RCoA Faculty of Pain Medicine
The Faculty of Pain Medicine of the Royal College of Anaesthetists
came into being on the 2nd April 2007. College Council appointed
an Initial Board for four years until April 2011. The next phase,
a Transitional Board, will then run for a further four years with
two elected members joining the Board each year. The Board represents
a wide range of medical pain constituencies, including training,
examinations, research, SAS doctors and the British Pain Society
as well as the acute, chronic and cancer sub-divisions. Five out
of the eight members have been elected members of the Pain Society/British
Pain Society's Council.
The Faculty is a part of the Royal College of Anaesthetists and
its initial focus will be mainly concerned with the education and
training of doctors. The Faculty has a role in the anaesthetics
curriculum, quality assurance processes, training, consultations
and publications as well as running events for Fellows, Members
and trainees. 2010 will be an interesting year for the Faculty as
it begins to realise its new three-year strategy. Please keep checking
the FPM website for updates: http://www.rcoa.ac.uk/index.asp?PageID=853.
There are various categories of Faculty fellowship and membership,
each with different criteria for admission, rights, privileges,
obligations and subscription rates. Information can be located at
the website link above.
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