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Anesth Analg 2005;100:1746-1752
© 2005 International Anesthesia Research Society
doi: 10.1213/01.ANE.0000152185.81114.01

PAIN MEDICINE

The Qualifications of Pain Physicians in Ohio

Ricardo M. Buenaventura, MD, Thomas D. McSweeney, BS, Costantino Benedetti, MD, Steven A. Severyn, MD, and Glenn P. Gravlee, MD

Department of Anesthesiology, The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio

Address correspondence and reprint requests to Ricardo M. Buenaventura, MD, DaytonPainMed, 3490 Far Hills Ave., Ste. 202, Kettering, OH 45429. Address e-mail to rbuena{at}sbcglobal.net.

Pain physicians in Ohio come from many medical backgrounds and use different medical boards to claim board certification in the field of pain medicine. Our goal was to explore the number, demographics, and qualifications of pain physicians in Ohio. The names of Ohio physicians designating themselves as pain physicians were collected from the State Medical Board of Ohio and the American Medical Association. The directories of the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS), the American Board of Pain Medicine, the American Academy of Pain Management, and the American Board of Medical Acupuncture were referenced for certification in pain medicine, pain management, or medical acupuncture. The requirements for these credentials vary widely, yet they have all been used to claim "board certification." Board certification in medicine implies recognition by an ABMS member board as having completed the required training, met the standards, and then passed an examination that validates qualifications, and knowledge in a specific medical field. In 2002, there were 335 Ohio physicians designating themselves as pain physicians. Two-hundred-eighteen (65%) had at least one pain board certification. Ninety-six (29%) of the Ohio pain physicians were certified in pain medicine by the American Board of Anesthesiology, the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, or the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, which are all member boards of the ABMS. One-hundred-seventeen (35%) of the self-declared Ohio pain physicians held no pain-related board certification. Anesthesiologists comprise the majority of all pain physicians and are the majority in all four pain boards.






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