
| Satisfied with work environment | 78.3 | 72.4 |
| Satisfied with salary | 53.2 | 66.2 |
| Current job is stressful | 68.7 | 62.0 |
| Enjoy patient care | 93.2 | 93.3 |
| Intend to leave job next 12 mo | 12.7 | 15.0 |
| Perform at highest potential | 73.6 | 80.2 |
| Salary reflects achievements | 38.3 | 50.5 |
| Regret choosing nephrology | 6.7 | 18.4 |
| High degree of autonomy | 82.7 | 83.5 |
| Too much pressure to get grants/research/publications in academic medicine | 42.1 | 60.2 |
| Academic career compatible with having a family | 72.2 | 59.1 |
| Adequate administrative support | 40.4 | 55.2 |
| Working with chronic patients in nephrology is appealing | 73.7 | 71.9 |
| Wide variety of job opportunities for nephrologists | 75.7 | 61.8 |