MAMM 270 - Mammography Clinical Education

Credits: 4
Lecture Contact Hours: 1
Off Site Contact Hours Without Faculty: 24

Description: This course allows students to demonstrate and apply knowledge learned in the Mammography didactic courses to the clinical setting. Supervised clinical education will focus on patient care and positioning, mammographic procedures, interventional/special examinations, image analysis and quality control testing. Completion of the course and its prerequisites will satisfy federal regulations for specialized training in Mammography and prepare students for the American Registry of Radiologic Technologist (ARRT) post primary certification exam. This course will meet for a total of 360 clinical hours in eight hour shifts.

Prerequisites: Acceptance into the Mammography Program. Registered Radiologic Technologist (ARRT). MAMM 210 with a minimum grade of 3.0 MAMM 220 with a minimum grade of 3.0
Corequisites: None
Recommended: None

Course Category: Occupational
This Course is Typically Offered: Winter
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Course Competencies
1. Demonstrate competency in patient positioning and breast examination.

2. Demonstrate competency in equipment operations.

3. Demonstrate the ability to prepare all equipment necessary to perform a Mammography procedure.

4. Integrate knowledge of related anatomy and positioning to the production of quality Mammography exams.

5. Demonstrate (through performing solo or participating in) at least four of the following procedures: needle localization, breast MRI, breast ultrasound (imaging, biopsy, fine needle aspiration or cyst aspiration), stereotactic procedure, breast implant imaging, ductography/galactography, tissue marker clip placement.

6. Critique Mammography images for demonstration of anatomy and correction methods for suboptimal images.

7. Assess alternative positioning techniques used to display anatomy in Mammography.

8. Perform Mammography procedures addressing patient preparation/education and documentation tasks, as well as the requirements of the Mammography Quality Standards Act (MQSA).

9. Prescribe appropriate technique adhering to ALARA (as low as reasonably achievable) principles.

10. Assist in the performance, evaluation and recording of quality control tests.

11. Demonstrate accurate computer skills in the documentation of patients’ history.

12. Demonstrate empathy through the prioritization of patient care and professional ethics.

13. Verify usage of standard precautions and maintaining sterile technique while performing interventional procedures.