Colegio Argentino de Cardioangiólogos Intervencionistas Revista Argentina de Cardioangiología intervencionista 2250-7531 2313-9307 11 3 2020 09 30 First National Survey on Training in Interventional Cardio-Angiology in the Argentine Republic (ENFOCIRA I) 0130 0134 ES Ignacio M Seropian Interventional Cardiology Unit. Instituto de Medicina Cardiovascular, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires Ignacio.seropian@hospitalitaliano.org.ar Introduction. Interventional cardiology is a medical specialty listed in the Argentine Ministry of Sanitation. In order to be licensed, a course including a theoretical and a practical part needs to be passed.Objective: To evaluate the characteristics of practical training in interventional cardiology.Methods. Retrospective, cross-sectional study of a voluntary anonymous survey on 3 characteristics of the doctors in training: demographics, training, and working conditions.Results. The survey included 65 participants aged 34 years old (33-37), mostly males (94%), 80% from Argentina and most of them practicing in the City of Buenos Aires (55%) and the Province of Buenos Aires (20%). The trainees performed different endovascular interventions including coronary interventions (96%), arterial peripheral procedures (92%), and structural heart disease procedures (82%). Differences were seen in the learning curve and in the degree to independence among the trainees. Working conditions were not the right ones and 21% of the trainees never got paid. Eighty-five percent of them needed a second or third job to make it through the month. Only 34% had health insurance (only 39% had an occupational accident insurance and only 19% malpractice insurance).Conclusion. In Argentina, interventional cardiology trainees undergo extensive training, have different learning curves, and lack proper working conditions. medical education, fellowships and scholarships, endovascular procedures http://www.raci.com.ar/contenido/art.php?recordID=MTgwNw== http://recursos.meducatium.com.ar/contenido/articulos/24201300134_1807/pdf/24201300134.pdf