Employer Perspective on Pain Fellowship Education: A Survey to Understand the Current State of Pain Medicine Training.

IF 2.5 3区 医学 Q2 CLINICAL NEUROLOGY
Journal of Pain Research Pub Date : 2024-12-31 eCollection Date: 2024-01-01 DOI:10.2147/JPR.S487990
Sayed E Wahezi, Ugur Yener, Tahereh Naeimi, Heejung Choi, Yashar Eshraghi, Scott G Pritzlaff, Trent Emerick, Corey W Hunter, Moorice Caparo, Michael E Schatman, Farshad Ahadian, Charles Argoff, Timothy Deer, Dawood Sayed, Miles Day, Alaa Abd-Elsayed, Giuliano Lo Bianco
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Abstract

Background: Pain medicine care has expanded to encompass a wider range of conditions, necessitating updated education and training for pain specialists to utilize emerging technologies effectively. A national survey was conducted through several verified Pain organizations regarding pain physician employers' perspectives on pain medicine fellowship training and education. The survey aimed to gather insights from a diverse range of geographic locations, practice types (academic and private practice), and practice settings. The findings emphasize the need for educational programs to adapt to the evolving landscape of pain medicine.

Methods: A survey was disseminated through several national professional pain societies, including the AAPM, ASIPP, NANS, and ASPN, and Pain DocMatters forum, an online verified pain physician forum to ensure a wide reach among potential respondents. The survey received responses from 196 participants, 39 from the Pain DocMatters forum and 157 through pain societies' channels.

Results: Most survey respondents reported a need for additional training and experience beyond what is offered during the one-year ACGME-approved fellowship. Professionalism and basic interventional skills were identified as the highest valued attributes of pain physician candidates by potential employers. Employers rated spinal cord stimulator (SCS) trials as the most important advanced procedure for trainees to learn. Other advanced procedures such as SCS implants, PNS implants, interspinous spacers, and percutaneous procedures involving the vertebral body were also rated as either very important or somewhat important by most respondents. A significant gap in training has been identified, with only 7% of respondents feeling that fellows were adequately prepared to independently practice in the current educational model. A vast majority of respondents stated that fellows need additional training following graduation from fellowship to practice independently.

Conclusion: Training programs should provide more robust education to prepare their graduates for independent practice.

雇主对疼痛奖学金教育的看法:了解疼痛医学培训现状的调查。
背景:疼痛医学护理已经扩展到包括更广泛的条件,需要更新的教育和培训疼痛专家有效地利用新兴技术。一项全国性的调查是通过几个经过验证的疼痛组织进行的,关于疼痛医生雇主对疼痛医学奖学金培训和教育的看法。该调查旨在从不同的地理位置、实践类型(学术和私人实践)和实践环境中收集见解。研究结果强调了教育计划的必要性,以适应不断发展的疼痛医学景观。方法:通过美国疼痛学会(AAPM)、美国疼痛学会(ASIPP)、美国疼痛学会(NANS)和美国疼痛学会(ASPN)等多个全国性疼痛专业学会和pain DocMatters论坛(一个经过验证的在线疼痛医生论坛)进行调查,以确保在潜在受访者中广泛传播。调查收到了196名参与者的回复,其中39人来自疼痛医生论坛,157人来自疼痛协会的渠道。结果:大多数受访者表示,除了acgme批准的一年期奖学金提供的培训和经验外,他们还需要额外的培训和经验。专业精神和基本介入技能被潜在雇主认为是疼痛医生候选人最看重的属性。雇主认为脊髓刺激器(SCS)试验是学员学习的最重要的高级程序。其他先进的手术,如SCS植入物、PNS植入物、棘间间隔物和涉及椎体的经皮手术,也被大多数受访者评为非常重要或比较重要。培训方面存在重大差距,只有7%的受访者认为,在目前的教育模式下,研究员已做好充分准备,可以独立实践。绝大多数受访者表示,研究员在毕业后需要额外的培训才能独立实践。结论:培训项目应该提供更强大的教育,为毕业生独立实践做好准备。
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Journal of Pain Research
Journal of Pain Research CLINICAL NEUROLOGY-
CiteScore
4.50
自引率
3.70%
发文量
411
审稿时长
16 weeks
期刊介绍: Journal of Pain Research is an international, peer-reviewed, open access journal that welcomes laboratory and clinical findings in the fields of pain research and the prevention and management of pain. Original research, reviews, symposium reports, hypothesis formation and commentaries are all considered for publication. Additionally, the journal now welcomes the submission of pain-policy-related editorials and commentaries, particularly in regard to ethical, regulatory, forensic, and other legal issues in pain medicine, and to the education of pain practitioners and researchers.
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