Rahul Nayyar MD, Presenter: Nothing to Disclose

Nicole A. Keefe MD, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

Nicholson Stephen Chadwick MD, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

Krishna K. Das MD, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

Alok Bharat Bhatt MD, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

Venkatesh Perumal Krishnasamy MD, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

George Vatakencherry MD, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

Chadi Zeinati MD, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

A main goal for the SIR Medical Student Council (MSC) was to increase IR awareness and education. This has been done by completing a dedicated Medical Student Lecture Series. The lectures will be accessible by anyone who requests their use for educational purposes. They can be used in the basic science or clinical years of medical school. Topics include: Intro to IR, Peripheral Arterial Disease, Interventional oncology, Carotid Disease, Thoracic/Abdominal Aortic, Chronic liver disease, Leg Ulcers, DVT, IR Frontiers, GI bleeding, Varicose Veins, and Trauma IR. Members of the MSC volunteered for the different topics.  A template for content organization was provided. Upon completion of the presentation, the lectures were reviewed by 2 IR physicians.

The medical student lecture series, created by the SIR MSC, will expose medical students to IR throughout medical school, which will be critical with the dual certificate. This should draw more medical students to IR by exposing them to the different modalities within IR. The series stresses the clinical aspect of IR, which is something most medical students are not aware of. We will debut this lecture series with this educational exhibit and also show step by step instructions how to obtain these lectures for your institution.

http://abstract.rsna.org/uploads/2014/14007187/14007187_rfoc.pdf

Nayyar, R, Keefe, N, Chadwick, N, Das, K, Bhatt, A, Krishnasamy, V, Vatakencherry, G, Zeinati, C, Increasing Interventional Radiology Exposure in Medical Schools.  Radiological Society of North America 2014 Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting, - ,Chicago IL. http://archive.rsna.org/2014/14007187.html