The Faculty of Pain Medicine Training Program is the main conduit for providing specialist training in Pain Medicine.  Supervised training is offered in Faculty Accredited Pain Medicine Units in Australia and New Zealand.  Areas of interest to the FPM Trainee include:

• Assessor Requests – Trainees can request prospective or retrospective approval for deferral of the training program or for accreditation of prior pain medicine experience, e.g., part-time training, overseas training, maternity or parental leave.
• Trainee Forms -Forms relating to various stages of the program (e.g. applying for examinations, completion of in-training assessments). 

• Trainee Publications - A range of publications have been developed to support Trainees.

• Trainee Log Book - The Faculty has developed an electronic Log Book for trainees to document their workload and experience.
  

• Training Unit Accreditation – Pain Medicine Units accredited by the Faculty to provide supervised training experience in Pain Medicine which complies with the requirements of the Faculty.
• Supervisors of Training – Brief description of FPM representatives who assist Trainees in the course of their training.
• Courses - The Faculty runs a pre-exam short course annually.
  

• Examinations - The Faculty currently holds one examination annually and provides reports each year.
  
• Admission to Fellowship - Admission is by Training and Examination, Honorary Fellowship or Election.