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Doctors in renal medicine (also known as nephrologists) diagnose and treat diseases of the kidneys.
Training usually starts with a five year first degree in medicine followed by two year foundation doctor training, two year core medical training and three year specialist training (ST3-5). This period of training will include your royal college exams. Length of training can vary according to your circumstances.Doctors may work up to 48 hours a week. The working hours may sometimes extend beyond the normal working day to include early mornings, evenings and weekends. You’ll first earn a salary when you start your foundation training after medical school. The basic salary ranges from £29,384 to £34,012. Once you start your specialty training as a doctor in renal medicine employed by the NHS, you can expect to earn a salary of at least £40,257, which can increase to between £84,559 and £114,003 as a consultant.You'll need excellent communication skills to manage a wide range of relationships with colleagues, and patients and their families. You'll be emotionally resilient, have excellent problem-solving and diagnostic skills and work well in teams and under pressure. You'll also be very organised for the benefit of patients.In 2021, there were 647 nephrologists working in the NHS in England. In 2020, there were 227 applications for 67specialty training places. You could specialise or conduct research in areas such as haemodialysis, transplantation or academic nephrology, teach medical students or postgraduate students in training or get involved in research at universities, the NHS or private sector.