Even though pain is by far the leading reason people seek medical care, pain education at North American medical schools is limited, variable, and often fragmentary, according to a study at Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md.

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Even though pain is by far the leading reason people seek medical care, pain education at North American medical schools is limited, variable, and often fragmentary, according to a study at Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md. Results showed that a majority of medical schools are teaching one or more core topics in pain, but many are...