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Table 3 Frequencies of reported specified learning objectives

From: Pain medicine content, teaching and assessment in medical school curricula in Australia and New Zealand

Specified Learning Objectives

N

%

Clinical Assessment

11

57.9

Neurophysiology

10

52.6

Primary Analgesics

9

47.4

Multi-dimensional Model of Pain

8

42.1

Psychological Management

6

31.6

Aetiology

5

26.3

Central/Peripheral Sensitisation

4

21.1

Medical Interventions

4

21.1

Physiotherapy Management

4

21.1

Secondary Analgesics

4

21.1

Palliative Care

3

15.8

Ethics

3

15.8

Other

2

10.5

Clinical Exposure Acute Pain Team

2

10.5

Medicolegal

1

5.3

Paediatric Pain

1

5.3

Geriatric Pain

1

5.3

No Specified Learning Objectives

8

42.1

  1. Note. Percentages are based on number of responses and do not total 100%
  2. N, number of medical schools for which elements of the curriculum were available