IR UpFront
SIR asks medical boards to add IR/ DR certificate to their
licensing options SIR sent letters to state medical boards requesting that they add the new IR/ DR certificate to their licensing options so interventional radiologists can appropriately designate IR as their primary practice area. The letters were prompted by SIR members, who let us know that many states have not updated their list of specialties.
Currently, 14 medical boards do not list IR as an option: California, The District of Columbia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Mississippi, Montana, New Hampshire, New Jersey, South Dakota, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia and Wyoming. Read the letter they received at
bit.ly/2JmUeIq.
It is unclear from the websites of Alabama, Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Washington and Wisconsin whether they have updated their options. Read the letter they received at
bit.ly/2kYPWbF.
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Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana Iowa, Kansas, Maryland Minnesota, Nevada, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon and West Virginia have updated their licensing options. They received thank you notes from SIR, which you can read at
bit.ly/2sGJdr4.
Are you renewing your medical license? Let us know if your state medical board has added IR to their licensing options on SIR Connect or email Debbie Ramsburg at
dramsburg@sirweb.org.
SIR Grassroots Leadership Program
takes root on Capitol Hill SIR congratulates the 12 IRs who participated in the fifth annual Grassroots Leadership Program:
• Elie R. Balesh, MD • Teodora Bochnakova, MD • Kristi Bogan, MD • Casey Branach, MD • Enn A. Chen, MD • Jesse Chen, MD • Jeremy D. Collins, MD • Mircea Cristescu, MD, MBA • Charles (Chuck) Martin, MD
• Waleska M. Pabon-Ramos, MD, MPH, FSIR
• Tina Sankhla, MD • Diane Szaflarski, DO
These SIR members, who visited Capitol Hill on May 15–16, met with congressional staff and members of Congress from their home districts to raise awareness of IR and to discuss the SIR-backed H.R. 1167, Enhancing Opportunities for Medical Doctors Act. They also discussed SIR’s May 2 Hill briefing, which introduced congressional staff to IR treatments. Watch the briefing on SIR’s Facebook Page.
The Grassroots Leadership Program participants also attended SIRPAC- sponsored receptions for Reps. Barbara Comstock, R-Va.; Brett Guthrie, R-Ky.; Joseph Kennedy, D-Mass.; and Michael Bishop, R-Mich., to share the powerful story of interventional radiology.
Participants will describe their experience in the next issue of IRQ.
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