Summer Medical Internship Program (SMIP)

About

The SIR Foundation Summer Medical Internship Program introduces medical students to interventional radiology research and medical device development. The goal of this program is to foster an interest in research by funding a summer research project conducted by a medical student.

Students applying for the program must show strong potential for a career in IR with proven academic success. Selected students will have an opportunity to intern with an interventional radiologist research mentor or corporate research and development mentor for 8 weeks during the summer.

SIR Foundation will provide a $6,000 stipend to help ease the financial burdens throughout their internship experience.

• Budget: Up to $6,000
• Grant Length: 8 weeks
• Deadline: Jan 15 by 5 p.m. ET
• Additional info: The student must be a U.S. citizen or have permanent U.S. resident status.

Eligibility

• Applicants must be recommended by one of the following members of their faculty:
• Director of the radiology residency program
• Director of the IR fellowship
• Interventional radiologist on the faculty
• Applicants should be a student in good standing, actively enrolled in an allopathic or osteopathic medical school, and must be available to be on-site at the host location for the entire duration of the internship
• The medical student must be a member in good standing of the Society of Interventional Radiology
• The student must be a U.S. citizen or have permanent U.S. resident status. Permanent residents must submit documentation of this status.