title: So you want a career in pain medicine.
abstract: The treatment of patients in pain is a fundamental skill of all doctors. From the junior doctor to the senior GP all will require an ability to manage the commonest presenting symptom. So why would you want to specialize in pain medicine? Well, the burden of pain is huge. Surveys estimate that almost 20% of adults in Britain are suffering from significant long-term painful symptoms. The consequences both to health of the nation and the economy are huge. But all is not lost - pain is rarely intractable and it is seldom that 'nothing can be done'.
authors: Maidstone and tunbridge Wells NHS Trust, Turnbridge Wells Hospital, Pembury, Kent. richgriffiths@doctors.org.uk
authors: Richard
authors: R
authors: Griffiths
mesh_terms: D002321:Career Choice; D002983:Clinical Competence; D004503:Education, Medical, Graduate; D006801:Humans; D008511:Medicine; D059408:Pain Management