RANGE OF EXPERIENCE
Guidelines for the minimum experience Post Fellowship Trainees should achieve during training (as primary operator)
- mastectomy – minimum 15 cases
- skin sparing mastectomy 5 cases
- needle localization / ROLL / segmental mastectomy/biopsy – minimum 15 cases
- segmental mastectomy/wide local excision for malignancy – minimum 25 cases
- axillary dissection – minimum 20 cases
- sentinel node biopsy – minimum 30 cases
- benign breast disease -minimum 25 cases
- Reconstructive procedures observe minimum 7 (not as primary operator)
- microdochectomy – minimum 5 cases
- attendance at a BreastScreen Assessment Clinic – minimum 10
- attendance at multidisciplinary team meetings – minimum 20
- Completion of an accredited ultrasound course – preference for initiation of a Certificate in
- Clinician Performed Ultrasound (CCPU) with the Australasian Society of Ultrasound in Medicine (ASUM)
- Completion of an accredited communications workshop
SUPERVISORS RESPONSIBILITIES
- All fellowship positions be registered with BreastSurgANZ PFT Committee
- All fellowship positions should have a description on the BreastSurgANZ website
- All supervisors should provide feedback on their fellow’s progress each 6 months
- Supervisors should report problems with progress of their fellow to the BreastSurgANZ PFT committee
TRAINING FELLOW’S RESPONSIBILITIES
- All fellows should register with BreastSurgANZ PFT Committee
- Fellows should diligently complete all reasonable tasks set by supervisor and other supervising surgeons
- Completion of a log book of experience similar to during SET advanced training
- Review of log book quarterly by supervisor and 6 monthly submission to BreastSurgANZ PFT committee
- Attendance at organized recommended bi-national training sessions is compulsory
- Undertaking at least one research project which is presented at a national or international meeting or published in a peer reviewed journal
- Adequate mixture of experience as suggested by guidelines in section 2a. (Range of Experience)