SIR 2024
General IR
Jessica Yoon, MD, MBA (she/her/hers)
Resident
Brown University / Rhode Island Hospital
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Sabrina Q.R Liew, BS
Medical Student
Alpert Medical School of Brown University
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Anthony Barisano, BA
Medical Student
The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
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Michel R. Davis, BS (he/him/his)
Medical Student
Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
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John Lee, MD
Attending
Brown University / Rhode Island Hospital
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Daehee Kim, MD
Assistant Professor
Rhode Island Hospital; Alpert Medical School Brown University
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Greg Dubel, MD
Interventional Radiologist
Alpert Medical School of Brown University
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Hossam A. Zaki, BS
Medical Student
Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
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Helen Zhang, BS (she/her/hers)
Medical Student
Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
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Sun-Ho Ahn, MD
Associate Professor of Radiology
Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
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Historically, exposure to Interventional Radiology (IR) has been lacking in medical student training but is an important factor in medical student specialty selection. The purpose of this study is to define the current state of IR exposure to US medical students.
Materials and methods: The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) website was used to obtain a complete list of U.S. MD schools (MS). MS websites were queried for existence of IR educational opportunities (IREO): IR interest group (IRIG), preclinical IR elective, advanced IR mentorship, IR elective, required DR and/or IR clerkship, IR sub-internship (sub-I), Early Specialization in IR (ESIR) pathway, IR integrated residency, DR residency, IR independent residency, and IR symposium. MS was categorized as rural, suburban, or urban, and as a public or private institution. Presence of an IRIG and IR residency was cross-referenced using the SIR public database. Summary and correlative statistics were performed.
Results: 150/157 (95.5%) MS offered at least one IREO (median = 5). The most common IREO were: DR residency (118), IR elective (108), and IRIG (104). The full distribution is shown in Table 1. The positive correlations with number of IREO in descending order are: ESIR (0.72), DR residency (0.72), IR integrated residency (0.71), clerkship elective (0.47), involvement in IR symposia (0.47), IR Sub-I (0.45), and IRIG (0.41). There was no correlation of IREO with location and private vs public medical school.
Conclusion: The majority of U.S. medical schools (95.5%) offer at least 1 IREO, though the extent of IREO was widely variable. More IREO were offered at institutions with radiology residency programs, which may indicate the influence of residents on shaping IREO. This highlights the need to increase targeted and collaborative efforts for medical student exposure at institutions without residency programs.