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Interventional Radiology Residency Curriculum

The U-M Medical Department of Radiology's Interventional Radiology Residency program offers a wide range of training opportunities across specialties. 

Rotations provide residents with in-depth expertise across a variety of training locations.

Program Highlights

This is a six-year categorical residency, including an internship with the Department of Surgery. The Surgery internship includes 11 sub-specialized surgical rotations including Thoracic Surgery, Vascular Surgery, Surgical Oncology, Hepatopancreaticobiliary Surgery, Colorectal Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery, Acute Care Surgery and Surgical ICU. One rotation is reserved for IR.

The integrated IR residency is clinically oriented and incorporates DR, IR, and clinical management of patients. Clinical rotations are integrated with diagnostic and interventional radiology rotations so the trainee can maintain and build their IR skills alongside their training in diagnostic imaging. The clinical rotations include vascular surgery outpatient, vascular surgery inpatient, hepatology, and surgical ICU. 

While on clinical services, the trainee functions as a mid or senior level resident and as a liaison to the diagnostic and interventional radiology services.

Rotations
  • 12 rotations
  • Michigan Surgery Internship (Including 1 SICU and 1 IR rotation)
  • 13 rotations
    • 10 DR rotations
    • 1 IR rotation
    • 1 Vascular Surgery Outpatient

Vascular Surgery outpatient rotation involves active participation in a diverse and busy vascular clinic with one-on-one clinical evaluation of patients with Vascular Surgery attending physicians. Scribes may be available for mid-level residents. Residents will focus on developing and integrating physical exam skills, vascular imaging knowledge, and perioperative outpatient management.
  • 13 rotations
    • 10 DR rotations
    • 1 IR rotation
    • 1 Vascular Surgery Inpatient

Vascular Surgery inpatient rotation combines inpatient urgent and emergent Vascular Surgery consults with open and endovascular surgery exposure. Residents staff consults with Vascular Surgery chief residents, fellows, and attending physicians. This rotation also involves direct participation in open surgeries (AAA, peripheral and mesenteric bypass) and endovascular surgeries (EVAR, fenestrated EVAR, trans carotid arterial revascularization).
  • 13 rotations
    • 10 DR rotations
    • 1 IR rotation
    • 1 Hepatology Outpatient

Hepatology outpatient rotation provides a unique opportunity for residents to gain an understanding of diagnosis and management of complex liver and portal hypertension disease. Residents participate in multidisciplinary clinics involving Transplant and Oncologic Hepatology clinics, learning concepts which directly translate to medical and IR management of portal hypertension and development of interventional oncology knowledge.
  • 13 rotations
    • 4 DR rotations
    • 6 IR rotations
    • 1 SICU rotation
    • 2 Elective rotations

SICU rotation as a senior IR resident involves participating and/or leading daily radiology rounds, supervision and performing US guided bedside procedures, and clinical management of ICU patients. Residents act as a liaison for the busy collaboration between the SICU and IR service.
  • 13 rotations
    • 12 IR rotations
    • 1 Elective rotation.

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Training Highlights
  • Free standing multidisciplinary Cardiovascular Center (CVC) with IR suites
  • Complex interventions such as SAFARI for CLI in VA and CVC
  • Complex aortic interventions including TEVAR and aortic fenestration for dissection
  • Access and participation in non-invasive vascular lab (500 examinations required as a prerequisite for RPVI)
  • Complex venous disease and reconstruction
  • Acute DVT thrombectomy and thrombolysis
  • Acute PE thrombectomy and thrombolysis, PERT Interventional Team
  • Complex IVC filter retrieval
  • IVC filter placement
  • Superficial vein clinic and outpatient procedures with IR and Vascular Surgery
  • Multidisciplinary conferences and clinics
  • Liver Oncology (TACE, Y90, ablation)
  • Renal, lung, and bone ablations
  • Large volume lymphatic interventions
  • Lymphatic treatments related to iatrogenic complications
  • Lymphatic treatments related to congenital malformations
  • Portal hypertension clinic and conference
  • Complex portal venous interventions (TIPS, BRTO, BATO, recanalization)
  • Biliary endoscopy (stone removal and biopsy)
  • Free standing Children and Women’s Hospital with IR suite
  • Multidisciplinary vascular malformation conference and clinic
  • Pediatric renal and biliary interventions
  • Pediatric portal hypertension clinics
  • Pediatric arterial disease and vascular anomalies
  • Pediatric vascular access
  • Percutaneous transesophageal enteric tube placement
  • Large volume gastric and small bowel tube placement
  • Large volume renal and biliary tube placement
  • Percutaneous nephrolithotripsy with Urology