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Read a brief Rheumatology physician profile and job description for individuals interested in a career in Rheumatology.  Rheumatology is the field of medicine in which a physician will specialize in the diagnosis, treatment, and management of rheumatic diseases that affect the joints and connective tissue.  A Rheumatologist will treat and manage people who have rheumatoid arthritis, polymyositis and other forms of arthritis.   A Rheumatologist is first an internal medicine physician.  The minimum educational training for a Rheumatology doctor is a four-year bachelors degree, usually in a science, four years of medical school, three-year residency in internal medicine or medicine, and two or more years in a Rheumatology fellowship.  Compensation for a Rheumatologist can be anywhere from $150,000 to $210,000 a year depending on location, experience and practice setup. Please visit American College of Rheumatology or Journal of Clinical Rheumatology, RheumatologyWeb, and Wikipedia – the free encyclopedia for more job, career and clinical information about Pulmonology.