Effectiveness of Mammography Boot Camp for Radiology Residents

• Main Authors: Keum Won Kim, Eun Hye Lee, Jin You Kim, Young Mee Park, Hae Jung Kim, Eun Jung Choi, Kyung Hee Koh, Youme Kim, Hye-Won Kim, Sang Yu Nam, Bobae Choi, Kyu Sun Kim, Jin Hwa Lee, Kyoungkug Bae, Dae Bong Kim, Young Joong Kim, Jae Young Seo, Sun Hye Jeong, Moo-Sik Lee
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: The Korean Society of Radiology 2017-01-01
• Series: 대한영상의학회지
• Subjects: breast; breast neoplasm; education; mammography
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3348/jksr.2017.76.1.30
• ISSN: 1738-2637; 2288-2928

Purpose To evaluate an educational effect of the mammography boot camp (MBC) for radiology residents and analyze affecting factors. Materials and Methods Between December 2014 and February 2015, radiology residents in 16 institutions performed the MBC program. We compared the educational effect (score difference between pre- and post-camp test) using 25 case series and analyzed the affecting factors including institution, grades of residents, training periods, presence of sub-specialized breast staff, breast density, and types of cases. Results The mean scores of 92 residents were 52.80 ± 18.10 and 72.50 ± 12.91 in the pre- and post-camp test, respectively (p = 0.001). There was no significant difference of educational effect according to institution (19.70 ± 16.31), grade, or training period. Although the educational effect of non-trainees was superior to that of trainees (28.10 ± 17.55 vs. 15.90 ± 14.22; p = 0.001), the scores of trainees were higher than those of non-trainees. The diagnostic accuracy showed more improvement in a fatty breast and cases with microcalcifications than compared with others. Conclusion The MBC showed an effective educational result for radiology residents when interpretating a mammography. It was helpful even for non-trainees. The institution, grades training period, and presence of sub-specialized breast staff did not affect the educational effect.