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Effective clinical breast exam (CBE) training should not only improve screening technique but also reduce barriers to performing CBE by increasing perceived competence and self-efficacy. Using the vertical strip technique with silicone breast models and live patients, 4-day CBE training sessions were provided to 34 nurse-practitioners. Trainees perceived a significant decrease in the size of breast...