Characteristics of employment and economic remuneration in the practice of Rheumatology in different districts of Argentina
Abstract
Introduction: Rheumatology is a clinical specialty with high demand and great inequality in its practice throughout Latin America and our country. Objectives: to describe the state of the practice of Rheumatology in our country. Materials and methods: cross-sectional observational study that collected information through an online survey distributed by email and through a QR code in the 54th Argentine Congress of Rheumatology. Results:127 responses were received. Eighty-six (67.7%) were women, with a median age of 45 years. One hundred thirteen (89%) were specialists in Rheumatology, with 20 years (IQR 14-28) in the practice of medicine and 13 years (IQR 6.5-20) in the specialty. The 55.5% worked in both the public and private spheres, 38.6% only in the private sphere and 7.6% only in the public sphere. Of the total, 84.3% worked in 2 or more locations, with 21.2% working in 4 or more. In 60 (59.8%), the monthly remuneration was between 100,000 to 249,000 pesos (U$S: 501.68-1249.18) and in 27 (23.1%) it was less than 100,000 pesos (US$ 501.68). Conclusions: Our study shows that a high percentage of professionals who work in multiple places. One-fifth of respondents had low pay.References
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