Society of Breast Imaging Residency and Fellowship Training Curriculum

A recently developed Society of Breast Imaging curriculum for residency tra ining is intended to provide guidance to residents and their mentors, and t o practicing radiologists who want to keep up to date in screening, diagnos is, and interventional procedures. The curriculum contains lists of key con cepts in 14 subject areas: epidemiology; anatomy; pathology, and physiology ; equipment and technique; quality control; interpretation; problem-solving mammography; ultrasound; interventional procedures; reporting and medicole gal aspects; screening; MR imaging; therapeutic considerations; and patient management principles. The curriculum also makes recommendations about res idency training, including the number of examinations the resident should i nterpret, and the time the resident should spend in breast imaging. Recomme ndations for fellowship training are also discussed.