Rationale and Objectives
Designed to provide broad-based training in all aspects of imaging, the diagnostic
radiology residency program must provide educational experiences that not only provide
technical training, but also meet accreditation standards. With the breadth of material
to cover during training, carefully orchestrated educational experiences must be planned.
This manuscript reports a breast imaging boot camp curriculum with longitudinal outcomes,
highlighting the boot camp's pedagogy and adaptability for residencies to meet the
challenges of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) Diagnostic
Radiology Milestones Second Revision.
Materials and Methods
Breast block curriculum analysis, faculty leader preparation, and evaluation of all
objective external benchmarks were undertaken commencing in 2012 and continuing through
2019. Specific curriculum changes include fundamental didactic lectures and self-study
education modules, hands-on simulation activities, and team-building time. Upon publication
of The Diagnostic Radiology Milestones Second Revision December 2019, all competencies
were assessed in the context of the boot camp resident educational experiences.
Results
Following curriculum implementation, resident anonymous evaluation scores of the breast
block, resident in-training examination scores, American Board of Radiology Core examination
scores, and radiology residency educational website analytics all increased immediately
and significantly. The curriculum meets twenty-four Diagnostic Milestones per participating
resident when mapped against the newly implemented ACGME requirements.
Conclusions
Breast imaging boot camp is a successful innovative curriculum, readily meeting our
learners’ needs in all objective benchmarks. Further, the adaptable model has the
potential to play important roles in assisting residencies to meet the challenges
of the ACGME Diagnostic Radiology Milestones Second Revision July 1, 2020 implementation
date.
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: January 21, 2021
Accepted:
December 29,
2020
Received in revised form:
December 27,
2020
Received:
September 2,
2020
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