Diversification of the IR Workforce Townhall

Tuesday, April 1, 2025

4:45 PM – 5:45 PM CT

Location: Music City Center, 204

CE: 1

Coordinator(s)

Juan Carlos Perez Lozada, MD, FSIR (he/him/his)

Associate Professor
Yale University, United States
William Alago, Jr., MD, FSIR

Regional Director, Outpatient IR
Interventional Radiology
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Westchester, United States

Panelist(s)

Mikhail Higgins, MD, MPH (he/him/his)

Medical Director
The Bahamas Fibroid & Interventional Clinic (BFIC), United States
Hirschel McGinnis, MD, FSIR (he/him/his)

Interventional Radiologist
Beth Israel Deaconess Plymouth, United States
EI

Elizabeth Ignacio, MD, FACR, FSIR

Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology
Hawaii Medical Association, United States
DD

Dania Daye, MD, PhD

Associate Professor
Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School, United States

Diversification of the medical workforce is an imperative that seeks to address inequities in the delivery of adequate healthcare to marginalized populations. When compared with other specialties, Interventional Radiology has significant shortages of URMs (underrepresented minorities), women, and SGMs (sexual and gender minorities) in their physician workforce.

The panel will include experts in the IR Healthcare Disparities space, some of whom are representatives of the above groups, offering opinions on strategic initiatives seeking to overcome historic disparities in the IR physician workforce and its potential impact on improving the quality of care. Each member will discuss their opinions in an open forum without specific reference to a particular topic.

Learning Objectives:

Recognize the importance of the diversification of the IR workforce and the provision of care to underserved populations.
Identify what makes a population underserved and which IR services are critically needed.
learn about the importance of cultural competency in the provision of outstanding patient care.