Resident/Med Student Pain Education SIG

Our Mission

The Resident and Medical Student Pain Education SIG aspires to apply ASRA Pain Medicine’s organizational expertise in education and training to substantially impact regional, acute and chronic pain management by widening our reach to medical students, non-pain practitioners, and inquisitive patients.

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Education Working Groups

Do you have a great idea that will benefit our SIG members? Our working groups volunteers take these ideas and create up-to-date resources for our webpage. Our working groups are a great way to gain leadership experience.

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Mentor Match Program

The Resident and Medical Student Pain Education SIG is working with the Physician Mentorship and Leadership Development SIG on the ASRA Pain Medicine Mentor Match Program to help trainees find mentors.

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Society Benefits for Medical Students and Residents

Our SIG invites all ASRA Pain Medicine members who are interested in improving pain education. We are looking for educators, mentors, researchers, and leaders to improve acute and chronic pain education for the next generation of physicians. Residents (in any specialty) and medical students are welcome and integral to the success of this SIG.

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Leadership Team


SIG Chair Ratan Banik, MD University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN	SIG Vice Chair Andrew Mendelson, DO University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA