Diagnostic Radiology Residency Applicants FAQs
ERAS applications will become available to all programs on September 25, 2024. We recommend that you ensure that all of your data is submitted as early as possible to allow for an expedited review.
We expect interview offer letters to be emailed out in early-to-mid November.
We will have four days of virtual interviews on Friday 12/13, Thursday 12/19, Friday 1/10 and Friday 1/17.
In accordance with local and national recommendations and to provide equity among applicants, BWH will conduct all interviews virtually. You will still have the opportunity to learn about Boston, the Brigham, and our residency program, to meet and get to know our current residents, and to interview with our residency leadership and other faculty.
Yes, our program offers an ESIR pathway.
The ESIR pathway provides qualified residents the opportunity for extensive interventional radiology (IR) experience within the residency program, including a focused fourth-year curriculum dedicated to IR and IR-related rotations. Residents who train in the ESIR pathway may be eligible to start in an advanced position within an independent IR residency program after satisfactory completion of the DR Program. Instead of doing a two-year independent IR residency after a DR residency, the ESIR graduate will be able to apply for advanced standing and complete a one-year independent IR residency program instead.
All applications are initially blinded to photo, age, gender, race and ethnicity, and hometown, to allow for an unbiased review. Applicants are reviewed with a holistic approach to consider all facets of a person’s application.
We do not have a USMLE cutoff score; the screening committee reviews each application and considers the USMLE score in the context of the entire application.
Radiology residency requires one ACGME-accredited clinical training year (internship) prior to starting radiology residency. Most of our residents complete internships in medicine, surgery, or transitional year programs.
Yes, if screening criteria are met.
If an applicant is ECFMG certified and has completed and passed the USMLE Step 1, 2, and 3 exams, the program will support the H1B visa. An ECFMG J1 visa is also supported.
Approximately 75.
The details of the virtual interview day will be released in the interview offer letters. We expect interview days to last approximately half a day.
You will have approximately 5 interviews with both attendings and residents.
We are not able to offer pre-interview dinners. We will ensure you have the opportunity to meet and get to know our current residents in an informal virtual environment as part of your virtual interview.
Unfortunately, we are not able to offer in-person visits.
Sandra Palma at spalma2@bwh.harvard.edu
Please visit the following link to learn more: https://radedu.brighamandwomens.org/interventional-radiology-residency-program