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Curriculum

Haley Letter, MD, Diagnostic Radiology Senior Associate Consultant, reviews a scanned image on a screen.

The Breast Imaging Fellowship at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida, provides advanced subspecialty training through a comprehensive fellowship experience. Our multidisciplinary approach provides training in breast imaging fundamentals, breast interventions, and advanced breast imaging techniques. Curriculum experiences include collaboration with breast specialists, including breast surgeons and pathologists, for a well-rounded clinical experience.

Clinical training includes:

  • 2D and 3D screening mammography
  • 2D and 3D diagnostic mammography
  • Diagnostic ultrasound
  • Molecular breast imaging
  • Magnetic resonance imaging
  • Stereotactic biopsy
  • Tomosynthesis guided biopsy
  • Ultrasound-guided biopsy
  • Ultrasound-guided aspiration
  • Ultrasound-guided FNA
  • Ultrasound-guided I-125 seed localization
  • MR-guided biopsy
  • Mammographically guided I-125 seed localization
  • Research
  • Multidisciplinary training
  • Elective time

Conferences

  • Multidisciplinary breast conference. Each week, breast specialists in multiple fields meet to discuss cases to determine individualized patient care plans. Attendees include radiologists, surgeons, oncologists, radiation oncologists, pathologists, breast medicine physicians, geneticists, nurses, and physician assistants.
  • Breast radiology-pathology conference. Each week, the breast radiologists meet with our breast pathologists to discuss imaging and pathology of biopsies performed the previous week. This facilitates real-time group decision making for concordance and imaging management plans.
  • Breast imaging educational conference. The fellow attends weekly virtual didactic lectures given by the SBI Fellowship Lecture Consortium. Every two weeks, residents and fellows attend a breast imaging noon conference given by Mayo Clinic Breast Imaging staff.
  • Breast imaging journal club. The fellow is paired with an attending to review Breast imaging articles on various topics and present the articles to the division. Our program also participates in the SBI Journal Club held quarterly.

Call

Breast imaging fellows cover dedicated breast imaging-only call. Home work stations are provided.

Moonlighting opportunities

Internal moonlighting with contrast coverage is available to all fellows. External moonlighting is permitted and can be arranged with approval from the fellowship program director and department.