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Letters Revolution in academic medicine

Academic medicine: integrating community insights and equity

BMJ 2025; 388 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.r266 (Published 07 February 2025) Cite this as: BMJ 2025;388:r266
  1. Shahzad K Jamil, general practitioner with an extended role in musculoskeletal medicine, rheumatology, and community pain management, clinical education lead1,
  2. Mark I Johnson, professor of pain and analgesia2
  1. 1Rethinking Pain, Bradford, UK
  2. 2Centre for Pain Research, School of Health, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, UK
  1. jamil.shahzad{at}bradford.nhs.uk

We welcome O’Ryan and colleagues’ introspective tone and call for a “global conversation” on academia’s role in healthcare.1 Their article resonates with our thoughts and experiences in pain management.

Our work in the culturally diverse population of Bradford District and Craven highlights the valuable insights of community teams supporting self-management of pain conditions.2 A key problem is …

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