SIR Foundation supports a robust portfolio of grant programs intended to encourage the development of interventional radiology research.
Learn MoreSIR Foundation is involved in different research trials and clinical registries to evaluate specific outcomes for improving patient care.
Learn MoreSIR Foundation greatly values and relies upon financial support from corporations to further its mission to advance the science and art of interventional radiology and promote community health, patient welfare, and public education in this medical field.
Learn moreVisit the Quality Initiative area to learn more about SIR and SIR Foundation's commitment to quality improvement in interventional radiology.
learn moreAll donations to SIR Foundation are channeled directly to programs and projects that perpetuate a strong and vibrant future for interventional radiology. SIR Foundation has created many ways to give to fit the needs of our donors.
Learn MoreDuring his Dotter Lecture at SIR 2019, SIR Past President Alan H. Matsumoto, MD, FSIR, introduced a new SIR Foundation program to support diversity in IR by providing a travel grant for medical students from diverse backgrounds who desire to participate in a visiting clerkship in interventional radiology outside of their home institution. The Grants for Education of Medical Students (GEMS) Program is open to students who are seeking to be the first generation of physicians in their families and identify as being from racial or ethnic groups that are underrepresented in the medical field, female, or LGBTQ. Students who come from socioeconomically disadvantaged backgrounds are eligible to apply for these scholarships.
Learn more2019 Research Priorities
SIR Foundation has announced its research priorities for 2019. This prioritization allows us to make the best use of our resources, addressing the issues of highest importance to all of our members, the specialty as a whole, to patients and to policymakers:
Recent Research Consensus Panel
On April 15, 2019, the SIR Foundation convened the Prostate Artery Embolization (PAE) Research Consensus Panel (RCP) to evaluate the current status of PAE research. The panel consisted of international subject matter experts from interventional radiology and urology, and was assembled to determine the next, most highly prioritized research needed in the area of PAE research. SIR Foundation is grateful to Clifford R. Davis, MD, from University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, and Jafar Golzarian, MD, FSIR, from the University of Minnesota for leading this important panel meeting.
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Your support of SIR Foundation funds breakthrough research, encourages and trains new and established investigators, ensures that innovation thrives, and continues the work that safeguards the foundation's future as a premier research resource. Thank you for making a difference in the lives of millions of interventional radiology patients worldwide.
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Join a group of visionary leaders who believe there are many discoveries yet to be made and have committed to giving generously to foster the passion of today’s young investigators who will deliver the future of IR.
Your donation is fully tax deductible and funding is directed toward projects and priorities that align with the long-term vision for IR as patients’ first choice for image-guided therapy.
Medical students take over SIR's Instagram
Medical students participating in the SIR Foundation Summer Medical Student Internship Program shared their experiences by taking over SIR's Instagram account last summer.
Experience a day in the life of the summer interns.