The society was created in 1919 as a proposal of the Argentine Medical Association, and has been leaded ever since by the most prestigious physicians of Argentina. Since the beginning its main mission has been to be a bridge between physicians and the last developments of the medical specialties. SMIBA has 2,000 physicians, one of the largest medical association enrollments in the nation.

The society offers a diversity of services in order to give its associates the opportunity to be updated in their profession:

• Masters degree.
• Award “Sociedad de Medicina Interna” (annually awarded to the best research paper
  in internal medicine).
• Interactive workshops (weekly).
• Scientific meetings (monthly).
• Consulting Center.
• Internal Medicine Symposium (annually organized)
• National Congresses (organized every two years by SMIBA and with the participation
  of national and international medical professionals).
• Latin-American Congresses.
• International Congresses.