The objective of the study was to analyse resources for rheumatology training, and speciality certification and recertification requirements in Argentina. Information was gathered regarding vacancies, entry requirements, duration and validity of the specialist degree in every residency and postgraduate course in adult rheumatology. The following aspects were analysed: monitoring authority, certification and recertification requirements, and mandatory recertification. Six out of 36 universities offer rheumatology postgraduate courses. Out of 65 vacancies, 36 (55%) are implemented by a National Public University in the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires (CABA), and 46 (70%) are in CABA. There are 32 vacancies for rheumatology residencies in 7 out of 24 districts, 16 of them (50%) in CABA. There are 2- to 3-year postgraduate courses; entry requirements range from 1-year experience in internal medicine to either complete residency or specialist degree in internal medicine. Training formats vary from full-time university residency to either university-based courses with part-time dedication in a rheumatology service without residency or non-university courses with part-time dedication. Not every specialist degree is automatically homologated in every jurisdiction. Provincial governments and colleges of physicians are the certification and recertification authorities; medical school was included in one district. Recertification is mandatory in only 8 districts; 40-50% of the process is achieved by merely practising as a rheumatologist. Most of the training resources are concentrated in CABA. Although there are various options, not all of them are automatically homologated. Recertification is not mandatory nationwide, and a significant part of the process involves practising as a rheumatologist.

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说明阿根廷的风湿病培训资源以及专业认证和再认证要求。

该研究的目的是分析阿根廷的风湿病培训资源以及专业认证和再认证要求。收集了有关成人风湿病的每个住院医师和研究生课程中空缺，入学要求，专业学位的持续时间和有效性的信息。分析了以下方面：监视权限，认证和重新认证要求以及强制性重新认证。36所大学中有6所开设风湿病研究生课程。在65个职位空缺中，有36个（55％）由布宜诺斯艾利斯自治市（CABA）的国立公立大学实施，而在CABA中有46个（70％）。24个地区中有7个地区有32个风湿病病学空缺，其中16个（50％）位于CABA。有2至3年的研究生课程；入学要求从1年内部医学经验到完整住院医师或内部医学专业学位不等。培训形式从全日制大学居留到风湿病学服务中有非全日制奉献的基于大学的课程而没有住院医师，或非大学课程有非全日制奉献。并非每个专业学位都会在每个辖区自动获得认可。省级政府和医师学院是认证和重新认证机构；医学院被纳入一个地区。只有8个地区必须进行重新认证；仅作为风湿病医师就可以完成40-50％的手术。大多数培训资源都集中在CABA。尽管有各种选项，但并非所有选项都会自动进行认证。