Residents pursuing interventional radiology in the second through fourth postgraduate years (PGY-2-4) often lose the strong clinical skills they developed during their internship as they focus on their acquisition of knowledge in diagnostic radiology.
The awardee will receive recognition within the SIR membership (including APDIR and RFS) and a plaque or trophy presented during the resident dedicated programming at the SIR Annual Scientific Meeting.
The recipient does not have to be present to receive the award. SIR does not provide financial assistance to the awardee.
Nomination criteria
- Must be a current SIR member-in-training, in an accredited interventional radiology residency program in the US or Canada. Not a member? Join here
- Must be a current trainee at the PGY-2, PGY-3 or PGY-4 level
- Nominees have demonstrated an extraordinary commitment to expanding their clinical advancement during their early postgraduate years and positively contribute to the field of interventional radiology
- Nominations are for clinical skills only (i.e., technical or other non-clinical skills will not be considered)
- Nominators should speak to at least one example of the nominee's commitment to expanding their clinical advancement
Nominations process
- Nominations for the SIR/RFS Clinical Advancement Award are accepted through December 31, closing at 11:59 p.m./ET.
- Trainees can be nominated by any individual, including a peer, attending or program director- https://www.tfaforms.com/5089325
- Residents may not self-nominate, however you may send this link to a peer, attending, program director to nominate you- https://www.tfaforms.com/5089325
The recipient will be presented with the award at SIR 2025 during the dedicated resident program on Saturday, March 29. 2025.
The recipient does not have to be present to receive the award. SIR does not provide financial assistance to the awardee.
Have questions? Email: gme@sirweb.org
Past recipients
Nicole Curnes, MD- She joined her residency program with a strong interest in IR and successfully established a longitudinal clinic for junior residents, setting detailed goals and objectives. She organized evaluations for the clinic, allowing residents to work one-on-one with attending physicians in specific subspecialties for a quarter. This clinical experience focuses on understanding disease presentations, treatment algorithms, and patient care. Additionally, she co-organized Penn Radiology's "How to Be an Awesome/Academic Radiologist" program, highlighting the diverse aspects of IR.
Khanant Desai, MD: Completed a Critical Care fellowship after the completion of his Independent-IR residency to increase his knowledge regarding the management of critically ill patients. The ability to understand each patient's entire clinical picture is invaluable in providing exceptional clinical care at all times, whether pre-, peri-, or post-procedurally.
Lola Oladini, MD/MBA: At an institution where there was no dedicated IR clinic curriculum for residents, she felt a gap in clinical training from the program and desired to set up IR clinic structure for her training program. She worked with the program to establish clinic days and create a schedule for all IR residents to be able to rotate in clinic and build longitudinal care skills.
