ANES 542: Pain Management Elective

Location: University of Maryland Pain Management Center at The James Lawrence Kernan Hospital

Description and Goals

This is a four-week elective offered in the 4th year of medical school. This elective offers students broad exposure to strategies and techniques employed in pain management. Such experience would be valuable to students entering either primary care or medical/surgical subspecialties.

  • At the University of Maryland Pain Management Center, students will participate in the evaluation and management of patients with chronic pain syndromes. In this multi disciplinary center, physicians, psychologists, physical therapists and nursing work collaboratively to address the needs of these patients.

  • Students will participate in daily morning rounds on the Acute Pain Management Service. This consult service assists in the management of hospitalized patients with particularly challenging post operative and/or medical pain syndrome. Students will become familiar with the appropriate use of opioids in pain management. Adjunctive pain medications such as antidepressants and anticonvulsants will be reviewed in detail.

  • Students will also get exposure to a range of interventional techniques used in pain management including a wide variety of nerve blocks, spinal cord stimulation and intrathecal drug delivery.

Number of Students: 1
Time of Year Available: Academic weeks 9-40
Hours: Monday through Friday - Yes; Evenings - Some; Weekends - No; Call - No
Prerequisites: All Clerkships

Faculty Contact

Thelma Wright, M.D.
(410) 328-1239
Twright@anes.umm.edu

Mary Njoku, M.D.
(410)-328-6120
mnjoku@anes.umm.edu

Administrative Contact

Maria Purcell
(410) 328-1239
mpurcell@anes.umm.edu