A Survey of OB/GYN Physicians' Training & Current Practice Patterns in Breast Care

Resident perception of obstetrics and gynecology residency breast disease curriculum: a national study

“…Moreover, in the study, the providers stated that they performed approximately 40 breast cancer screenings per week and entertained 5 patients with breast complaints per week, citing themselves as a breast care provider. In addition, 81.7% of respondents viewed themselves as breast care providers but also stated that they were “not adequately trained for the management of breast disease but is not a barrier to the provision of breast care.” 7 These studies demonstrated that the breast disease curriculum in obstetrics and gynecology has not changed over time. Although there has been an emphasis on other parts of obstetrics and gynecology training, there is a lack of emphasis on breast disease education.…”

“…In 1989, Gleicher 6 published an article discussing the implementation of breast disease programs in obstetrics and gynecology residency programs in which he describes the implementation of mammography teaching in his residency program, encouraging other programs to follow his lead. In 2012, a survey study by Pearlman et al 7 examined obstetrics and gynecology providers’ training and current patterns in breast care. The survey study found that only 30% of providers received training in breast disease during their residency, a similar statistic that was found in our study.…”

Conflicting and Changing Breast Cancer Screening Recommendations: Survey Study of a National Sample of ob-gyns after the Release of the 2009 USPSTF Guidelines

“…Obstetrician‐gynecologists (ob‐gyns) are routinely the primary healthcare providers for women and therefore have an important role in breast cancer prevention (Morgan, Anderson, Lawrence, & Schulkin, ; Pearlman et al ). A nationwide study of ob‐gyns in 2006–2007 estimated that ob‐gyns are most influenced by ACOG recommendations (84%), followed by ACS (54%) and USPSTF (22%) (Han et al, ).…”

Foreword: Management of Breast Disorders

“…However, I noted that we did not receive much education in residency on breast issues other than lactation. And while many OBGYNs will consider themselves adequately trained in breast disorders,2 few have had rigorous training in breast education. As the field of OBGYN has mostly handed over management of breast issues to the breast surgeons because of the large breadth of health care already encompassed within our field, we have lost some of the foundations of caring for women and other patients with breast tissue.…”