It’s a great time to be an active member of the Interventional Radiology community. A remarkable level of enthusiasm, innovation and comradery was on full display at the recent Society of Interventional Radiology Annual Scientific Meeting in Los Read more
Applications for the 2018-2019 SIR RFS Governing Council are now open. To be eligible for consideration, you must: Be an SIR Member in good standing, Be an SIR RFS Member in good standing, Be accepted in an ACGME accredited diagnostic and/or interventional radiology training program. It is highly...
The upcoming year has many great opportunities for the Resident-Fellow-Student (RFS) section and I am extremely excited about our enthusiasm, innovation and initiative. My name is Andrew Niekamp and I am taking over as the new Governing Council Chair of the RFS. I want to start...
Medical students who are hoping to become Interventional Radiologists, please read carefully: 1. Should you only apply to IR Residency to become an IR? No, absolutely not, in fact, you should apply to both IR and the traditional Diagnostic...
Dear members, please see the message below from Dr. Justin McWilliams, Associate Professor of Interventional Radiology at UCLA, regarding their annual IR conference: The 4th annual Clinical and Contemporary IR conference, fondly known as “Young Guns 4”, will convene on...
Dear colleagues, I’d like to encourage you to register for SIR’s upcoming LEARN meeting. Stay ahead of the curve and take this opportunity to learn specialized PAD techniques and data that may not be covered in your current training program. If you register for the LEARN meeting...
I want to express a warm hello and welcome to all new and former IR trainees! My name is Ali Alikhani, your 2016-2017 Resident, Fellow & Student (RFS) Section Chair. It is my pleasure and Read more
Happy Holidays! I hope this post finds everyone enjoying the holiday season. While the winter season brings together family and friends in relaxing fashion, for interventional radiology trainees, winter also marks the stressful beginnings of Read more
By Dave Tabriz, MD Every year, the first of July brings with it important milestones among medical trainees. Medical students begin their training, clinical rotations or initial experience with the fear-inducing residency match (see 2016 Read more
Hello interventional radiology trainees! My name is Dave Tabriz, your 2015-16 Resident, Fellow, & Student (RFS) Section Chair, and I am honored to further the RFS mission. I am taking over for Alok Bhatt, who has continued an amazing run the...