Abstract
We appreciate the insightful letter (“Medical Students Need Training to Approach Chronic Pain”) from Savino Sciascia, a medical student from the University of Turin, Italy. Because of the pervasiveness of chronic pain and its profound impact on individuals, Mr. Sciascia urges medical schools to develop and incorporate training in chronic pain management. In his opinion, this training should focus on principles of population-based medicine, specifically health promotion and the prevention of acute to chronic pain transition. In addition, medical students should be taught “dynamic” models to guide the multidisciplinary and multimodal management of chronic pain. These insights echo recommendations from the Institute of Medicine (IOM) in their recently published report: “Relieving Pain in America: A Blueprint for …
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