Several medical specialties are specifically involved in pain management such as
anesthesiologists, neurologists, physiatrists, and neurosurgeons, however,
their training is not tailored towards pain management and there is an
increasing need for more specialized educational programs.
The program will be run in accordance with current international standards and recommendations on pain management This will be adapted to create an educational postgraduate training program for the physicians of Korea, Asian countries, and other neighboring countries in pain medicine.
Conditions, developed by societies of pain, specify required knowledge, skills, and the criteria that define a training center.
Physicians, fellows and residents who have followed the courses and validated clinical practice will have accumulated the necessary knowledge and skills to pass the diploma of pain management written examination, administered by the Faculty of Medicine at the
This program will be based on current
guidelines and programs from
international societies of
pain medicine for pain management training.