Sample Residency Letter Final Regulations

SAMPLE RESIDENCY LETTER – FINAL REGULATIONS

[Official Letterhead of Residency Program]

{..Date of Letter..}

To Whom It May Concern:

Dr. { name } successfully completed his/her residency in diagnostic radiology on { date }. During the period of his/her residency program { inclusive dates }, Dr. { name } received the following training and experience specific to mammography:

At least three months { or may include exact amount of training } of training in the interpretation of mammograms, including instruction in radiation physics, radiation effects, and radiation protection.

[NOTE to residency program director: This paragraph may be deleted if the resident has passed the diagnostic radiology certifying examinations and become a diplomat of the American Board of Radiology (ABR), the American Osteopathic Board of Radiology (AOBR), or the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC).]

At least 60 hours of documented continuing medical education in mammography.

[NOTE to residency program director: These 60 hours may be included in the three months of training described in #1. It does not have to be an additional 60 hours of training. This paragraph may be deleted if the three months of training is already documented in #1.]

At least eight hours each of training in {specify the mammographic modality/ies: screen-film mammography, full field digital mammography, and/or a digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) system. If a DBT system, you must specify the manufacturer(s) and unit(s) on whose unique features the resident was trained.}

[NOTE to residency program director: These eight hours may be included in the three months of training described in #1 or the 60 hours described in #2; it does not have to be an additional 8 hours of training. If item #3 is not included in the letter or no mammographic modality is specified, it will be assumed that the resident received eight hours of training in full field digital mammography only.] Read or interpreted, under the direct supervision of an interpreting physician, the mammograms from the examinations of at least 240 patients within the last 6-month period of the residency program { give dates of 6-month period },

or,

if the resident physician passed the certifying board examination in diagnostic radiology at the first allowable time, the 6-month period could have been any time within the last 2 years of the residency program { give dates of 6-month period }.

[NOTE: The “first allowable time” means the earliest time that a resident physician is eligible to take the certifying examination.]

________________________________________

[Signed by an official of the Residency Program]

________________________________________

[Must include signing official's title: e.g., Chairman of Program, Director of Residency Education, Director of Mammography Section]