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Exposure to interventional pain procedures is now a required component of
training in physical medicine and rehabilitation residencies as mandated by the
Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education. Data regarding resident
exposure and competency in these procedures remain limited. Objectives were to
determine the volume and type of exposure physical medicine and rehabilitation
residents have to interventional pain procedures and to obtain faculty-perceived
opinions regarding competency of incoming fellows as it pertains to
interventional pain management. Online surveys were sent to program directors of
physical medicine and rehabilitation residencies and fellowship directors of
interventional spine, sports medicine, and pain medicine fellowships. Surveys
inquired about educational methods, the volume of procedures in which residents
actively participate, and faculty-perceived competency of trainees performing
procedures. Thirty-nine residency programs and 27 fellowships responded to the
surveys. Of the 39 residencies that responded, there was great variation in the
exposure residents receive. Most programs reported that residents have moderate
exposure to common procedures such as ultrasound-guided knee injections and
lumbar epidural injections. In addition, while most residency program directors
report graduates to be "fairly prepared" (33%) to "well prepared" (20.5%) with
regard to spine procedures, most fellowship directors (63%) describe incoming
fellows to be at the "beginner" level.

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