Pain medicine training resources: Long case assessments

Pain medicine trainees are assessed via long case assessments and the fellowship exam during the pain medicine training program.

Several key changes are coming to the FPM training program from 2025.

Trainees must pass one local long case assessment and one external long case assessment during training. To achieve a pass in each long case a candidate must perform at the level of a specialist pain medicine physician in their first year of practice.

Trainees must successfully complete at least one local long case assessment and one external long case assessment during the training program. Both assessments use the same marking form. To achieve a pass the trainee must demonstrate proficiency at the level of a specialist pain medicine physician in their first year of practice.