Pain Medicine (MS) at University of Southern California

An online postdoctoral master's of 27 courses (33 units) for practicing health care providers seeking advanced clinical, didactic and evidence-based education in pain medicine for patients with complex pain conditions. Students join weekly live online sessions with faculty and peers and complete 2-3 courses per trimester with streaming lectures and online quizzes.

Duration: Three years; 33 units (27 courses)  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Los Angeles, CA, United States

What you will study

Required courses include Pharmacotherapeutics for Pain, Pain Classification and Diagnosis, Psychological Aspects of Pain, Musculoskeletal Anatomy, Pain Neuroscience, Opioids, Research Methodology, case studies, capstone, public policy and legal issues, complementary approaches and physical/occupational therapies; 3 units of electives such as Building a Practice, Advanced Therapeutics, Palliative Care or Orofacial Pain.

Career pathways

Pain care for practicing health care providers.

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