Highlights from the past IR symposia hosted around the country
3rd Annual Interventional Radiology Medical Student Symposium at New Cardiovascular Horizons (NCVH) Miami By: Rebecca Le, MS4, student symposium lead | Natalie Ceballos, MS2 On December 2nd, 2017, Mount Sinai Medical Center in conjunction with Florida Read more
On October 7, 2017, the University of Pennsylvania Interventional Radiology Interest Group, in conjunction with Thomas Jefferson University and Temple University, held the inaugural Philadelphia Medical Student Interventional Radiology Symposium.
On Saturday, April 15th, 2017, the Midwest Interventional Radiology Medical Student Symposium (MIRMSS) held its third annual meeting in downtown Chicago at the Hyatt Chicago Magnificent Mile hotel.
The Michigan Department of Radiology hosted its first medical student IR Symposium on August 13, 2016 at the Samuel and Jean Frankel Cardiovascular Center, thanks to the coordinated efforts of faculty, residents, and medical students.
The Seldinger Society, JHU School of Medicine’s Interventional Radiology Interest Group, hosted its first annual Medical Student Symposium in the Chevy Chase Auditorium on April 16, 2016.
On December 3rd, 2015, the IRIG at the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) held its first skills workshop at the conclusion of the fall semester. Students had the opportunity to get full tours of the IR department, meet faculty and residents, and attain hands-on experience in IR by rotating through three hands on stations.
On March 14, 2015, the 1st Annual Midwest Interventional Radiology Medical Student Symposium was held in Chicago, Illinois. The Symposium was a collaborative effort of six medical schools: The University of Chicago, Medical College of Wisconsin, University of Illinois at Chicago, Loyola University, Rush University and Northwestern University.
In the fall of 2014, the University of Colorado Radiology Interest Group under the leadership and sponsorship of Dr. Paul J hosted the first IR symposium.
On October 10, 2014, Brown University’s Vascular and Interventional Radiology Interest Group hosted its third annual VIR symposium. Attendees included medical and undergraduate students from across the country who convened in Providence, RI for the half-day event.
In May of 2014, medical students Shawn Barton, Kareem William, and Mary Ellen Koran hosted the first IR symposium. We had three vendors bring in their latest technologies in cryo, radiofrequency, and microwave ablation techniques, which students were able to test out on cow livers we purchased from a local butcher.