University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Program

Program Identity & Fit

This is a five-year integrated interventional/diagnostic radiology residency at a tertiary academic medical center in Iowa City that serves as one of the region's few tertiary care hospitals, drawing patients from within and outside Iowa. Diagnostic training during R1-R3 rotates residents through all ABR subspecialty areas including dedicated ultrasound, CT, MRI, nuclear medicine, mammography and a Veteran's Administration Medical Center rotation, while R4-R5 residents rotate exclusively through Interventional Radiology, progressing from assisting to independent performance of routine and then complex procedures. The department limits the number of fellows to preserve resident procedural volume and emphasizes hands-on, doing-based learning from the earliest years of training. Graduates pursue both academic and private practice careers, and all residents complete a required research project presented at Senior Research Day.