[Further education: a core responsibility of the German Society for Rheumatology and the Rheuma Academy].

The first further education training program of the German Society of Rheumatology (DGRh) was an important milestone in further training in rheumatology. The workshop presented approaches on how to interest and gain students and young physicians for rheumatology and presented the possibilities planned by the DGRh in cooperation with partner organizations and the Rheuma Academy for improvement of further training in rheumatology and the potential to benefit inpatient further training. Many of the projects are dependent on financial support especially by industry. In this article the most important theses and arguments from the individual lectures will be presented.