Breast imaging fellowships see a jump in applicants:Residents vie for breast imaging slots because the specialty offers interaction with patients, lifestyle benefits

摘要

With all the doom and gloom surrounding mammography-lower reimbursement, high threat of malpractice lawsuits-its easy to assume residents would shy away from the field.But just the opposite is true: residents are flocking to breast imaging fellowships in droves because of the ability to interact with patients and the lifestyle benefits afforded to breast imagers.A recent survey in the American Journal of Roent-genology found despite concerns about job-related stress, malpractice litigation, and low reimbursement, residents are still choosing the field of mammography (AJR 2010;194:1680-1686).