AIMS and OBJECTIVE of PROGRAMME

Upon completion of his training, the FNB in Breast Imaging candidate should acquire following competencies:

1. Role as Medical Expert

�     Gather essential and accurate information about patients

�     Develop a diagnostic plan based upon the clinical question/s and relevant clinical, radiologic and pathologic information.

�     Diagnose breast cancers at their very early stage

�     Perform easily and safely, imaging guided biopsies (stereotactic, US and MRI guided)

�     Perform Mammography and ultrasound guided pre-operative needle localizations.

�     Perform Axillary node sampling with fine-needle aspiration and core techniques

�     Manage properly any anomaly noted on a mammogram, US or MRI

2. Role as Communicator

�     Fellows must demonstrate interpersonal and communication skills that result in effective information exchange with patients, patient family members, medical students, other Fellows, supervising faculty, referring physicians, technologists, nurses and other members of the health care team.

�     Use of Bioethical concept for effective clinical work

�     Able to do Patient centered decision making

3. Role as Collaborator

�         Working in effective healthcare team including allied health workers, radiographers & paramedics.

�         Inter-professional  team work with other medical & surgical teams

�         Management competencies related to practice management

�         Healthcare advocacy for patients

�         Collaborating decision making process

4.  Role as Healthcare Advocate

�         Advocacy for patient

�         Recognizing determinants of health in population served

�         Identification of important public health issues

5. Role as Scholar

�         Should Contribute to contemporary literature & practice

�         Should be Life long learner

�         Should be Critical appraisal

�         Ethics of Teaching & maintenance of competencies

6. Professional Values

�         Highest standard of professionalism

�         Concepts of Ethical practice

�         Sustainable Practice

Entry Criteria

�         Aspirant must possess post graduate degree in MD / DNB Radiology.

�         Centralized Entrance Test (CET - SS)/National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test (NEET SS) - As per the scheme so prescribed by the National Board of Examinations.  As on date the admission to all courses is undertaken on the basis of merit obtained in the entrance examination conducted by NBE followed by Centralized Counseling, the same scheme shall continue.

Duration of Course

The course duration will be 1 year full time residency programme & fellow shall not be doing any private practice / other attachment.

Accreditation Criteria

I. Centre of Excellence

The Centre running the programme shall be centre of excellence in Body Imaging with following modalities:-

1. Hospital/Institute should have dedicated breast imaging facilities having following equipment under one roof / one campus.

� Digital mammography

�       High Resolution Ultrasound with Elastography

� One breast Imaging MRI Coil

�       Breast tomosynthesis ( Twinning arrangement with other medical institution /  Hospital)

�       Stereotactic Biopsy

�       Vacuum assisted breast biopsy device

2. Hospital/Institute should have case volume as mentioned  following:

II. Faculty Criteria

1. One Senior Consultant: Should have a minimum of 8 years of experience in Breast  imaging & Intervention  after qualifying MD / DNB Radiology
2. One junior consultant: Should have a minimum of 5 years of experience in Breast imaging & Intervention after qualifying MD / DNB Radiology.
3. Any Faculty designated above should altogether have at least 3 Research Article Published in Indexed national or international Journal.

III. Teaching Schedule

Hospital /Institute have to provide the Fellow at least 10 Hours of active teaching per week (5hrs Didactic Teaching & 5 hrs of Bedside teaching) which may include Seminars, Case Presentations, Journal Clubs, Clinical Postings & Lectures by faculty)

IV. Library Facility

1. The library should have adequate number of relevant textbooks & monographs of different titles in area of Breast imaging & Interventions with recent editions should be available.
2. Library must have at least 4 International or national online journal subscriptions.

V.  Multidisciplinary tumour meeting.

Trainee Fellow is required to attend at least one multidisciplinary tumour meeting each month.  Multidisciplinary meetings should include between the Breast Imaging & Intervention Section and the Departments of Surgery, Plastic Surgery, Pathology, Medical Oncology and Radiation Oncology

VI. Research Work/Thesis

The fellow shall have to choose any clinical research topic pertaining to Breast Imaging & Intervention. It is mandatory that fellow should have at least one research article published in any international or national indexed journal during period of the training.

VII. Stipend

Fellow trainee shall be paid stipend equivalent to senior resident doctor in department of Radiology.

F. Assessment

As per NBE guidelines.

G. Training Record

The Fellow will maintain a log book of all cases assisted and performed independently over period of 1 year and produce the same at time of exit exam. Log book will be regularly be counter-signed as appropriate by the faculty to confirm the satisfactory fulfillment of the required training experience, and the acquisition of the competencies.

H. Exit examinations

Fellow have to appear FNB Exit Examination which includes both written and practical examination leading to grant of degree of Fellowship in Breast Imaging & Intervention.

Application Forms

Application forms for seeking accreditation in above fellowship programme can be downloaded under the following link:

Main Application Form � 2017 (Click Here)

Specialty Specific Application form for New FNB Programme � 2017 (Click Here)

Please note that Main Application as well as Specialty Specific Application makes an application complete. Any of the above application can not be processed in isolation. Incomplete application shall not be processed.