The Breast Imaging Advanced Trainee Grant Program supports advanced trainees in diagnostic radiology to undertake clinical practice improvement through further training and research related to breast imaging.
Key information
- Status: Closed
- Grant amount: $82,000
- Application opened: 16 January 2024
- Application closed: 4 March 2024, 5:00 pm
Program objective
The objectives of the program are to:
- provide the opportunity, particularly for specialists early in their career to further develop their breast imaging practice and research skills
- encourage the development of long-term careers in breast imaging in NSW, particularly within the BreastScreen NSW screening program
- facilitate the translation of new procedures, techniques or new research outcomes into clinical settings
- facilitate evidence-based clinical practice and the use of multi-disciplinary care
- support the development, recruitment and retention of the cancer medical workforce in NSW
- Aid the further development of world best practice cancer management in NSW.
This program is funded and administered by Cancer Institute NSW.
Eligibility
The program will be offered in institutions within the NSW public sector health services and/or hospitals providing services for, and/or linked to BreastScreen NSW.
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What your application needs to include
About the Application
Applications for the 2025 Program are sought from potential institutions and supervisors. Each Breast Imaging Advanced Trainee Grant includes a contribution to a postgraduate trainee (including on-costs) of up to $82,000 for a six-month period. The Institution can recruit one trainee (as a Registrar or Fellow) to undertake a six-month traineeship in the 2025 calendar year.
RANZCR requirements for Registrars
Please note the following RANZCR requirements when developing a training and research
program for the trainee:
- Within a 6-month grant period, the program must have a proposed plan with majority of the time in breast imaging activities (maximum 3 months breast screening and maximum 3 months other diagnostic breast imaging and intervention), including a minimum of 1000 reads.
- Trainees must meet the expected minimum requirements as per Summary of Training
Requirements listed in Section 2: Overview of the training program of the Clinical Radiology Training Program Handbook 2023. - During the training, trainees will need to:
- Undertake reporting and procedural activities in breast imaging.
- Participate in relevant administrative duties, clinical and multi-disciplinary
meetings and/or other training activities. - Maintain general skills and knowledge by participating in after hours and on call activities
- Note: After hours and on call activities are not available within breast screen, trainees need to ensure this is completed through general radiology. It would be recommended that approximately 80% of the advanced trainee grant time is spent in breast imaging and 20% in general radiology.
Requirements for Fellows
The program must have a proposed plan for involvement in breast imaging activities of minimum 60% of the advanced trainee grant time, including a minimum of 1000 reads within a 6-month grant period.
Research project
During the 6-month traineeship it is expected that a study that does not require ethics approval will be undertaken.
The study could include, but is not limit to a quality improvement project, teaching tool, case presentation or audit.
Reporting requirements
Trainees, supervisors and administering institutions will be required to submit progress and final reports.
The final report should include breakdown of the grant funds that were spent throughout the project, including the amount spent per financial year and total amount received from the Cancer Institute NSW.
Templates along with a reporting schedule will be provided to the successful applicants.
Start the application
Applications must be completed in the template on the Cancer Institute NSW website by 5pm Monday 4 March 2024.
After the application is submitted
The applications will be assessed and both successful and unsuccessful applicants will be notified.