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Rheumatology is the specialty relating to diseases or other conditions of the joints (as in Arthritis). In medical school (4 years) and in one's internship (usually another year), a student studies all of the various areas of medicine. A Doctor Who then wishes to practice as a rheumatologist does a hospital residency (usually a couple of years) in that specific field.

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