Vacant Position
University of Minnesota - Independent Interventional Radiology Opening
ACGME: 4152600002
Program Director: Reza Talaie, MD
Program Coordinator: Breckyn Avery
The University of Minnesota has an opening for one (1) Independent Interventional Radiology resident beginning on July 1, 2025. This is for a 1-Year position for a resident on the ESIR track.
Interventional radiology is a patient care-driven program with a strong clinical presence. Residents rotate through two University hospitals in Minneapolis, learning adult and pediatric interventions, taking call with a supervising faculty member, and managing patients fro pre-procedural assessment through post-procedural follow-up.
Each faculty member is subspecialized, providing residents with high-level training in a wide variety of vascular and non-vascular disease processes and interventions, including peripheral vascular disease, aortic endografts, venous disease, dialysis access, TIPS, BRTO, tumor embolization (including chemembolization and radioembolization), tumor ablation, fibroid embolization, prostate embolization, vascular malformation embolization, vertebroplasty, biliary interventions, genitourinary interventions, vascular access, biopsies and drain placements.
We perform a high volume of non-invasive vascular imagining as well , so residents also learn to read CTAs, MRAs adn vascular ultrasounds.
A complete application must include:
- Three letters of recommendation, including one from Radiology Residency Program Director
- Dean's letter (MSPE)
- Personal statement
- Curriculum vitae
- Official medical school transcript(s)
- All USMLE and/or COMLEX scores
- Photograph
To be eligible for appointment, that candidate must be:
- A diagnositc radiology residetn in good standing at an ACGME approved program
- Applicants must have passed the ABR core exam prior toentering the Independent IR Residency program
- Applicants form non-US radiology training programs must be certified by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG).
ESIR Applicants
- ESIR applicants must upload a letter from their PD verifying acceptance into ESIR and block diagrams for all 4 years of DR residency.
Application documents should be e-mailed to our GME Program Administrator, Breckyn Avery at avery203@umn.edu