Highlights from the past IR symposia hosted around the country
By: Ilana Breen, MS2, student symposium lead On September 8th, 2018, Mayo Clinic Arizona held the inaugural Interventional Radiology (IR) Medical Student Symposium in Phoenix, Arizona. This was the first IR symposium to take place in the West and Southwest region in at least two years. The event garnered the Read more…
On October 27, 2018, the University of Pennsylvania Interventional Radiology Interest Group organized the second annual Philadelphia Medical Student Interventional Radiology Symposium. Our speakers represented five institutions in the Philadelphia area. Over 60 students, from 15 medical schools, across the northeast attended the event. The day consisted of multiple lectures Read more…
On June 9th, 2018, the Texas Medical Center held the 6th Annual Interventional Radiology Symposium in Houston, Texas. Although the event has always been held at the Baylor College of Medicine, this was the first year involving coordination between UT Houston and Baylor, which resulted in the largest turnout thus Read more…
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 International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, held the 3rd Annual Interventional Radiology Medical Student 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.
by Victor N. Becerra, MS3, FIU Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine Interventional radiology continues to attract attention from many specialties as well as many inquisitive residents and medical students. One of the best ways to learn about the specialty (besides diving right into the interventional suite) is learning about the advances Read more…
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.