Training
Physicians:
1.
The Division of Mammography in Radiology at Chia-Yi Chang Gung
Memorial Hospital is offering a fellowship training in breast
imaging for OBGYN .
2.
The Division of Breast sonography in General Surgery at Chia-Yi
Chang Gung Memorial Hospital is offering a fellowship training in
breast sonography for OBGYN .
GOAL:
The
primary mission of the Breast Imaging and sonography Fellowship Program
is to develop competent breast imagers having the clinical, educational
and research skills to successfully assume faculty positions in academic
OBGYN departments. The fellowship is designed to provide breast cancer
screening training in aspects of breast imaging and sonography.
PROGRAMS:
Comprehensive training is given in all areas of breast imaging and
sonography. Extensive experience is provided in sonography screening
procedures and emerging breast imaging technologies. Participation in
teaching residents and ongoing clinical and basic research is highly
encouraged. The duration of the fellowship is one year.
FACULTY
AND EQUIPMENT:
All
faculty are highly experienced in Breast Imaging and sonography; each
faculty are board certified in radiation medicine and breast cancer
medicine.
Our
hospital currently performs approximately 10,000 breast imaging and 500
interventional studies per year at least.
The
Chia-Yi Chang Gung Memorial Hospital Breast Center has a mammography
units, two ultrasound units, a stereotactic core biopsy unit, and an
ABBI System. In addition, breast MRI and nuclear breast imaging are also
performed.
Research programs include multi-institutional clinical trials, clinical
based trials, basic molecular and gene-therapy, breast cancer/imaging
research program and biomedical engineering/technology development in
breast imaging.
Research time is provided to fellows with academic interests and
elective time is provided to those with interests in areas outside
breast imaging.
Training Contents;
The
breast cancer screening training program for OBGYN is particular
emphasis on breast physical examination, cancer screening ultrasound,
and radiation imaging including mamaography and magnetic resonance
imaging.
The OBGYN fellow has the opportunity to work with faculty from both
departments of radiology and general surgery while training in OB
ultrasound.
1.
100 cases of Breast cancer screening sonography examinations at
least. plus Minimally Invasive Breast Biopsy with over 10 biopsies,
including stereotactic and ultrasound guided core, FNA and vacuum
assisted biopsies (Mammotome), cyst aspirations and pre-operative needle
localizations.
2.
50 mammographic examinations plus active Minimally Invasive
Breast Biopsy program with over 5 biopsies, including stereotactic and
ultrasound guided core, FNA and vacuum assisted biopsies (Mammotome),
cyst aspirations and pre-operative needle localizations.
Duration: One year.
During the training program, there is opportunity to spend dedicated
time in pathology, breast surgery as well as medical oncology in order
to understand all aspects of the diagnosis and treatment of women with
breast cancer.
THE DEPARTMENT OF
OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY
CHANG
GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL |