Mentoring will occur throughout the course of the Fellowship, but it will not look like the traditional mentoring programs one might expect in manual therapy fellowships, medical/surgical fellowships, etc. No formal, on-site, 1:1, intra-disciplinary clinic hours with designated/certified clinical mentors are currently required.  Rather, we will use a variety of technology platforms to foster a culture of peer mentorship and professional growth, including Zoom meetings, video-based learning and Canvas/LMS-based discussions of special topics, challenging cases, and current best-evidence throughout the program.  This virtual environment provides unique advantages in terms of logistics, cost, and high-quality, team-oriented feedback for fellows in training.   

The formal component of the Fellowship Mentored Practice course (PNEF 7190) will include live, online meetings with guest faculty and content experts, student case presentations, research articles, and student reflection and interaction via discussion boards.  The live, “face-to-face” sessions with the Program Director, senior faculty and content experts in the world of pain science will provide opportunities for question/answer, deep discussion, and guidance for clinical scenarios.  Since each PSF cohort has a slightly variable number of learners, and because the guest faculty available for topical sessions varies from cohort to cohort, the sample schedule and learning outline below is subject to minor changes, but the overall time commitment is consistent from cohort to cohort. 

By the end of the course, a successful learner will be able to:

• Compare their individual practice patterns for patients with chronic pain to those of faculty, guest lecturers and their peers, identifying areas for professional growth in evidence-based patient care. 
• Formulate meaningful questions for guest lecturers and content experts to add value to online, live group discussions (i.e. Zoom meetings). 
• Synthesize and apply knowledge from the literature as well as mentors and “experts” in the treatment of challenging patients suffering from pain. 
• Evaluate their peers’ application of pain science principles, including assessment, diagnostic sub-grouping, and treatment selection and offer constructive feedback. 
• Contribute to peer learning through the addition of high value research articles and succinct, relevant commentary on Zoom meeting topics.