University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago Program

Interventional Radiology-Integrated Analyst Verified · Mar 17, 2021

University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago Program

University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago Program is a residency program specializing in Interventional Radiology-Integrated, located in Chicago, Illinois, directed by Fiona E. Malone, MD and coordinated by Rachel Marks.. International Medical Graduates interested in this program may contact the program coordinator directly at [email protected] or (312) 996-6776. 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

Academic, university-affiliated integrated IR residency based at UI Health, a tertiary-care academic hospital in Chicago's Illinois Medical District serving a diverse urban population with complex pathology and one of the busiest solid organ transplant programs in the city. Clinical training centers on high-volume interventional oncology (TACE, Y-90, microwave/RFA/cryoablation), portal hypertension procedures (TIPS, BRTO, BATO), and dialysis access creation and maintenance, supplemented by dedicated rotations in vascular surgery, pediatric IR at Lurie Children's Hospital, and GI/Endoscopy and Hepatology. Research is supported through a resident research incentive program and formal Graduation with Distinction tracks in research/scholarship and clinical service/education, alongside the standard diagnostic radiology core curriculum. The program is a six-year integrated pathway with progressively increasing IR clinical responsibility, culminating in majority IR service time and q4 call during PGY-5 and PGY-6.

Who it fits

An applicant seeking a high-volume, procedurally diverse IR training environment anchored in a tertiary transplant and interventional-oncology practice with structured pediatric and vascular exposure.

Research intensity

Moderate - supported by a resident research incentive program and formal distinction tracks in research and scholarship, though not described as the program's central focus.

Career orientation

Mixed - Academic Medicine, Fellowship, Community Practice

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