Association of Program Directors in Interventional Radiology The Association of Program Directors in Interventional Radiology (APDIR) has recently formed a new Match


Committee that will work to review the annual Match statistics of IR-integrated and independent residency. They are also looking to form a new committee on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion that will work to provide consistent diversity education guidance and resources. This committee will remain abreast of ACGME core requirements related to diversity, such as health disparities, and will inform residency programs of beneficial resources for both program staff and residents.


The APDIR collaborated with the APDR (Association of Program Directors in Radiology) to issue a joint statement strongly encouraging IR and DR programs to conduct virtual interviews for the upcoming 2021–2022 recruitment cycle.


Homepage: bit.ly/APDIR-SIR


Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants Section The Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants (NP/ PA) Section is continuing to work with its committees in the areas of continuing education, membership, annual


meeting planning and clinical practice. The Continuing Education Committee is reviewing SIR educational offerings and with the goal of providing and developing educational activities. The Annual Meeting Planning Committee is beginning to plan their program for SIR 2022. The Membership Committee is planning outreach efforts to recruit new SIR members and section volunteers. Their Clinical Practice Committee is continuing to develop its onboarding manual that will provide information on various IR treatments.


Homepage: bit.ly/NPPA-SIR SIR Connect community: bit.ly/2WEH8dC


Resident, Fellow and Students Section The Resident, Fellow and Students (RFS) Section, including the Medical Student Council, continue to work on projects related to resident and medical students. Visit their YouTube page to view


their most recent webinars and videos. bit.ly/3efxaIR


The RFS continues to collaborate internationally with the IR Juniors Global Summit, hosted by the Pan Arab Interventional Society (PAIRS) and with the Cardiovascular and Interventional Society of Europe's European Trainee Forum (CIRSE ETF) at the CIRSE 2021 Summit. The Student and Resident Committee (SARC) is collaborating with the Early Career Section to advise and assist the RFS on their projects.


Homepage: rfs.sirweb.org SIR Connect community: bit.ly/3pcPPrZ


Underrepresented Minorities Section The Underrepresented Minorities Section is SIR’s latest section, which focuses on the advancement of interventional radiology to underrepresented minority communities at all career levels. Currently the section’s 2021–2022 goals are to increase awareness, recruit members and foster community within the section.


Homepage: bit.ly/URM-SIR


SIR Connect community: bit. ly/33ci6pQ


Early Career Section The Early Career Section (ECS) aims to provide IRs with the necessary resources and tools needed to support them during the early stages of their career.


Currently the ECS is working on the following projects:


• Collaboration with the URM, WIR and RFS section


• Creating educational webinars for early career members


• Improving early-career IR representation on SIR committees


Homepage: bit.ly/ECS-SIR


SIR Connect community: bit.ly/3nLdyPh


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