The Kinked Wire
The Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) brings you a new podcast on all the topics that impact your practice of IR, with focused subseries reflecting the broad range of the specialty. In each episode, hosts and guests discuss new clinical opportunities, practice management tips, the latest trends and developments in the specialty, and more. Learn more on sirweb.org, irq.sirweb.org, and sirweb.org/kinkedwire. If you have any ideas for topics or guests, or have any other feedback, let us know at kinkedwire@sirweb.org. For corporate support opportunities, contact SIR at jnash@sirweb.org. The views and opinions expressed in podcast episodes are not necessarily those of the Society of Interventional Radiology. The society does not endorse any companies or products.
The Kinked Wire
Episode 1: Fostering D&I in interventional radiology | Guest: Alan H. Matsumoto
During that time period, many of the Japanese Americans, like my parents who were born in the United States, were a quiet bunch of people ... and so my parents never talked about it. In fact it wasn’t in our history books, growing up. I didn’t even know about the internment camps—and the fact that my family was affected by them—until I was 25.
—Alan H. Matsumoto, MD, FSIR
At the SIR 2019 annual meeting, Alan H. Matsumoto, MD, FSIR, received SIR’s prestigious Gold Medal award. During his speech, he announced his vision for a new program to support diversity in IR: the Grants for Education of Medical Students (GEMS) Program.
Hirschel McGinnis, MD, speaks with Dr. Matsumoto about this grant, what inspired it in the first place, and the importance of diversity and inclusiveness in interventional radiology—and in our country.
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