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Training the next generation of IRs
For medical students
Interventional radiology (IR) is a growing career pathway for medical students who want to change the lives of the patients they serve.
For residents
Stay up to date on residency requirements and get the tools and resources you need to support you throughout your career.
The future of interventional radiology: What trainees should know
Interventional radiology (IR) is evolving rapidly—and the way IR is practiced today may look very different in the future.
Geogy Vatakencherry, MD, FSIR, Interventional Radiology Program Director at Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles and Society of Interventional Radiology APDIR President (2026–2027), discusses how practice models in IR are changing and what trainees should understand as they prepare for their careers.
Dr. Vatakencherry explains how interventional radiologists are increasingly embracing clinic-based care, outpatient procedures and fully interventional practice models.
Resident, Fellow and Student Section
For those passionate about the future of IR
RFS promotes the clinical paradigm of IR practice by introducing trainees to the specialty—focused on becoming disease experts and patient centered care.
Want to change the future of medicine?
Join the interventional radiologists who are transforming the field through life-changing procedures. Explore the exciting field of IR with SIR at your side! Membership for students is always free. Residents pay just $50 annually.
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Section award
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SIR/RFS Clinical Advancement Award
Seeks to acknowledge one (1) outstanding resident annually who has demonstrated an extraordinary commitment to expanding their clinical advancement during the early postgraduate years.
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General Opportunity
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Summer Medical Internship Program (SMIP)
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Fosters an interest in research by funding a summer research project conducted by a medical student. Students applying for the program must show strong potential for a career in IR with proven academic success.
Medical student
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SIR opportunity
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IR Abstract Stipend Program
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Provides travel support for medical students and interns from groups underrepresented in medicine who are presenting IR-related abstracts at national medical student conferences.
Medical student
Underrepresented Minorities in IR
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Reviewer-in-Training Program
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Trains and mentors individuals to review grant proposals and learn the grant review process to be able to participate in various study sections ranging from society, foundation and government agencies (such as the National Institutes of Health).
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Resident-in-training
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SIR opportunity
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Trainees First
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Provides trainees with the opportunity to participate in the review of abstract submissions for the SIR Annual Scientific Meeting while receiving mentorship and feedback from a practicing physician serving as the primary reviewer.
Program director
Resident-in-training
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Award
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Dr. Constantin Cope Medical Student Research Award
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Introduces interested medical students to the greater interventional radiology community at the SIR Annual Scientific Meeting. Recognizes the student author of an accepted abstract that best honors the spirit of inventiveness and scientific purity.
Medical student
Research Funding: Awards
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Section awardOpen
SIR/RFS Clinical Advancement Award
Seeks to acknowledge one (1) outstanding resident annually who has demonstrated an extraordinary commitment to expanding their clinical advancement during the early postgraduate years.
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General OpportunityClosed
Summer Medical Internship Program (SMIP)
Fosters an interest in research by funding a summer research project conducted by a medical student. Students applying for the program must show strong potential for a career in IR with proven academic success.
Medical student -
SIR opportunityOpen
IR Abstract Stipend Program
Provides travel support for medical students and interns from groups underrepresented in medicine who are presenting IR-related abstracts at national medical student conferences.
Medical student Underrepresented Minorities in IR -
GrantClosed
Reviewer-in-Training Program
Trains and mentors individuals to review grant proposals and learn the grant review process to be able to participate in various study sections ranging from society, foundation and government agencies (such as the National Institutes of Health).
Medical student Resident-in-training -
SIR opportunityClosed
Trainees First
Provides trainees with the opportunity to participate in the review of abstract submissions for the SIR Annual Scientific Meeting while receiving mentorship and feedback from a practicing physician serving as the primary reviewer.
Program director Resident-in-training -
AwardOpen
Dr. Constantin Cope Medical Student Research Award
Introduces interested medical students to the greater interventional radiology community at the SIR Annual Scientific Meeting. Recognizes the student author of an accepted abstract that best honors the spirit of inventiveness and scientific purity.
Medical student Research Funding: Awards
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