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Accessing health equity
Introducing the Accessing Equality special report: How can IRs play a role in understanding and eliminating healthcare disparities? Read more
Jan 25, 2023
Roger T. Tomihama, MD, Lisa Kang, MD, Rex Pillai, MD, Jaimin Shah, MD
Informed care
Health literacy is a crucial part of the consenting process. But for many patients, there are barriers to full understanding. Read more
Jan 25, 2023
Jess Kirby
A workforce in crisis
Hawaii is facing a healthcare workforce crisis—one that’s deepening existing disparities and impacting the health of the state’s inhabitants. Read more
Jan 25, 2023
Hope Racine
The commitment
What does the URM section mean to you? Read more
Nov 1, 2022
Hirschel D. McGinnis, MD
Redeployment of interventional radiologists during COVID-19: Resident perspectives
The global health toll and disruptive effects of the COVID-19 pandemic were staggering, especially to training. However, to meet the demand, IRs-in-training pivoted to several clinical redeployment roles. Read more
Oct 20, 2022
Thomas An, MD, Juri Bassuner, MD, Ahmed Farag, MD, Nicholas Voutsinas, MD
IR in the People's Republic of China
This new column spotlights the growth of interventional radiology in countries around the world. We thank 2017 SIR Gold Medalist Gao-Teng, MD, FSIR, and 2016 SIR International Scholar Caoye Wang, MD, who live in China, and David A. Kumpe, MD, FSIR... Read more
Oct 18, 2022
Section spotlight: Owning Success
An interview with Nishita Kothary, MD, FSIR. Women in IR (WIR) Section Chair Nishita Kothary, MD, FSIR, spoke with IRQ about upcoming WIR events, her vision for the section and the Owning Success series, a new IRQ series launching this fall which... Read more
Jul 14, 2022
Learning to see differently
John Abele, FSIR, the co-founder of Boston Scientific Corporation, is one of the only nonmember Fellows of SIR. He has received the SIR Gold Medal, the Frederick S. Keller, MD, Philanthropy Award and the SIR Foundation Leaders in Innovation award... Read more
Jul 14, 2022
Behold the “unicorn” practice
As children, most of us encountered the phenomenon of unicorns, an elusive creature that blends the normal with the extraordinary. Unicorns have become a symbol adopted by royalty, religions and organizations to signify boldness, strength, pride... Read more
Jul 14, 2022
Michelle Clark, Vanessa LISSÉUS-Wrught, Hirschel D. McGinnis, MD
Owning success: Inside the Executive Council
The “Owning success” column flips the narrative by compiling IR panels predominantly comprised of women and underrepresented minorities. The series focuses on panelists’ successes, rather than their struggles, to celebrate individual effort and... Read more
Apr 27, 2022
Nishita Kothary, MD, FSIR