Physicians and the teaching of breast self-examination: implications from a survey at a university teaching hospital.
We surveyed 80 physicians from four specialties (Family Medicine, General Medicine, General Surgery, Ob-Gyn) to investigate how they taught breast self-examination (BSE). Only half reported personally teaching BSE. Few MDs reported routinely using techniques to assess BSE competency. Most (72 per cent) claimed no formal training in teaching BSE; 10 per cent claimed no training at all. Techniques used to teach BSE may vary, and physicians may lack the training to teach BSE.
D000328:Adult; D001940:Breast; D003625:Data Collection; D004501:Education, Medical; D005260:Female; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D008511:Medicine; D009657:North Carolina; D010173:Palpation; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods*; D013038:Specialization