Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center Program

Program Identity & Fit

This is a six-year integrated IR/DR residency at an academic tertiary care medical center with a level 1 trauma center, comprehensive cancer center, renal transplant service, and dedicated pediatric hospital, offering two categorical positions per year through the NRMP match. The curriculum begins with a general surgery internship, progresses through a full diagnostic radiology foundation in years two through four, and culminates in PGY-5 and PGY-6 years dominated by interventional radiology, including rotations at an outpatient vein center, a private practice OBL, and the local VA hospital. Clinical training emphasizes graduated procedural autonomy, a tiered independent call system beginning in the PGY-2 year, and hands-on simulation training in ultrasound-guided procedures and vascular access. The program is described as clinically oriented with a broad IR case mix spanning oncology, portal hypertension, venous and arterial disease, musculoskeletal, women's and men's health, trauma, and pediatric interventions, preparing residents for both academic and private practice careers.