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Trainee Insight into Pain Fellowship Programs: A Critical Evaluation of the Current Educational System by the APPD.
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Wahezi SE, Naeimi T, Caparo M, Emerick TD, Choi H, Eshraghi Y, Anitescu M, Patel K, Przkora R, Wright T, Moeschler S, Barad M, Rand S, Oh-Park M, Seidel B, Yener U, Alerte J, Shaparin N, Kaye AD, Kohan LAbstract
Since 1992, when the Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) acknowledged pain medicine as a subspecialty, the field has experienced significant growth in its number of programs, diversity of sponsoring specialties, treatment algorithms, and popularity among applicants. These shifts prompted changes to the educational model, overseen by program directors (PDs) and the ACGME. The pool of pain fellowship applicants also changed during that period.