1. A method of identifying an area for electrical stimulation with a stimulation system for treating a patient, the stimulation system comprising a programmer configured to communicate with an electrical stimulation generator, the method comprising: displaying a patient model on a display screen of the programmer; receiving, by the programmer, user input identifying an area of pain on the patient model via a selection of the area of the body part; associating the area of pain identified with a spinal column location; and displaying on the display screen a suggested medical lead position on an image of a spinal column based on the step of associating.