Interventional Radiology-Independent Match ROL Advice

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Hey everyone,

I’m finalizing my rank list for the Independent IR match and would really appreciate some input from current fellows and attendings regarding how to stratify these programs.

I want to graduate as a competent IR clinician (most important to me) and well-rounded operator. My post-fellowship plan is to start in a hybrid academic/PP model to solidify my advanced skills (or until I achieve PSLF status which would be 3-4 years after fellowship), with the ultimate goal of transitioning into a pure PP or an OBL environment.

I am trying to figure out which of these programs will best set me up for that specific trajectory including at least some exposure/training to establishing service lines later on (especially in vascular, PAE, UFE spaces) and ability to navigate the turf wars.

I also enjoy peds IR/MSK so any program that provides at least some level of training in that is a plus.

Here is the list of some of the programs I interviewed at (in no particular rank order; that still needs to be sorted out):

• BIDMC
• Brown
• Duke
• Emory
• MCVI
• MCW
• MD Anderson Cancer Center
• Georgetown
• Northwestern
• NYU
• OHSU (Dotter Institute)
• Rush
• Stanford University
• UCSF
• UMichigan
• UT Southwestern (UTSW)
• UWashington (Seattle)
• Mallinckrodt

Appreciate any insight or firsthand experiences you can share!

 

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MCW is strong in PAD/veins etc and aggressive clinically. Rush does everything and is aggressive minded. MCVI is aggressive and clinically minded and does a ton (they have increased the number of trainees so not sure how that impacts their experience) .