Estado actual de las Residencias en Cardiología: Encuesta Nacional de Residentes 2009-2010

background the residency program currently represents the best environment for an integrated training in the specialty. yet, the program has suffered several modifications due to multiples influences. background the national council of residents in cardiology (conarec, consejo argentino de residentes de cardiología) has been trying to determine the reality of the residency program situation for 20 years. objectives to perform a complete analysis of the situation of cardiologists in training in several centers of the country, specially in the most interesting areas, as demographic variables, medical practice, academic background, cardiometabolic risk factors and psychological status. material and methods an anonymous and voluntary survey was carried on during the xxix cardiology residencies conference conarec 2009, and the information was used in a descriptive, observational and cross-sectional study. the qualitative and quantitative variables analyzed were related to demographic, academic and labor aspects, medical practice and cardiometabolic factors. the maslach burnout inventory (mbi) was used to evaluate the quality of life of residents with the individual analysis of self-fulfillment, depersonalization and emotional exhaustion. results mean age was 28 years, 58% were men; 81% were single and 15% had at least one child. fifty five percent were at residency programs in the city of buenos aires and 77% in private centers, 86% of which had catheterization laboratory and cardiovascular surgery. each center had an average of 8 residents, 83% had chief of residents, 55% had instructor of residents and 44% of centers had one in-hospital call physician. residents were available inhospital call for an average of 7 days per month; 50% of residents were on the 3rd or 4th year of residency and only 4% had reduced schedules after in-hospital call. insofar as the academic background, 77% attended clinical seminars, 82% had theory classes and 56% bibliography forums. sixty per