MDE 8772: Breast Imaging 15-16

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Last updated: Feb 06, 2015
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This elective is designed to introduce senior medical students to the role and practice of breast imaging and intervention, including mammography, sonography, magnetic resonance imaging, and interventional breast procedures.  During this rotation, students will spend time with faculty, residents and fellows at Moffitt Cancer Center.  This elective will provide students with a better understanding of the role of diagnostic imaging and image guided diagnostic procedures in disorders of the breast.    

Objectives

On this elective, the senior medical student will obtain:

  1. Develop an understanding of the effects of screening mammography on population based survival rates and the current recommendations for screening mammography
  2. Discuss the most common pathologic entities of the breast
  3. Develop a sound understanding of how to interpret a screening mammogram using the BI-RADS lexicon
  4. Understand when a diagnostic mammogram, ultrasound or MRI is indicated in the evaluation of the breast
  5. Observe mammograms and breast ultrasounds being performed and interpreted
  6. Understand the strengths and limitations of the  various breast imaging techniques
  7. Describe image guided breast procedures and their indications
  8. Develop an understanding for the interdisciplinary environment of breast care with radiologists, clinicians and surgeons, including attending weekly tumor board conference
  9. Follow a patient from image guided needle localization to lumpectomy
  10. Have the opportunity to be involved in research for publication if a 4 week elective is chosen   

Methods

The trainee will review breast imaging studies with faculty and diagnostic radiology housestaff at Moffitt Cancer Center.  The trainee will also have the opportunity to observe breast interventional procedures at Moffitt Cancer Center.  Upon completion of this elective, the traininee should understand the role of imaging in the screening, diagnosis and management of breast pathology and have an understanding of image guided diagnosis of breast pathology on mammography, sonography, and magnetic resonance imaging. The trainee will  give a 10-minute presentation on an interesting case encountered during the rotation.   If the student elects  the  4-week elective, then the trainee will have the opportunity to participate in research for publication to the extent the trainee wishes to become involved.  Examples of such research include;  authoring  a case report intended for publication, assisting  in data collection and/or analysis and authoring or co-authoring original research. 

Evaluation

The trainee will work closely with the attending radiologists who will provide the assessment of performance.