Interventional Radiology Subinternship (RD513M.23)

Dimitry Rabkin, MD - Director

Contact

Julie Correia - Program Coordinator
  jcorreia@bwh.harvard.edu
  617-732-5938

Credits

4.00 Credits (Clinical Elective)

Sites

BWH

Prerequisites

HMS Principal Clinical Experience (Core Clinical Clerkships) or equivalent

Offered

Full time for one month, except July and August

Open to Exclerks

Yes (may be restricted for international students)

Description

This course provides an opportunity for students who, having completed the core clerkship in radiology, wish further advanced instruction in Interventional Radiology. Students will spend four weeks in the Interventional Radiology Division at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. During these four weeks, the students will be supervised by Brigham and Women’s Hospital attending Interventional Radiology physicians. Students will also be paired with an experienced Interventional radiology senior radiology resident or fellow. The students will be able to observe and participate in vascular procedures (including chemo- and radio-embolization, TIPS and BRTO) and non-vascular interventional procedures (such vertebral augmentation, hepatobiliary and urinary interventions).

Students will learn the essentials of interventional radiology in a busy academic practice, including clinical evaluation and preparation for the interventional procedures, performing the actual procedures and post-procedural management. The students will have an opportunity to participate in evaluation of the patients in the Interventional Radiology Outpatient Clinic. The students will also be able to elect to visit Interventional Radiology Vein Centers and participate in endovascular management of patients with varicose veins. The students will also have an opportunity to practice performing variety of interventional radiologic procedures on an endovascular simulator. Each day the students will be able to observe about 20 different interventional procedures and actively participate in 4-5 interventional procedures of their choice.

Students will also participate in a daily morning rounds. By the end of the clerkship, the students will be familiar with clinical aspects of managing patients before, during and after interventional radiologic procedures, and with technical aspects of basic and more advanced radiologic interventions. Suggested weekly reading assignments will be given. Students will be assessed with a final evaluation at the end of the clerkship. This course would be particularly suited to a student interested in interventional radiology, diagnostic radiology, emergency medicine, or surgery.

Learning Goals

1. The primary objective of the Brigham and Women’s Interventional Radiology training program is to familiarize the students with all aspects of interventional radiology daily clinical practice, provide an educational experience that develops both technical/clinical proficiency in the treatment of a broad spectrum of diseases through image-guided interventional therapies, and fosters lifelong practice of compassionate care-giving, professionalism and team leadership, self-evaluation, and continued self-education. The curriculum encompasses training in both clinical management of the IR patients and technical procedural skills in a variety of vascular and nonvascular interventions.
2. To understand indications and contraindications for interventional radiologic procedures.
3. To become comfortable with basic interventional techniques.
4. Demonstration of student ability to clinically evaluate the patients and obtain a consent for the interventional procedures.
5. To familiarize with basic principles of interventional techniques.