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The primary mission of the Pain Focus Group is to stimulate the study and management of chronic or persistent pain conditions of cutaneous and deep tissue origin. The program is diverse and spans the basic and clinicial sciences from molecular studies to clinical trial
studies. A secondary mission is to transfer the research findings to health professionals and the public via outreach and demonstration projects in the community.
Our working model is that research on pain has reached a level of understanding that facilitates the transfer of basic knowledge to the study of persistent pain in humans, and ultimately to new methods of diagnosing and treating these conditions in the general population. Further advances will require multidisciplinary collaborations among basic and clinical scientists and clinicians. A multidisciplinary University of Maryland Organized Research Center in the thematic area of persistent pain has been formed to facilitate the mission of the Group.