Loma Linda University Health Education Consortium Program

Interventional Radiology-Integrated Analyst Verified · Mar 17, 2021

Loma Linda University Health Education Consortium Program

Loma Linda University Health Education Consortium Program is a residency program specializing in Interventional Radiology-Integrated, located in Loma Linda, California, directed by Kyle Cooper, MD and coordinated by Julie Whitaker. The program accepts applications through October 21, 2027. International Medical Graduates interested in this program may contact the program coordinator directly at [email protected] or (909) 558-4529. IMGPrep analysts have verified and compiled this program’s IMG acceptance rate, USMLE Step 1 and Step 2 score requirements, Visa Sponsorship Policy, graduation year cutoff, and ECFMG certificate requirements — available to IMGPrep subscribers.

Program Identity & Fit

This is an academic, university-affiliated Integrated IR/DR residency at Loma Linda University Medical Center, a Level 1 trauma center and tertiary referral hospital serving adult, pediatric, and neurointerventional patients across a large regional health system including a Children's Hospital and VA hospital. The program offers three distinct accredited pathways into interventional radiology - the Integrated IR/DR Residency, the ESIR pathway within diagnostic radiology, and an Independent IR Residency for DR graduates - along with a non-ACGME ESINR track for those pursuing interventional neuroradiology. Clinical training spans a broad range of vascular and nonvascular interventional procedures, including interventional oncology, complex venous and biliary work, pediatric embolization, and dedicated pediatric angiography, with early and progressive procedural autonomy for residents. A structured mentorship-based research program begins in the first year, and residents have historically matched into subspecialty fellowships including interventional radiology, neuroradiology, and body imaging at Loma Linda and other institutions.

Who it fits

An applicant seeking a high-volume, procedurally diverse academic IR/DR training environment with early hands-on exposure and multiple structured pathways (Integrated, ESIR, ESINR, Independent) into interventional and interventional neuroradiology subspecialization.

Research intensity

Moderate - a guided mentorship research program begins in PGY-1 with travel support for conference presentations, but the page does not describe research as a defining or central program focus.

Career orientation

Fellowship - residents pursue further subspecialty training in interventional radiology, neuroradiology, and other fellowships, and pathways like ESIR and ESINR are explicitly structured toward advanced IR/interventional neuroradiology specialization.

Important

Selection to the Integrated IR/DR positions occurs through the NRMP main match with residents beginning in the PGY-2 year after completing a preliminary year in surgery, internal medicine, or a transitional-year program, and applicants may complete that clinical year at another institution.

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