IR UpFront
Come join the celebrations
For half a century, SIR has been at the forefront of innovation and patient-centered care. SIR will be celebrating 50 years of minimally invasive medicine at SIR 2025, but we’re kicking off the celebrations early. We’re looking back at our success over on
sirweb.org, before we celebrate our future in Nashville!
IR representation at the Latino Medical Student Association conference. Updates from SIR communities
Recruiting the best and the brightest In September, SIR staff and faculty represented SIR at the annual Latino Medical Student Association (LMSA) conference on the USC campus in LA. The conference had a record attendance of over 1,500, with SIR events at almost full capacity. “This event was a success due to the support of SIR's Diversity Equity and Inclusion Advancement Coalition and volunteer members representing multiple sections, including URM, RFS, WIR and APDIR.”
Highlights
• 62 students at the lunch session where faculty promoted diversity while sharing the background of IR, their experiences in the field and pathways to becoming an IR.
• 54 students at two workshops with three stations where faculty showcased IR techniques. Supplies were provided by Cook Medical and Penumbra.
• Our booth at the expo introduced countless Latino attendees to SIR. We distributed a lot of SIR swag, IR brochures and pathway postcards.
What a great event! Many thanks to SIR members Will Alago, Jr., MD, FSIR; Dalila Nieves, MD; Antoinette S. Gomes, MD, FSIR; Geogy Vatakencherry, MD, FSIR; Emilio Escobar, MD; and trainee Edgar Tello Ruiz for their time and effort. Congratulations to SIR member and medical student, Estefania Gonzales, who was awarded the SIR travel stipend for her abstract submission.
Nurse practitioner and physician assistant (NP/PA) Section
Check out the Onboarding Toolkit brought to you by the NP/PA section. This kit includes a collection of 16 clinical and procedural documents to help increase your knowledge and enhance patient care within IR. The section has also completed a recording on TACE and TARE: history of interventional oncology, brought to you by the Clinical Practice and Continuing Education Committees of the section. These valuable peer-created and reviewed
resources are available at no additional cost with your SIR membership!
Visit
sirweb.org/50th for exclusive content, such as:
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The SIR timeline: Walk through moments in interventional radiology and SIR’s 50-year history.
• Past President perspectives: SIR’s history would not be what it is without the work of the leaders and innovators who shaped the society and advanced the field.
Plus, access Kinked Wire podcast episodes with IR pioneers and lists of past presidents, Gold Medalist and Dotter Lecturers over on
irq.sirweb.org/sir-50th.
And don’t miss the special Winter 2025 issue of IRQ, entirely dedicated to the past and future of IR, with topics such as:
• From steaming guidewires to AI tools: The clinical and technical evolution of IR
• A look back at the landmark studies • Catching up with award-winning researchers
• The first class of the IR residency: Where are they now?
• The rise of the IR office-based laboratory • Mapping the future of Gen Z IR • And more!
Share your #SIR50FWD story
You’ve seen the timeline and watched history unfold with the perspectives from our past presidents....
Now, we want to hear from you, our members, and see your history! Share your IR photos, memories and keepsakes with us for a chance to be featured in the Winter IRQ! Email your photos to
irq@sirweb.org or share them on social media with #SIR50FWD.
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