Interventional Radiology

The IR subinternship is designed for medical students interested in pursuing a career in interventional radiology, but also for those interested in diagnostic radiology, surgical specialties and other fields that interact intimately with interventional radiology such as urology, transplant surgery, oncology, and hepatology, among many others.

Enrolled students will participate in a wide spectrum of interventional procedures, which include body systems spanning human anatomy from head to toe. In the vascular system, these include arterial and venous angiography, angioplasty, thrombolysis, thrombectomy, and stenting; embolization for bleeding; tumor treatments (chemoembolizations, radioembolizations); vascular malformation and venous reflux management; inferior vena cava filter placement and retrieval; management of portal hypertension (TIPS, BRTO); hemodialysis access management and placement of a variety of venous access devices, such as ports, hemodialysis and medication infusion catheters. Nonvascular procedures include image-guided biopsies and tumor ablations, percutaneous approaches to gastric, biliary and urinary track pathology, and drainage of abscesses and fluid collections among others.

In addition to being expected to engage actively in procedures, students will participate in the pre- and post-procedural evaluation of patients in the IR clinic (which operates full-day all week), engage in the post procedural care of patients admitted to the IR service and other services (including rounding, note writing, and discharging), and rotate on the interventional radiology consult service. Students on this rotation will be clearly identified to faculty/staff, with their increased responsibilities made clear, and furthermore these students will be expected to make a greater overall effort to engage with daily activities in IR and master the material during the rotation.

Educational components include daily morning rounds, weekly IR lectures, weekly multidisciplinary conferences, and tumor boards. Students will be expected to take approximately one weeknight call per week and one weekend call during the rotation but are strictly limited to PGY-1 work duty hours, as prescribed by the Yale School of Medicine.

Many IR residencies to which students may apply will require an IR subinternship, but even if they don't, students who do have an official IR subinternship on their transcripts will presumably have a competitive advantage. A major goal of this subinternship is to afford Yale medical students applying to IR residency that advantage.

Length of Rotation: 4 weeks (maximum-2 students)
Scheduling Restriction(s): None
Prerequisite(s): Completion of all required Clerkships
Accept Visiting Students: Yes

Learning Objectives : A detailed medical student guide is available which is constantly updated. This is sent to the student prior to their rotation.

The IR elective is intended for medical students interested in medical imaging, procedures, and related fields that interact intimately with interventional radiology such as urology, transplant surgery, oncology, and hepatology, among many others.

Enrolled students will participate in a wide spectrum of interventional procedures, which include body systems spanning human anatomy from head to toe. In the vascular system, these include arterial and venous angiography, angioplasty, thrombolysis, thrombectomy, and stenting; embolization for bleeding; tumor treatments (chemoembolizations, radioembolizations); vascular malformation and venous reflux management; inferior vena cava filter placement and retrieval; management of portal hypertension (TIPS, BRTO); hemodialysis access management and placement of a variety of venous access devices, such as ports, hemodialysis and medication infusion catheters. Nonvascular procedures include image-guided biopsies and tumor ablations, percutaneous approaches to gastric, biliary and urinary track pathology, and drainage of abscesses and fluid collections among others.

In addition to being expected to engage actively in procedures, students will participate in the pre- and post-procedural evaluation of patients in the IR clinic (which operates full-day all week), engage in the post procedural care of patients admitted to the IR service and other services (including rounding, note writing, and discharging), and rotate on the interventional radiology consult service.

Educational components include daily morning rounds, weekly IR lectures, weekly multidisciplinary conferences, and tumor boards. Students will be encouraged to take approximately one weeknight call per week and one weekend call during the rotation but are strictly limited to PGY-1 work duty hours, as prescribed by the Yale School of Medicine.

Length of Rotation: 4 weeks (maximum-2 students)

Scheduling Restriction(s): None

Prerequisite(s): None

Accept Visiting Students: Yes

Learning Objectives : A detailed medical student guide is available which is constantly updated. This is sent to the student prior to their rotation.