"After speaking with a former resident and fellow of your program, I have a good understanding of the daily life of an interventional radiology resident. After the early morning case conference, I will spend four hours assigned to neuroradiology, where I will review X-rays, CTs, and MRIs of the neck, spine, and brain. I will attend the noon conference, where I will have lunch with fellow residents while listening to a lecture. From 1:15 until 5, I will return to clinical service reading images. Once a week, I will work the swing shift with another resident from 5 to 8 pm, where we will be on call to interpret and dictate imaging studies ordered during our shift."

"Interventional radiology residency will be busy. Residents most likely arrive early in the morning to pre-round on patients. Then, they review the day's case list with the OR nurses and attendings, making sure there are no contraindications for surgery. The residents then migrate to their assigned procedure rooms. There, they consent patients, perform procedures, and write procedural notes at the end of each case. Finally, before leaving the hospital, residents chart review for the next day's cases."