ArticleInterventional pain medicine2024
A sudden shift for Pain Medicine fellowships - A recount of the 2024 match.
Article in Interventional pain medicine, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.
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11 citing papers in PubMed.
- A changing pain training landscape: Match trends in NASS-recognized interventional spine and musculoskeletal medicine fellowships versus ACGME/NRMP-accredited pain medicine fellowships (2020-2025).Interventional pain medicine · 2026Article
- Emergency physicians in pain medicine: Workforce trends, competency overlap, gaps, and opportunities for integration.Interventional pain medicine · 2026Article
- Where are advanced interventional pain procedures happening?Interventional pain medicine · 2025Article
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- The Role of IR in Pediatric Pain and Palliation.Seminars in interventional radiology · 2025Review
- Analyzing Trends in the Pain Fellowship Match - A Survey of Program Directors.Journal of pain research · 2025Article
- Declining pain medicine fellowship applications from 2019 to 2024: A concerning trend among anesthesia residents and a growing gender disparity.Pain practice : the official journal of World Institute of Pain · 2025Article
- Complication Rates After Ultrasonography-Guided Nerve Blocks Performed in the Emergency Department.JAMA network open · 2024Observational
- Bridging the Gap: Promoting Interventional Pain Medicine as a Future for Family Physicians.Cureus · 2024Review
- Minimally invasive spine surgical procedures and interventional pain medicine: Need for standardization of training.Interventional pain medicine · 2024Article
- From Pain Medicine to Pain Surgery: How Our Specialty Lost Its Way.Journal of pain research · 2024Article
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Abstract
Pain Medicine, a field that was once considered primarily a specialty of opioid medication management, evolved into a multimodal care model with the goal of limiting reliance on pain medications. Now, we see another revolution-the advancement from percutaneous procedures to minimally invasive surgical procedures. Despite these changes, Pain Medicine fellowships have consistently been recognized as a competitive subspecialty with more applicants than the number of available positions - until now. The most recent pain fellowship match suggests an abrupt change to the popularity of the specialty (with over 61 unmatched positions and over 35 unfilled programs) for applicants expected to matriculate in the year 2024 [1]. Unfilled positions have risen from 5% to 15% in the past three years. Similarly, unfilled programs have risen from 10% to 30% in the past three years. Several reasons for this sudden change in popularity have been proposed, including a lucrative general anesthesiology market, increasing difficulties with insurance coverage and reimbursement for procedures, and a dearth of advanced pain procedures performed at academic medicine programs. The field is at a critical juncture, necessitating ongoing discussions and collaboration among stakeholders to ensure that trainees are attracted to this dynamic field and are ultimately equipped to meet the evolving needs of patients.
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