Preliminary Surgical Internship

Arrangements have been made with the Department of Surgery to guarantee trainees who match in integrated IR/DR at BMC a preliminary surgical position at Boston Medical Center.

Several current trainees have completed their internships in surgery at BMC. Feedback from these individuals has been universally positive regarding the breadth of experience, autonomy, clinical skill development, procedural exposure, and supportive learning environment. Completing a surgical internship at BMC prepares trainees exceptionally well for their IR training in terms of medical knowledge and decision-making abilities. They become familiar with the system, efficiently navigate the EMR, build strong relationships with referring services, and can hit the ground running on their first IR rotations. Additionally, doing a surgical internship at BMC allows trainees to join the BMC family soon after the match rather than waiting a year or more.

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Applying to and interviewing at multiple integrated IR/DR programs can be daunting, and we did not want to add additional steps such as extra interviews. Given the competitive nature of the integrated match and the excellent track record of our trainees during their surgical internships at BMC, the Surgery Department has agreed to this arrangement.

Because the integrated IR/DR program at BU is an advanced program (starting PGY-2), it requires a linked preliminary (PGY-1) program on a supplemental rank order list associated with our advanced program.
The program code for the preliminary surgical internship designated for IR/DR is 1257440P2 “Surg-Prelim/Int Radiology/Boston Univ Med Ctr-MA.” This program code should be ranked #1 on your supplemental rank order list for our program. Note that a unique supplemental rank order list must be created that is linked only to our advanced program because the preliminary program is restricted. More information can be found here:
NRMP Supplemental Rank Order Lists.