Medical Education

Relates the anatomy, physiology, biochemistry and psychosocial components of pain to the understanding and care of patients with acute, chronic, or cancer pain. Students are involved with faculty on a one-to-one basis while interviewing, examining, and treating patients in the multidisciplinary outpatient Pain Management Clinic from 8 am to 5 pm. Several times a week there are multidisciplinary conferences at lunch evaluating complex patients and neuromodulation cases. This conference includes anesthesiologists, psychologists, physical therapists, nurses, referring physicians and other interested medical specialists. Treatment modalities include diagnostic and therapeutic nerve blocks, behavior modification via biofeedback and stress reduction, physical therapy and transcutaneous nerve stimulation, individualized drug regimens for cancer patients, and referral to other Stanford specialty clinics. Students may also learn to perform epidural, spinal, and peripheral nerve blocks and observe procedures performed with fluoroscopic and ultrasound guidance. In addition to the outpatient Pain Management Clinic, the Pain Management Services oversees the treatment of patients with postoperative pain and acute on chronic pain on the Acute Pain Service which involves daily teaching and work rounds beginning at 7:00 am at the Stanford Hospital where students participate as part of a team in implementing multimodal and interventional management strategies.

Please note: Visiting students must obtain approval from Yun Tao prior to applying for this clerkship. Please email Yun Tao to submit your requests.

More information can be found through the Stanford School of Medicine Course Catalog.