Accreditation of Regional Anesthesiology and Acute Pain Medicine Fellowships Is Almost Here
By Edward R. Mariano, MD, MAS Dec 18, 2015
All pain is not the same. While chronic pain can sometimes be palliated, acute pain (i.e., new onset, often with an identifiable cause) must be aggressively managed and, ideally, eliminated. This requires a systems-based approach led by physicians dedicated to understanding acute pain pathophysiology and investigating new ways to treat it. Today, the epidemic of opioid use and abuse has given us even more reason to elevate the science and postgraduate training in acute pain medicine. After submitting a 161-page letter to the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) in late 2013, prepared with the assistance of a group of fellowship directors and colleagues familiar with the process, I am pleased to report that Regional Anesthesiology and Acute Pain Medicine (RAAPM) will be the next subspecialty fellowship to be accredited within Anesthesiology.
I will be providing some answers to commonly asked questions about the fellowship in the February 2016 issue of ASRA News. In the meantime, the ACGME is seeking comments from the community of interest regarding the draft program requirements. The comment period is open until January 27, 2015.
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