On June 7, the ACGME’s Committee on Requirements (CoR) conducted an open forum regarding the Pain Medicine Fellowship requirements. AAPM&R and the American Board of Physicial Medicine and Rehabilitation (ABPMR) represented the specialty with testimonies. D.J. Kennedy, MD, representing AAPM&R, gave testimony regarding how the current requirements limit patient access and patient choice for pain management, and the inherent bias with physiatrists not being accepted into these programs. The CoR will consider all requirements up for review and make recommendations to the ACGME Board regarding approval of these requirements. These recommendations will be based on all information provided to the Committee, including public testimony. Final action on the proposed requirements will occur during the ACGME Board meeting and announced following the ACGME’s normal process.