SIR 2025 Medical Student Scholars Application


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This form and accompanying documents will be accepted through 

Monday, October 7, 2024 (midnight/PT)



The 2025 Medical Student-in-Training Scholars Program is open to all medical students within the United States and Canada. 


Program award:

  • Free registration to SIR 2025
  • $1,000 scholarship to support travel to SIR 2025
  • Special recognition during the meeting
  • Dedicated medical student programming, Saturday, March 29
  • Dedicated Scholars reception and networking opportunities at SIR 2025


Application criteria:

  • Applicants must be medical students within the U.S. or Canada.  
  • Applicants must be an SIR Medical Student Member.  Not a member, join here
  • Applicants doing a research year (not yet graduated) are eligible to apply
  • Prior SIR Medical Student Scholarship recipients are not eligible to apply
  • Applicants who have served or currently serving as a member of the Medical Student General Council are not eligible to apply
  • Applicants Invited/accepted to speak at a general session or medical student, resident programming at SIR 2025 are not eligible to apply 


Applications Due: Monday, Oct. 7, 2024 (midnight/PT)


Questions? Contact Charlotte Rendon at crendon@sirweb.org


Application Instructions
Please provide the following materials to complete this online application:

  1. Completed application form
  2. Up-to-date CV
  3. One (1) document (word or pdf) that answers each of the essay questions listed in the section below.
  4. Optional letter of recommendation from an attending physician. (***Your attending letter writer submits your letter of recommendation separate from this application.  Instructions and a letter submission link will appear on your confirmation page after submitting your Scholar Program application.  
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SIR membership is required to apply for the Medical Student Travel Scholarship. To verify your SIR membership status as a medical student, visit https://www.sirweb.org/myaccount and login. Your SIR member number and member status will be listed. 

Membership is free for medical students. Please click here to join SIR. 
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 Application Materials




  
word doc or pdf

4. Please upload one document (word or pdf) that includes a response for each of the following essay questions.  Please name your file: LAST NAME_essay.docx/pdf (for example,  SMITH_essay.docx).  

1. In 250 words or less, please describe how can IR grow to help underserved communities.

2. In 250 words or less, please describe what is your understanding of interventional radiology.

3. In 250 words or less, please describe what you hope to gain by attending the SIR Annual Scientific Meeting.

4. In 250 words or less, what challenges do you see IR facing in the next 10 years and how to overcome them?


Letter of Recommendation
An attending physician may submit an optional letter of recommendation to support your application.  *The attending does not need to be an SIR member.
***Upon receipt of your application, instructions and the link for your attending to submit a letter of recommendation will be in your acknowledgement email.  Please be sure to read carefully.***






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