RCoA Faculty of Pain Medicine

The Faculty of Pain Medicine of the Royal College of Anaesthetists came into being on the 2nd April 2007 with an Initial Board appointed by College Council for four years until February 2011. The Board has recently entered its Transitional Board phase with its first two elected members. 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 full 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 is 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. 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.