title: Resident training in breast imaging in Canada: current status.
abstract: The authors evaluated the current status of resident training in breast imaging in Canada to provide baseline data for guidelines on the amount and the nature of training necessary. Information was obtained, by means of a questionnaire or a telephone interview, from the directors of all 16 radiology residency programs and the 58 radiology residents in their final year at the time of the study. All programs offer training in breast imaging; the training is mandatory in 11 (69%) and elective in 5 (31%). Of the 58 residents, 52 had had some training in breast imaging at the time of the study. Of these, 24 (46%) had spent a period averaging 3.9 weeks exclusively on breast imaging. Forty-one percent of residents felt that the duration of their breast imaging training was too short, and 35% felt that they could not practise mammography independently after their rotation. The authors found that training in breast imaging across the country is highly variable. Although this training is being upgraded in many programs, deficiencies remain. Guidelines are needed to ensure a minimum standard for training in breast imaging.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, St. Joseph's Health Centre, London, Ont.
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Garvin
authors.forename: D H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Taves
authors.forename: L I
authors.initials: LI
authors.lastname: McCurdy
mesh_terms: D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002170:Canada; D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003479:Curriculum; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency / Q000592:standards*; D008327:Mammography / Q000592:standards*; D011871:Radiology / Q000193:education*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016217:Ultrasonography, Mammary