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SIR’s Medical Student Council is introducing Meeting Pods at the SIR 2026 Annual Scientific Meeting to enhance networking and engagement among medical students. These pods will help students connect ahead of the conference, attend sessions as a group and take part in team-based activities. Each pod will consist of 10–15 students, a designated pod leader, a group chat, light onsite touchpoints and an early career physician serving as a conference mentor
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(LA Times) Children’s Hospital Los Angeles’ Interventional Radiology team—one of the most universally visited specialties at the hospital—is working to minimize negative medical experiences using virtual reality (VR) technology.
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