University of Utah Health Program

Interventional Radiology-Integrated Analyst Verified · Mar 17, 2021

University of Utah Health Program

University of Utah Health Program is a residency program specializing in Interventional Radiology-Integrated, located in Salt Lake City, Utah, directed by David Strain, MD and coordinated by Stacie England.. International Medical Graduates interested in this program may contact the program coordinator directly at [email protected] or (801) 581-7553. 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 a 6-year, ACGME-accredited integrated Interventional Radiology residency at an academic, tertiary university medical center that begins with a surgery-focused preliminary year before three years of integrated Diagnostic/Interventional Radiology training and two final years dedicated to advanced IR practice. Clinical training spans a Level 1 trauma center, a major transplant program, a Comprehensive NCI-designated cancer center (Huntsman Cancer Institute), a VA hospital, and a pediatric hospital, drawing referrals from across the Intermountain West and giving residents high procedural volume and case complexity in a region without many competing tertiary centers. Research is woven into training with dedicated time, grant-writing coursework, and statistical support, though it is described as an expected but flexible component rather than a mandatory output-driven track. The program emphasizes graduating clinically oriented interventionalists prepared for both academic and private-practice careers, with strong clinical responsibilities including admitting privileges and weekly outpatient IR clinics.

Who it fits

Applicants who want early, integrated procedural IR training within a tertiary academic environment serving a wide rural referral base and who value a structured pathway combining surgical foundations with advanced interventional practice.

Research intensity

Moderate - research participation is expected of every resident with dedicated time and support, but described as flexible rather than central to the program's identity.

Career orientation

Mixed - Academic Medicine, Community Practice

Program signals

The program states it utilizes the program signals and geographic preferences offered in ERAS along with holistic application review to decide which candidates to invite for interviews, and notes it is more likely to offer interviews to applicants who signal the program.

Important

All prerequisite post-graduate clinical education must be completed in ACGME-, AOA-, RCPSC-, CFPC-, or ACGME-I-accredited programs, with a prerequisite year including a minimum of 36 weeks of direct patient care and radiology electives capped at eight weeks with active participation rather than observation; if the applicant is in or has completed a qualifying year, one letter of recommendation must come from the current or most recent program director.

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