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How feasible is this? Anyone know of neurologists who went on to pain fellowships? Is it significantly more difficult than from other specialties like anesthesia and PM&R?
I agree. I think one possible answer (not applicable here though) is that neurology is very IMG friendly, while anaesthesia is not (and PM&R isn’t even considered a residency in many countries- so it’s not a feasible choice for many IMGs). So for an IMG by far the easiest way to get into a US pain fellowship is a neurology residency (getting into anesthesia as an IMG is far more difficult than getting into pain as a neuro resident). The majority of neurology pain fellows I’ve seen are also IMGs as a result.A little off topic, but why do neurology and then pain. It’s the most difficult path, and pain mgmt isn’t remotely similar to being a neurologist.
I feel like there shouldn’t be any overlap between what draws people to neurology and pain management.
Neurology is highly cognitive field, diagnostics and physical exam heavy. While pain management is just meds and injections. Not much intelligence needed other than anatomy.
I disagree if you wanna be good you need to be able to diagnosis know a radic vs lumbar spinal stenosis, multi factorial gait dysfunction vs cervical/thoracic myelopathy, cervical radic vs CTS, neuropathy vs radic, cervicogenic headaches vs migraine, counseling normal recovery times for age related exacerbation, but I suppose if your unskilled it could be pill and shots but those practices have mid levels order the pills and they do the shots efficient but bad medicineA little off topic, but why do neurology and then pain. It’s the most difficult path, and pain mgmt isn’t remotely similar to being a neurologist.
I feel like there shouldn’t be any overlap between what draws people to neurology and pain management.
Neurology is highly cognitive field, diagnostics and physical exam heavy. While pain management is just meds and injections. Not much intelligence needed other than anatomy.