Cover Kidney News
Volume/Issue:
Volume 12: Issue 6
Page:
23–24
Publication Date:
01 Jun 2020
Online Publication Date:
28 May 2020
Editorial Type:
Fellows Corner

Being a Fellow in the Time of COVID-19

Kartik Kalra1
  • 1 Kartik Kalra, MD, is a nephrology fellow at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.
Volume/Issue:
Volume 12: Issue 6
Publication Date:
01 Jun 2020
Page:
23–24
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Kartik Kalra

In mid-January 2020 I first heard about COVID-19. At first, it came across as yet another respiratory viral disease that had moderately higher infectivity compared with previous viruses. I never imagined that it was just the beginning of what would become a pandemic and that later case numbers would be staggering and overwhelming. COVID-19 has taken a toll not only on patients but also on healthcare systems, their workers, and the economy.

Sooner than I could comprehend the full extent of the damage, I found myself engulfed in the midst of this pandemic. It now feels like

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