Education and Training

Education and Training Programs

The training of health care professionals who desire expertise in Breast Imaging has been a priority of the Breast Imaging Section. UCSD Department of Radiology is committed to:

• Providing outstanding educatoin at many levels
• Providing educational programs for physicians in training and for board certified radiologists
• Providing an annual breast imaging and interventions CME course at the historic Hotel Del Coronado -now in it’s 15th year

In addition, UCSD was the first in the nation to establish a Practicum for radiologic technologists who desire to specialize in Mammography and Breast Imaging.

Radiologist Training

Fellowship and post-graduate programs are offered and coordinated through the office of Clinical and Research Education.

For additional information and application forms please contact:
Pardorn Thiel
E-mail: pthiel@ucsd.edu
http://radtech.ucsd.edu/

Radiologic Technologist Trianing

UCSD established the first Mammography Technologist Training program in the United States in 1999.

• More than 1,000 technologists from the United States and foreign countries have received specialized training at the UCSD Mammography Practicum
• Course meets Federal and State of California requirements by providing the basic 40 hours of education needed to apply for special licensure as a Mammographer

UCSD Annual Breast Imaging and Intervention Course

For more information on this CME event, please contact:
Brenda Moreno
E-mail: bfmoreno@ucsd.edu
619-543-6633