Vanderbilt University Medical Center Program

Program Identity & Fit

Vanderbilt's integrated Interventional Radiology residency is a university-affiliated, academic program based at Vanderbilt University Hospital and Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital, sharing its first three years of curriculum with the Diagnostic Radiology program before diverging into dedicated IR training in years four and five. Clinical rotations span interventional oncology, pediatric IR, peripheral vascular training with interventional cardiology, MICU, urology, and hepatology, reflecting a broad tertiary clinical environment. All second-year residents join an NIH-funded, Vanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Science-affiliated research team with dedicated research time, and additional grant-funded research time is available to motivated residents, including collaboration with the Vanderbilt Institute for Surgery and Engineering on device design. The program also embeds structured leadership development and a weekly physics curriculum, distinguishing it as one of the earliest integrated IR residency programs in the country.